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The Garden & Moon - Lemonade?

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Posted by Ken Wyatt on October 6, 2009 at 8:29 PM
The Garden & Moon - Lemonade?
Drove down to Garden of the Gods for sunrise Monday and ended up in the fog. My original objective was to shoot the full moon over the Kissing Camels, but the fog layer deleted the moon from the equation. My first thought was that I would be served lemons once again (aka, Maroon Bells experience several days ago - check my blog), but though I'd just wait it out to see if I could make lemonade...

Well, the fog lifted just in time for the moonset! The result was this shot from the visitor center, which I call "First Light".

Ken
Posted by Ken Wyatt on October 6, 2009 at 8:31 PM
...and here's the classic image with the full moon behind the Kissing Camels. By the way, near as I could tell there were just three of us who were patient enough to capture this event.
Posted by Ken Wyatt on October 6, 2009 at 8:41 PM
...finally, this is what we saw just minutes before the fog cleared.
Posted by Dan Walters on October 6, 2009 at 9:34 PM
That second image is very nice. Great colors as well.
Posted by Bryan Maltais on October 6, 2009 at 11:37 PM
1st one is my fav, great shot Ken, wonder if it's worth boosting the contrast in that one a bit, and/or burning the rock wall just a little.
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on October 7, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Ken...really like the first one and light!!! Beautiful job!! :toast:
Posted by Kurt Bowman on October 7, 2009 at 2:11 AM
I like both the first and second images.
Posted by Morris McClung on October 7, 2009 at 10:46 AM
All are nice shots. For my tastes, I would prefer a little more saturation and contrast, but you might prefer something a little more subtle.
Posted by Corinna Stoeffl on October 7, 2009 at 4:27 PM
I REALLY like #1. Incredible shot.