So we're expecting a Blue Moon for New Year's Eve. Blue Moons themselves are rare events - two full moons in a single calendar month - and to have one on New Year's Eve is rarer still. Selecting a suitable image for this post was easy thanks once again to local photographer Paul Bates.
Let me tell you just how cool this Paul Bates fellow is. First, he has Mad Skillz, as you can easily see from his gallery of Florida Images. Second, he provides a great selection of images humbly offered without copyright restrictions for non-commercial purposes like this blog. Third, his philosophy of paying it forward by sharing his art first in trust of reward later says a lot about his character. Très Cool!
Paul's Moon photos capture the essence of a Florida beach at dusk, when the air itself seems velvet and luminous with blue faerie light, and a stroll by the surf is like walking through a half remembered dream. The blues in his Moon photographs are reminiscent of Maxfield Parrish, an early 20th century American painter so renowned for his blues that a color has been named for him.
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