Kiss the Moon

Just back from a most magical trip to Minaret Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. I have been wanting to catch this lake half frozen since last year, and was very fortunate to catch it just right the other night. Lake ice like this in the sierra on an exposed lake like Minaret lake doesn't last long! Add to that the incredible sunset colors (this is the tail end of a most dramatic sky.. but this is the one that hit me emotionally) and a crescent moon and I swear this was a dream.

 

Please view large!

 

I kept the processing subtle and dark to reflect the natural appearance of the scene so as not to reduce the dream like experience.

 

 

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