Sweet Honey Gold Summer Full Moon Setting on Tampa Bay, Florida – IMRAN®

Sweet Honey Gold Summer Full Moon Setting on Tampa Bay, Florida – IMRAN®  

I’m not a morning person. That’s why 99% of my sun photos feature sunsets, not sunrises. But after an inexplicable 43-hour stretch of wakefulness—courtesy of a single, unassuming cup of coffee that somehow outperformed two liters of Pepsi—I finally crashed past midnight, expecting to barely scrape my way to a 9 AM meeting.  

Instead, I was up at 5:50 AM. And as I rolled to my left in bed, I saw why.  

A luminous, golden honey full moon shimmered through my window, gracefully setting beyond Tampa Bay. It was a sight too beautiful to ignore.  

Sleep be damned—I grabbed my iPhone 16 Pro Max, knowing full well that multiple panes of glass would create unavoidable reflections. But capturing the magic mattered more than technical perfection.  

I tried Apple Intelligence’s artifact removal, but it botched the scene. Adobe’s PS Express AI cleanup did a far better job. So that’s the image I’m sharing. It’s still a phone camera shot—never meant to reveal every crater on the moon or preserve the water’s perfect texture. Reducing exposure further would erase the bay entirely.  

It’s not a masterpiece of photography. It’s a moment of magic—fleeting, yet full of peace, tranquility, grace, gratitude, and prayer.  

Thank you, God.  

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PS: So much for catching up on sleep.  

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