Winter's Moonset on the Hornbeck Homestead (Cropped) Media:Canvas Wrap outside Colorado Springs

outside Colorado Springs

ÿ I love the dramatic granite outcrops

colorful trees and brush along the river

and a must-shoot

ÿmoonlight to light the amazing cliffs and foreground without not washing out the Milky Way

Winter's Moonset on the Hornbeck Homestead (Cropped) Media:Canvas Wrap outside Colorado SpringsAfter 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