Moonrise at the Big Coulee - Abandoned rural ND church with lake and full moon rising Wood Print

wood prints architecture wood prints nd wood prints moon wood prints moonrise wood prints lutheran wood prints church wood prints elca wood prints abandoned wood prints north dakota wood prints rural wood prints lake wood prints devils lake wood prints country wood prints norwegian wood prints ramsey county wood prints

photographs architecture photos nd photos moon photos moonrise photos lutheran photos church photos elca photos abandoned photos north dakota photos rural photos lake photos devils lake photos country photos norwegian photos ramsey county photos

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

View Additional Comments

Hide Additional Comments

Post a Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

"Moonrise at the Big Coulee"
This is the Big Coulee Lutheran church (long-abandoned) in a very remote area of Ramsey County, ND. If you zoom in, you can see it partially spelled out on the ornate metal entry arch (between trees, and missing the "I") which is common feature of many old rural churches. I positioned myself carefully beforehand using a software/GPS program so the moon would in the desired position, and set up my tripod in the back of the pickup truck to gain elevation. The wind was whipping and it was only about 45 degrees, so it was challenging shot with camera motion (wind and truck suspension), long shutter speed, and stiff fingers (I forgot to bring a coat!). I also took shots of the moon just rising above horizon all the way up to this final point, where it lit up a beautiful reflection path in the foreground water.
Image captured with Pentax K-1 and DA*200mm lens on 5/7/20. This image was published in the 2020 edition of the "Pentaxian Yearbook"

Peter Herman was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He first became interested in photography during high-school, and after acquiring a Pentax SLR, began taking photos for the school yearbook and developing/printing B&W images in school darkroom. He continued shooting through college, taking portraits, group pictures, weddings, but after beginning his engineering career at Cummins, he let his photography interests go dormant until about 2005 when he acquired his first DSLR and started shooting scenic landscapes from around the US, but concentrating especially on rural areas in ND and WI. Many of his images were encountered while riding motorcycle down random backroads during "golden hour", searching for that magic light...