Weekend Exposure: Color in the Sky

Thanks Kypiakoc! It was a gorgeous evening!

Thanks GH! My kids didn't come out for the sunset, but they were a bit freaked out by the moon. I had to reassure them, that it wasn't some universal disaster about to happen:)

Yes, well, we missed the raptures, so now we have to wait for the general departure, but I don't share that info with my kids. They always think that means they should be allowed to stay up past their bed time! *grins*

Thanks Tzia! The good thing about daylight savings time, is that the sunsets are visible before dinner, so I can snap some photos!

Thank you, Buzz! I'm happy to share our sunsets with you. We don't always get spectacular skies -- too much pollution here as well, but tonight was perfect!

Thanks Anna! I wasn't going to post the moon photos, since they really aren't well focused, but I decided to add them at the last minute. They seemed to fit the color scheme! *grins*

Thanks Lebowsky!

There are goodies hidden in those moon pics :o)

[etva squints]

Darn it! I shouldn't have had that after dinner drink; I can't see the goodies. Wait, have you been chatting with 58? You aren't going to pelt me with a snowball, are you?

we don't have snowballs in FL.

No throwing body parts either! It took me a week to clean up after Neale and HollyKl shot zombie arms at Washington, DC! *grins*

Do you use a photo editor?

I have PSE9, but I'm still at the beginning stage. Adjusting curves is way out of my skill level, but I'll ask Mal to show me at the next virtual vine meet. So what did you find?

That would be great! Thanks.

Oops! Sorry Lebowsky - I forgot we can't link through contact author. Email on the way, momentarily.

58, I say forget the snow! We'll need those trucks to invade Canada and liberate Grisham!

Not yet, you don't! He's still drooling somewhere up North! We have to liberate him! *evil grins* This will be so much more fun than a mere snowball battle!

Thanks Lebowsky. Checking now.

Edit: Buzz, 58 wants Grish to come down and have a snowball fight, but he's missing his passport. We're simply going to facilitate the vacation:)

LOL!

... while covertly looking for snowballs, no doubt! *grins*

[etva passes Grish the tissue box]

Thanks Grish! I've been taking pictures; I just haven't managed to get any posted. I keep getting sidetracked with other articles! *grins*

Thanks 58! Mother nature put on quite a show tonight!

Thanks E! Yep, I have to shout sometimes too, but it's usually at my kids! LOL - I bet they wish I'd just capitalize! :-)

ROTFL! I bet it would work too!

Oh, Oh [etva waves hand in air wildly, while butt bouncing, with eyes bulging, but can't wait to be called on, and blurts out] -- how about grammar charades? By the third grade, maybe they could do an entire sentence dance, when reading out loud!

Biome [insert shout for capitalization] is a large area on earth, [insert butt wiggle for comma] which has its [insert self hug for possessive pronoun] own set of conditions and living things. [insert foot stomp for period]

Thanks KElane! Let's hope the kids think so too:)

Thanks Holly! The sad thing is, when I was younger and shooting with my film camera and telephoto lens, I didn't have shake, even without a tripod. I do now however, even if I'm using that camera. Maybe the earth is rotating faster! LOL:)

I'm thinking most of us have that problem, Buzz:)

Thanks KElane!

Thanks Mrs. D!

Thanks Vlad!

Thanks Jackie! I'm glad you got to see the sunset also. I'm reminded that we really aren't that far away from each other, though it sometimes seems like it when contemplating a map:)

I know the concept, but I don't know if I have a timer. It's one of those things I've been meaning to search for:)

I very much appreciate your comment and thoughts, Mal.

I didn't do much of anything to these shots, though I did try to improve the focus on the moon shots - not very successfully - LOL:) I'll definitely play around with them when I have some time. I also have some others from that night, which are mostly sky, and might do even better as a crop.

I believe my ISO is currently at 400 -- I managed to get it changed at one of our virtual meetings, but it never even occurred to me to try and change it, when I took these, since I wasn't stopped in a safe location. It was an impulse shot! LOL:) I need to get into the habit of changing my settings, so I can do it quickly, off the cuff.

I had planned to present you with my moon shots at a meeting and see what you'd advise:)

I've already forgotten how I changed the ISO before, but I'll work on it and try out a sunset with both settings.

Thanks Charlie! I've been missing most of our sunsets as well, but with time change, the best time is now before dinner, so I've started going out for a short walk about that time. This one didn't look like it would be so vivid, but then in the last few minutes, it exploded with color!

And Happy Thanksgiving to you also!

Thank you Kim. I like that photo as well; I think it's the layers -- I love layers in photographs -- not sure why. LOL:) Happy Thanksgiving to you also!

Thanks Fletch! We've had incredibly colorful skies lately for some reason. I took some more photos yesterday, and the color is even more dramatic. I'm going to try and play with them a bit before I post them.