Saturday, September 8, 2012

Just Once

Arriving at work early one summer morning I photograph a "Blue Moon" on the HSC Campus.  When there are two full moons in one month, the second one is called a Blue Moon.  I'm told the next Blue Moon will be in 2015.  August 2012

It is very difficult to photograph the moon.  For this one, I sat down at a picnic table and steadied my camera on my camera bag.  The street light gave me a little boost.  The photo was not anything special until I added a "Poster Edge" filter in Photoshop.

I was so tickled when I looked through my celestial items to find a clay mold of a gorgeous moon collection.  While I may have baked the blue clay a little too long, I loved the slightly burned tone.  I added a Sculpey glaze to the pieces.






The circular stamps were made using a wine cork!
 
"Just once in a very blue moon........I feel one coming on soon" are words from a song by Nancy Griffith, a beautiful songstress.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!



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11 comments:

  1. Charlotte BrochuSeptember 9, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    Now, that is a true scrapper...taking time out to photograph the moon! Your baked clay moon looks very nice on your layout!

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  2. ANUPAMA CHOUDARYSeptember 9, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Now I know the true meaning of 'once in a blue moon'! Love the story of how you captured the moment and used the posterize filter. Great page, Cindy!

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  3. KellyCreatesSeptember 9, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Love that photoshop effect on your moon photo! WOW! The clay pieces are perfect and the cork stamping turned out awesome!

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  4. Jennifer ShawSeptember 10, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    A beautiful photo capture! Lovely LO especially with your handmade embellishments.

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  5. LisaSeptember 10, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    Wow this is beautiful!!! Love the baked embellies!!!!

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  6. DebbieSeptember 10, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    How lucky you were to capture the picture!! Beautiful layout and embellishments!

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  7. Heather LandrySeptember 10, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    What a gorgeous photo!! I just love how you used the cork to stamp and the clay moon looks amazing!

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  8. gracescraps@gmail.comSeptember 12, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    Beautiful page for this gorgeous photo, Cindy!! ~ Blessings, Tracey

    http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

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  9. Sharon FritchmanSeptember 12, 2012 at 6:03 AM

    Awesome photo, Cindy! Thank you for sharing how you took it!!!! And your page is just amazing as always, my friend!

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  10. Heather McMahonSeptember 12, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    I didn't know that's what a blue moon is supposed to be! You just taught me something!
    Love the moon face!

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  11. UnknownSeptember 15, 2012 at 3:08 AM

    how cool!!! the moon is awesome!

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