Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Moontree

When I was taking Socks for a walk on Sunday in the Red Rock Canyon open space (on the edge of Colorado Springs), this juxtaposition of a lone tree on top of the rocks, and the moon in that lovely blue sky, caught my attention.
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41 comments:

ros@dimaggio63 said...

Fantastica foto Al :)))))
Viene il desiderio di salire sulla luna !!!
Baci Myriam

Tina´s PicStory said...

what a great shot! :)

Kerri said...

SUPERB!

Viola said...

Gorgeous! What a shot!! =)

Wild_Bill said...

I saw that exact moon wedged between branches on a beech tree but the photos were not clear, too much light in the background to see the moon clearly. A wonderful, wonderful photo!

Hilda said...

Wonderful!

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Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Great timing for a perfect moonshot!

CraveCute said...

What a great shot! Great color too!

ladyfi said...

What a gorgeous shot!

toby said...

Great composition, that's just perfect! What a find!

HansHB said...

So good!
I wish you a Happy Friday!

Steffi said...

Fantastic photo!Have a nice weekend and I hope you had a good start into the new year!

Dianne said...

Beautifully captured and well captioned - I love it Moon-tree!!

Mormor said...

At last a shot of the moon.
Thank you.
Mormor Norway

Anne said...

Love it!! so alone, but so proud :-)

berit.. said...

what a great shot ! love it : )

have a nice weekend.

forgetmenot said...

Lovely shot--the sky is so blue, the tree is just perfect perched atop that rock, and the shadows make it all so interesting and artistic. Mickie :)

Robert Geiss said...

a master piece.



daily athens photo

Karin M. said...

Wow...great photo...wonderful colors and high quality.
Greeting Karin

eileeninmd said...

Gorgeous sky and scene! Beautiful photo!

Arija said...

That is a classic shot Al. Nature often tells us to hold the essence of a moment.

Dee said...

What a beautiful blue sky.

Rajesh said...

Beautiful composition, just perfect.

Emille said...

What a stunning view! Just today- mid afternoon- I pointed out the moon to hubby, but no camera!

J Bar said...

Beautiful shot.
Sydney - City and Suburbs

chubskulit said...

Beautifully captured!

Skywatch, have a nice weekend!

MarieElizabeth said...

This would be beautiful framed or made into cards. I love the day-moon shots, but this is a great capture.

Keith W said...

Very nice shot!

SquirrelQueen said...

Your composition is perfect, great shot!

jewaicious said...

What a splendid capture of nature's beauty.

Liz said...

Beautiful capture! Happy sky watching.

Skywatch

CameraCruise said...

Wow, gorgeous shot!
Have a great weekend.

the cuby poet said...

This is my first visit here and what a beautiful photograph introduced me to your world.I have looked at some other pages and feel that your photos are a real treat so I will be back very soon. Do pop over and see me.

Commonweeder said...

What great composition. Just beautiful.

Firas said...

No doubt... its an outstanding shot! Very beautiful, crisp and detailed :)

Kim, USA said...

Beautiful composition!

SWF

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Spectacular shot, Al!

WildBlack said...

Amazing shot!
Happy New year :D

Inger-M said...

Fabulous shot. Great composition and angle!

kulasa said...

W-O-W

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