With my life turned a little upside down the past few months, I have really gotten behind in posting my shots so I decided to go back a ways and place them in a more chronological order so the next few weeks will seem a little out of season.
August 16, I was counting my blessings sitting in a high alpine field still loaded with wildflowers thanking God for my return to better health when the dark clouds suddenly opened up allowing the now setting sun to paint a beautiful golden glow in the sky above. It only lasted for a few seconds and then the clouds once again took over. I didn’t get a shot off but my mind certainly recorded it. At this point I was so thankful for being back up in the mountains again that it didn’t bother me. I literally laid down in the thick wildflowers and took in the fading views as darkness was quickly setting in.
Then I noticed a slight glow towards the eastern horizon and couldn’t believe what was happening. A near full Moon was peaking over the horizon! Now I had another opportunity to get a shot that was fairly unique. The wind was blowing slightly, just enough to cause problems with the flowers in foreground especially with a long exposure. I bumped the ISO up a bit but kept the aperture around f/16 to allow both the foreground and sky and moon to be in pretty good focus.
It was so nice to return back to the place that I love especially being welcomed by the Moon on a beautiful night in the San Juan Mountains of SW Colorado!
