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| The Beaver Moon, the last supermoon of 2024, rises in partial obscurity. |
They say the name comes from this being the time of year when the beavers in their thick winter coats kick back in their well-stocked lodges. Among the other names for November's full moon, I actually prefer the Deer Rutting Moon, or the Frost Moon, since deer and frost are closer to home than beavers.
I walked over to Grandview Park in the hope of catching the moon as it rose above the East Bay hills, but cloud cover obscured its entrance. It was still kind of cool to see it at first, cloud-hidden. Is that really it? I had to confirm through my long lens. Even the little sliver soon disappeared behind the thicker clouds above it, so I switched over to the other side of the park to catch the last minutes of sundown, then returned to recapture the moon's escape from the clouds.
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| There was hardly a cloud in the sky on the western horizon. |
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| Last Light |
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| The moon finally cleared the clouds and arced over Sutro Forest. |
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| A little after 5 p.m., and day already turning to night. |
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| By the time I walked home from the park, the moon was rising behind Sutro Forest. This and the previous shots are from the Nikon D800E. |
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| I snapped a shot with the Panasonic FZ80D for comparison. The Panasonic's zoom was 1200mm vs. 500mm for the Nikon. |
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| Earlier in the day, high surf pounded the coast. |
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| High tides created a temporary river on Ocean Beach. |
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