At My Window
Low clouds diffused the bright, December moonlight, spreading it faintly over the water, imparting a surreal quality to the scene.
It was late and I didn’t want to fuss with the tripod, so I opened the window and braced the camera against the window frame for the long exposure. Remarkably, the camera held steady.
Digital cameras won’t tolerate a long exposure of a bright moon against a dark sky; they render a halo or corona around the moon. In this case, the clouds had created that effect naturally.
The subtle points and strokes of light issue from a rental community sited on a hill one-half mile across the pond. The image was recorded at 7:04 pm on December 12, 2011.
See also Kaleidoscope. Photo is best viewed in dim light. Click to enlarge. Comments are welcome.
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Real cool. Love the branches across the moon.