Middletown Daily Photo: Skywatch Friday: Full Moon and Trees

Friday, September 4, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Full Moon and Trees

Still learning how to shoot the moon. At least I keep trying. Just took this an hour ago - full or almost full moon.

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6 comments:

knb311 said...: Impressive catch.; September 4, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Jane Hards Photography said...: Spooky catch.; September 4, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Jack and Joann said...: Nice moon but not quite a harvest moon.; September 4, 2009 at 3:21 PM
betty-NZ said...: That's quite good! I love the simplicity of the whole scene.; September 4, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Sally in WA said...: It does take lots of practice. But isn't it nice trying? We get to enjoy a wonderful evening. I posted a few of my attempts yesterday.; September 5, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Lew said...: I found that manual mode with setings of ISO 400, Shutter 1/640 sec, F 5.6 worked well. I posted some results on Lew's Pics the 3-rd and 5-th.; September 6, 2009 at 1:50 AM

About Middletown

Middletown, Maryland was founded in 1767 and is said to be named either for its position midway between South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains or its central location between the larger Maryland cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. A few years earlier, a visiting surveyor and future “Father of our Country” George Washington referred to Middletown Valley as one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen.

The town was incorporated in 1833. After the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Middletown churches served as hospitals for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Today Middletown boasts a delicate balance of old and new. Instead of a Mayor, the town leader is a Burgess. Some of the buildings were built in the 1700s and 1800s. There are large Victorian homes as well as the typical cookie-cutter subdivisions that dot the edge of the Washington DC commuter exurbs.

The only franchise restaurant in town is a Subway; the only Starbucks is inside the Safeway.

If you really want to understand what small-town America feels like, visit Middletown during the Independence Day festivities and fireworks at Middletown Park, the Volunteer Fire Department’s annual mid-July Carnival or the Middletown Heritage Festival held in the fall.