December Theme: "Moonlight"

This time of year around the winter solstice gives us more opportunity to photograph night scenes. The moon can give us the required light to photograph landscapes even when it appears dark to the naked eye. This month, show us your photos taken of scenes in the moonlight, or even photos of the moon itself!

Thanks to Jack Brauer for this suggestion. We're still looking for more of your ideas for monthly themes. Check out the We Need Your Ideas topic to reply with yours!

A little bit of moonlight and light from nearby Front Range cities allowed me to get plenty of light on the peaks of the Mummy Range in Rocky Mountain National Park under the Big Dipper.

...and one from the December eclipse from a couple of years ago. A great opportunity to shoot the moon!

Here's Capitol Peak in the moonlight, as seen from K2 after the first snowfall in autumn.

And a very similar shot of Wetterhorn Peak, seem from the Matterhorn. (Funny all the appropriated peak names!)

Park Avenue section of Arches NP featuring the Neferteri formation. Taken after midnight with a full moon at my back.

Moonrise in the Windows section of Arches NP

Moonrise over the Yampa river, CO.

One from last year out in the superstitions.

Moonrise, Zion.

Some great images so far! I'll add my shot of a moonbow and lightning taken a few years ago.

And another northern lights shot, lit by a quarter moon.

Spooky Tree, North Rim GCNP.

Moonrise over the Rio Grande valley.

Moonrise over Bryce.

Sliver Moon, North Rim Grand Canyon, AZ

Dream Lake, RMNP at moonset

Trailridge, RMNP

Balanced Rock in Arches NP lit by the moon in August during a thunderstorm.

Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico, back in June.

And an old favorite, a cold misty moonrise in the Valles Caldera from 2010.

Almost full moon illuminating the clouds over the bulldog cliffs. Shot this last evening with Doug K.

Jackson, your moonrise over the Valles Caldera is AWESOME!!

Jackson, I'm with Phillip. That shot is excellent!

So many great shots on this theme.

Here's one from Summit Lake as the moon was setting.

"Blue Moon" rise over the Aquarius Plateau - New Year's Eve '09.

Moonrise over the Aquarius Plateau and Bryce Canyon National Park. Jupiter appers to the right of the moon. Photo taken November 2011.

Doug Beezley
Snellville, GA

Cool monthly theme and some sweet images! This is Moonlit Uncompahgre Peak From Matterhorn.

Cheers!

Moonrise over Truchas Peaks. Shot from Los Alamos.

Moonrise from Yankee Boy Basin. Anyone know the name of that peak?? This was shot from the last (legal) campground up the Yankee Boy Basin Road.

Moonset along the San Juan River.