A morning to remember
by wildiris

Comment by MaryO:
Wonderfully warm.

5:09am
by wildiris

Comment by noraneko:
Aw, this is really beautiful. Congratulations on the blue

5:09am
by wildiris

Comment by Barroness:
Stunning photography, Congratulations on the blue.

5:09am
by wildiris

Comment by kanaj:
Wow - congrats on the Blue for this! And the orange, too, for that matter. ;-)

Seriously--this was among my personal favorites in the challenge. It occurred to me that there are several places out here where I live that a well-timed blue-hour sunset could fit the bill beautifully, but nothing I would have found over land could have topped the symmetry you've got here--especially with the placement of the boat!

5:09am
by wildiris

Comment by glad2badad:
Great timing.

5:09am
by wildiris

Comment by Barroness:
Breathtaking color on this beautiful scene. My favorite of the challenge.

Fly high
by wildiris

Comment by posthumous:
I like the messy aspects of this photo. i'm not as crazy about the tidy aspects of it.

Spellbound
by wildiris

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by wildiris: Originally posted by roz: out of all the photos in this challenge this is the only one that has me spellbound .. !! .. such a stunning atmospheric dramatic incredible image .. and an absolute miracle that everything .. the birds . the stump and the moon .. aligned so perfectly .. I would love to see this with a blue ribbon.. good luck .. there are other photos in this challenge that are blue contenders too .. not voting yet btw .. :) Thank you so much for your kind feedback! There were a lot of stellar images in this week's challenge. Thrilled to have placed 3rd. That is actually the sun coming trough a thin veil of clouds. At first I struggled a bit with my settings, but then I found the sweet spot. Thanks again!

you're very welcome Ingrid ..
congratulations on the ribbon .. and thanks for the backstory .. :)

Spellbound
by wildiris

Comment by Barroness:
Amazing and such an unbelievable capture. A top pick for me. You captured the owl silhouette in the moon circumference and another owl flying, all in one incredible moment. This is super amazing work and timing CONGRATULATIONS!

Spellbound
by wildiris

Comment by wildiris:

Originally posted by Barroness: Wow, what a capture and in the moonlight!

Thank you so much! That is actually the sun. Took a while to find the sweet spot with my settings.