Super Moon over Thatcher Island

I’m glad I didn’t give up when I saw this upon arrival…

-Fr. Matthew Green

About Fr Matthew Green

Currently parochial vicar at Holy Family Parish, on Cape Ann (serving the churches of St. Ann, St. Joachim, and St. Anthony). I moved to the area in early August '11, and am very happy to be in such a welcoming community and beautiful location! One of my hobbies is photography. You can see my photos on Flickr and buy prints of some of them on Fine Art America. I am a daily contributor to GoodMorningGloucester (GMG for short), a blog by and about the community of Gloucester specifically and Cape Ann in general. The content is diverse, ranging from the beautiful and sublime to the earthy and occasionally offensive. I hope my contributions are of the former kind, not the latter. So, while I cannot endorse all the content that is posted there, I am grateful to Joey (the founder and admin of the blog) for giving me space to make my contribution. I also have my own blog, Perpetual Learner, which mostly includes my homilies and some re-posts from GMG, but also sometimes has other content, such as my personal reflections, videos I like, etc.
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15 Responses to Super Moon over Thatcher Island

  1. catphrin says:

    Absolutely Incredible, Father, Just Fabulous. Thank you.

  2. Ashlee Craft says:

    Reblogged this on Ashlee Craft's Blog and commented:
    Wonderful photos! The super moon was simply beautiful last night! :)

  3. Very beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

  4. Karen says:

    These pictures are beautiful! Would you mind giving details of the settings? Is it a telephoto lens? Thanks!

    • Karen says:

      I found the settings on the Flickr site. Great pics!

      • Thanks! I am glad you found the info you were looking for. I was going to respond, but have been too busy today, since it is a Sunday…

        • Karen says:

          I took some pictures of the moon and they did not come out nearly as nice and I wanted to see what you do! I really enjoy seeing all the pictures you post.

        • The trick for the moon photos is to use a tripod, and a fairly fast shutter speed compared to what the automatic exposure would be, because the camera will tend to expose for the landscape, not the moon, which is much brighter then everything else in the photo. Also, I used the built–in HDR function, which helps quite a bit.

  5. John Wheeler says:

    That,s funny your pictures look like the ones I took. It was nice to see you last night.I’m glad we waited it out. I ended up at Eastern Point Light, and the Boulevard. The fog was crazy.

    • You got some great ones too,and better reflections because you had a lower vantage point. I saw them on Flickr. I will post a few of them tomorrow if that is OK. I especially like the lighthouse in the fog, and the statue with the moon.

  6. genie says:

    Thank you for going out and taking these photos. What an incredible sight! Especially loved the lighthouse shrouded in fog and mist. Great work, Father!

  7. Linda Colman says:

    When I retire to Gloucester, I shall take origami and photography lessons from you.

  8. Anonymous says:

    lvvv site! when I’m at home in beautiful Vermont,i can also see the heavenly gift ;beauty of Cape ANN .thank you for sharing the “gifts” from above!!!

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