Winter's Moonset on the Hornbeck Homestead (full image) Size:12" x 26" Lilly Lake at Rocky Mountain

Lilly Lake at Rocky Mountain National Park is beautiful

reflecting the red light of the sun as it breaks the horizon

the reflected moon in snowflakes that mirrored the stars festooning the sky

and remove distractions from the grass

ÿ But this is what it would have looked like

Winter's Moonset on the Hornbeck Homestead (full image) Size:12" x 26" Lilly Lake at Rocky MountainAfter months of waiting, the weather, snow, moon, and the Milky Way all aligned for an image I'd been planning for quite some time: the full arc of the Milky Way over a snow bejeweled Hornbeck Homestead lit by the setting moon. I can't say it was an easy shot: getting up before 2 AM for an hour drive, then several hours shooting at 4 degrees F; But at least there wasn't a wind! The final result makes the icy fingers and toes well worth it. This fine