Nighttime Rambling

Tomorrow, the moon will be full. Last night, thanks to some very clear, almost cloudless skies, the moon really lit-up the night sky.

For kicks, I decided to walk out to the beach last night. I took a flashlight, but didn’t keep it on for long. In fact, as soon as I got past the start of the path where I know there are lots of tree roots waiting to trip me, I turned the light off.

It didn’t take long at all for my eyes to adjust. The light-colored sand almost made it feel like I was walking through snow. Except it was only about 60 or 65 degrees, which isn’t really conducive to frozen precipitation.

One of the cooler aspects of such bright moonlight was the shadows that were cast onto the ground. The moon was almost directly overhead, so the shadows weren’t very long.

Out of curiosity, I decided to try capturing an image with my iPhone 12 Mini. It automatically set itself to a three-second exposure. I thought the effect was kind of interesting.

The picture of my shadow is cool, but you can’t really appreciate how the camera rendered the light. The shots that follow are better examples of the interestingness I ended up with.

The lights on the water are from the natural gas rigs in Mobile Bay.

As I walked back to the camper, I decided to see what the ferry landing area looked like at night under the light of the almost-full moon, too. I actually like these pics a lot better.

 

 

I have really enjoyed our time here on the island. It feels safe and secure, even roaming around alone at night. I would not feel comfortable roaming around our next campground at night, but that’s because it’s in the woods along the bank of a freshwater river. I think alligators can be active at night. Perhaps I should do some research before we move there in December.

I hope y’all enjoyed this peek of Dauphin Island at night.