Notecards of this image can be ordered here.

All prints are handmade by Peter Ralston on archival rag paper with an archival ink set.

Small Matted Prints - This collection is printed on 8.5 x 11 inch sheets, matted, ready to be framed.

New Work - This open edition is a collection of images created since January 2004. They are printed on 17 x 22 inch sheets.

The Master Prints - This limited edition (LE) collection of 25 images were selected as especially important to the artist. This edition is limited to 50 prints of each image plus ten artist proofs (AP). They are printed on 24 x 36 inch sheets.

Custom sizes of this image are available by special request.

The story behind Moontide

I knew a full moon was coming up that night and I knew right where it would be rising over the islands. So I took a five-minute drive from my home, down toward the mouth of the harbor for some creative trespassing.

As I came around the corner of the new, large and obviously unoccupied summer home, there was the moon right where I expected it to be, almost blood red.

It took me a minute or two to get the camera secured on top of the tripod with the right lens. The color changed but here it is...that simple.

What I like about this is the quiet. The mosquitoes had a great feeding time while I was there.  Except for them, this was all mine.

After the fact I learned that the owners of the property call their home Moontide. Some things are just meant to be.