Rising Moon

Posted by
Monte Stevens (Fort Collins, United States) on 27 February 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

See yonder fire! It is the moon
Slow rising o’er the eastern hill.
It glimmers on the forest tips,
And thought the dewy foliage drips
In little rivulets of light,
And makes the heart in love with night.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

NIKON D100 1/60 second F/5.6 ISO 200 400 mm

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Comments (9)

Wayne from United States

What a beautiful photo - the colors, the composition.

27 Feb 2009 5:56am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Cool shot. I like this a lot.

27 Feb 2009 6:04am

Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece

Breathtaking moon!

27 Feb 2009 10:02am

Eleftheria from Athens, Greece

wow!

27 Feb 2009 2:37pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

"In love with night" ... indeed ... such a beautiful composition ... a work of art worthy of Longfellow's words!

28 Feb 2009 5:19pm

Double KK Photography from West Richland, United States

great photo

1 Mar 2009 1:48am

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

excellent composition here! perfect moment to take the shot and i like how some of the branches are still visible over the moon! the moon is kind of mysterious - well done!

1 Mar 2009 3:52am