Shooting the Moon (PIC HEAVY)

[DemoTex]

Last night (7/14) and this morning the moon was full. I shot the
moonrise starting at about 8:30 pm yesterday, and the setting moon
starting at about 5:15 am today. I threw in a rainbow shot from late
Wednesday afternoon, just for good measure. Except where noted, all photos
were taken with a Canon 5D MkII digital SLR.


Notice the fire lookout tower on the peak to the left






Shooting the moonrise (Canon Powershot photo)


Shooting the moonset in a cold wind: 42-degrees/20-mph (Canon Powershot photo)


Moon setting over the Cascades





Lagniappe photo:

Late afternoon rainbow on 7/13/2011

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. As usual great photos

Take care Mac

[ProfessionalLeftist]

2. Gorgeous! n/t

[11 Bravo]

3. Stunning!

I can't tell you how much I look forward to your posts!

[nclib]

4. That's beautiful! n/t

[leveymg]

5. KNR - Got a nice little view of the world and the sky out there.

I'm just plain jealous.

[Incitatus]

6. You post awesome pics.

:thumbsup:

[Octafish]

7. How many 'L' lenses do you own?

I am sooooo jealous! In all seriousness:

Outstanding photographs, DemoTex! You keep getting better and better as an artist. You always have been a good writer...

[PA Democrat]

8. Thanks for adding such beauty to DU. I really enjoy your posts!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. k and r. I always look forward to your posts!

[Booster]

10. Just beautiful, DemoTex. I just love your pics. Good job.

[CherokeeDem]

11. Simply Gorgeous

What an amazing place to spend time in while doing such a worthwhile job. Thanks so much for sharing this gorgeous scenery.

Take care!

[hfojvt]

12. I guess it helps to have a $1,000 lens

I usually just get a small pale dot.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. These are wonderful, my dear DemoTex...

I am simply blown away...

Thank you!

[CrispyQ]

14. Fantastic!

Thank you for sharing.

[slay]

15. Woo-hoo DemoTex - these are awesome!

i always enjoy your posts. stay safe bro.

[MadHound]

16. 42 degrees, I envy you

High here in Mo is getting into the high nineties, low triple digits. Lows in the eighties, lots of humidity. I'm looking forward to forty degree weather.

[BeHereNow]

17. Can I come live there?

And sweep up pine needles or something?
BHN

[sabrina 1]

18. The second pic looks like the moon is sitting on that cloud.

And the rainbow is beautiful.

Awesome photos. Thanks for posting them.

[SoCalDem]

19. Thanks for the new desktop photos

[AmBlue]

20. Standin' in your line DemoTex.... : )

These are heart-breakingly beautiful, as usual! I have an orange and purple sunset of yours plastered as the desktop photo on my ultra-wide monitor and it still blows me away months after putting it there. Can't quite get over it...

So, thanks. Again.
:)

[Blue-Jay]

21. I hope you don't mind if I use one or two of those for (comp) wallpaper.

I was going to make a moon/bare ass joke (and probably post a pic of an ass), but those shots are so beautiful I sort of got thrown off my usual smartassery* game.

Gorgeous shots. You have a good eye.



*it should be a word

[spanone]

22. spectacular!!!! k&r

[Daphne08]

23. Beautiful!

[rucky]

24. You have the coolest job ever.

except for maybe beer taster.

[SalviaBlue]

25. Thanks for sharing!

[kentuck]

26. Great photos!

Last night was an especially interesting moon.