‘Beaver Moon’ – Amelia Island

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

The Beaver Moon

Why the “Beaver” Moon? This is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having laid up sufficient food stores for the long winter ahead. During the fur trade in North America, it was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts.

Moonrise over the Atlantic as seen from Amelia Island, Florida. November 5, 2025. When the moon is low on the horizon, it’s viewed through most of the atmosphere, which gives it a reddish color and reduces image clarity. When the moon is higher in the sky, its reflected light is more clearly seen, resulting in sharper images.

Behold the Full Beaver Supermoon!

November’s Full Beaver Moon orbits closer to Earth than any of the other Full Moons this year, making it one of the three Supermoons of 2025! At its nearest point, the Beaver Moon will be 221,817 miles (356,980 kilometers) from Earth… this is the closest Supermoon of the year!

My images are not AI-generated, and I do minimal post-processing. I used my Canon EOS R mirrorless digital camera (30.3 MP) and my Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM lens with a Canon EF Extender 2x III for an effective reach of 600mm.

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More Moon over Amelia

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM lens with a Canon EF Extender 2x III (600mm).

I used my Canon EOS R 30.3 MP mirrorless camera. Settings were f/8 at 1/640, ISO 400. The moon was at 99% full and still low in the sky.

The moon was at 96% full the evening before.

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Surf fishing at 600mm.

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

A local surf fisherman was captured with my Canon EOS R, Canon EF 300mm f/4 IS USM lens, and Canon EF Extender III.

Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach.

I can’t say enough about this combination. Since the Canon EOS R doesn’t have IBIS, it’s up to the lens and my slightly unsteady hand to keep 600mm images in focus. The lens was made in October 2010. Older EF lenses are a great value, but they are getting on in years. The EOS R is a full-frame 30.3 MP mirrorless camera.

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Moon Over Amelia

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Moonrise over Amelia Island

At 96% full, some crater definition is visible along the southern terminator (mountains and valleys).

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM

Canon Extender EF 2x III

Effective focal length 600mm.

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Friday Fotos! – Photowalk with my 600mm Canon lens.

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Chris and Carol Leave a comment

A few images from a quick photowalk along the Amelia River here in Fernandina Beach this afternoon. What contrasts—industrial ugliness mixed with our natural beauty.

Canon EF 300mm f/4 L IS USM lens with a Canon Extender 2x III. 600mm of reach!