Moon setting in smoke filled skies

[kalgra]

This was one of those images I had just forgotten about writing it off as a throw away. I was getting ready to format my card and decided to just double check to make sure I had already saved everything I wanted to keep. I came across this and thought maybe there was something there. Its still not a fantastic image or technically very sound by any means but still pretty cool I think the way the moon looks like a setting sun but you still have the stars and part of the milky way.

Twin Lakes just outside of Leadville Colorado last July.
Shot around 11:30 PM
Fuji XH-1
Rokinon 12mm f/2.0
ISO 3200
20 seconds

Moonset over Twin Lakes by Kristian Algra, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

Very nice.

 

[Derrel]

It is quite alright! A beautiful location.

 

[Jeff1547 47]

A really nice moody shot.....

 

[Jeff G]

Very much worth saving.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

I like it!

 

[Sil1]

Wow !!!

 

[kalgra]

Thanks for all the kind words!

I realized I didn't really explain any back story on this image. This was taken this last summer while there were many wild fires in the area hence all the smoke in the sky. That combined with a nearly full moon and the fact that I had accidentally left the IBIS turned on meant that most of the images from that night were completely ruined.

The IBIS is what really ruined all of them Im not exactly sure why this one frame didn't have the issues the others did.

 

[molested_cow]

Really hard to capture moon and the milky way in the same frame, let alone full moon!

 

[Fujidave]

Stunning shot and love the colours and lighting is spot on.