Traveling down the interstate after visiting my Mom on Monday I looked out the window to my left and saw a huge Autumn moon rising in the last light of the day. After exiting the interstate I took the first ridge I came to to try and find a high spot to take a photo before night descended.
About five minutes later grasses on a high embankment by the roadway framed the moon as darkness beckoned closer.
Coming to the end of the ridge there was time for one last shot over the mountains in the distance and time to head on home.Click on the badge at the top of my post to visit more Sky Watchers from around the world.
Carletta, these are awesome...they look almost like a painted backdrop that a photographer would use!
ReplyDeletebeautiful shot
ReplyDeleteI hope you stop by at my SWF post also in HERE. Thanks
I really like the 2nd shot! Great photos!~Mine is posted HERE. Happy SWF!~
ReplyDeleteGreat SWF post. Very nice photos :-)
ReplyDeleteLOVE your moon photos! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThe moon WAS beautiful this week, wasn't it. And you've captured it beautifully! Happy Sky Watch!
ReplyDeleteEach one of these is oprettier than the last. Just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sequence of shots with the moon. I love this time of year.
ReplyDeleteCarletta: wonderful photos and music from a moon filled sky. I do hope you are thinking of joing us on Monday.
ReplyDeletelovely shots. btw, i have been meaning to complement the picture on your header. i love it a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the comment about my video! :)
ReplyDeleteVery dramatic sky.
ReplyDeleteI haven't posted my sky watch yet but I like the 1st two shots esp the 2nd one Carletta. Off to post my Thankful Thursday & some prose that came to mind today which you might enjoy reading. Check me out much later...
ReplyDeleteGreat find.....the moon is so striking in those instances.
ReplyDeleteThat gentle first shot tansposts me to an other dimension so it's hard to take cognizance of the other two.
ReplyDeletegorgeous shot! I love it, its beautiful...
ReplyDeleteFull moon is a challenging subject. I just spent three nights working on that very thing. But it was always in full darkness... didn't get a chance to catch the moonrise.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next month I'll get something like this!
very beautiful images, excellent.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures with wonderful colors!
ReplyDeleteI like the mood of these pictures very much.
ReplyDeleteI agree, these are all differen shots and very different and all of the same subject. It is very interesting. Love your shots, I like the contrast in the sky. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteDelicate, the two top ones; love the wispy grass in the second. On the bottom one, my attention is drawn to some item in the center bottom: what is that? I do like the moon with the criss-crossing sky in that one.
ReplyDeleteWow I love this slightly misty sky with those soft colours.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Carletta,
ReplyDeleteI do really like the one with the grass framing it..
Beautiful photos,the colours are awesome!Happy Sky Watch!
ReplyDeleteso many beautiful moon shots this week! yours are amazing! happy swf. :)
ReplyDeleteI like your moon pics too. Nice photos! Happy SWF!
ReplyDeleteI love these. How pretty.
ReplyDeleteI adore these ice pastel colours and together with just the moon (the top photo) it's perfect.
ReplyDeleteRidges, runs, and hollows. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe really love the second shot! Dreamy photos!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so good and the second one has to be my favorite... I would put that in a frame... it's beautiful!
ReplyDelete~Michele~
Mountain Retreat- Canada
great photos.....
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
That autumn moon looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the soft pastel shades in the first picture. Your photos are wonderful!
These are awesome. My favorite is the one with the grasses in front.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Nice capture.
What exquisite photos. They are like delicate beatuiful watercolors. Just gorgeous. Wow.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful moon it is! I just love these images, Carletta. They look like pastel watercolors.
ReplyDeleteThe second is beautiful, nice how you have sequence it too :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletewonderful SWF photos!
ReplyDeleteNo matter how hard I try, I can't get a good moon shot. That don't look right typed out!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, yours are great!
Great photos for sky watch friday,they all look a bit peaceful and quiet. Thanks for sharing this lovely view with us all and thanks for your kind comments on my post earlier.
ReplyDeleteGreat 'moon' shots, worth stopping to capture it.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, Carletta. Thanks for taking us along with you.
ReplyDeleteThe sky painted in pastel colors.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! :)
Lovely! The moon looks so close in the Fall!
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are just great! Almost the colourings of water coloured paintings. Simply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKatarina
Lovely shots, and my favorite is the second one. Happy SWF!
ReplyDeleteLovely captures, Carletta!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful, Carletta. There is a solitary peace that emanates from each.
ReplyDeleteCarletta; very beautiful with the night closing in. The grasses and trees are a very lovely foil for the round, pale moon.
ReplyDeleteI love moon shots and this summer/fall has been a great time to get some awesome ones. Yours are just perfect.
ReplyDeleteHappy SWF Carletta.
Hi Carletta, you have found you a pretty moon. I always do like those moon pictures. The camera i have now doesn't do justice to the moon.
ReplyDeleteToday I have a bear sitting on a fan if you have time.
Happy Skywatching,
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So lovely! There is a real sense of sighing romance in these photos!
ReplyDeleteAs gray as your sky is, the tint of color, along with the moon, make your shots absolutely wonderful! So glad you took the time to shoot those shots, and to share them!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by to see my moons too - you did better than I did, by far. But I appreciate your kind comments.
Its cool shots and pretty. TC
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful. Almost like a painting. Happy SWF.
ReplyDeleteCarletta,
ReplyDeleteAs always you have captured some lovely sky shots!
Oh! And I loved hearing Andy William's song - 'Moon River!' :) He was once my #1 singer!!
Junie
Carletta, these photos are gorgeous! My favorite is the middle one. Good job!!
ReplyDeleteLook, you posted the moon, too!! How cool... such a serene setting. Beautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteA moon in a blue pink sky looks very special !
ReplyDeleteThe moon has been so beautiful these last few nights and you captured it perfect. Thank you. MB
ReplyDeleteGreat capture. I cannot set a good moon shot. You did good.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL!!!!
ReplyDeleteAttractive and romantic images.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sky Watch!
Lovely photos! I especially like the first one and am glad you found an exit in order to stop and take these photos to show us!
ReplyDeleteHappy SkyWatching! Greetings from Iowa!
Beautiful moon and beautifully written. I wish I had ridges I could drive up and see this type of sky. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Carletta...
ReplyDeleteReally nice, I especially like the one with the tall grass.
ReplyDeleteAwesome shot of the moon at a magical time of day. Thanks for your tenacity in following it. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Hi Carletta! Thank you for welcoming me to Skywatch. I looked at your pictures too and they are really good. I like the 2nd shot a lot.
ReplyDeleteOh - thanks for your comment about Franklin. He's a lot of fun!
Beautiful shots Carletta, and I'm loving how you always have the right music to fit the mood of your posts!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skies...
ReplyDeletePerfect framing! Glad you stopped to take these!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow. Just popped over to say thanks for visiting my SkyWatch post, and was greeted with Andy Williams' rendition of "Moon River." What an excellent way to end a hectic work week!!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove your SkyWatch photos, and your blog in general, Carletta. I've bookmarked and will definitely be back.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend,
~Kyle
Really nice! I really like the mood of the pictures and it helps with the song playing in the background. :-)
ReplyDeleteLoved the moon, the music and the mood.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! Thank you for seeing my picture and comment.
ReplyDeleteThose first two shots are so my favorites Carletta. Love that moon and the way you placed those grasses in the forground is perfect on the second shot.
ReplyDeleteI love these moon/sky photos. I just took some today.
ReplyDeletePaz
my first thought on the first photo, it looks like a watercolour painting.
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
Beautiful captures of that delicately colored sky. Excellent photography Carletta.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great series. The first one is my favourite though as I really liked the swirl of the clouds and the soft evening colours - mystical!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my SWF!
They are all so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pastelcolors in the sky.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! I really like that second shot!
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