moonlighting

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

it hasn't taken long for me to break my resolution to get at least one image per day for the duration of my time off.  the "no light" excuse is credible in February but won't sustain over time; I'm going to need to come up with better excuses, wrap up the break and expedite getting back to work, or get with it and take some pictures.  in some ways the latter is the preferred outcome but should either of the other happen it will be obvious in this space. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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today's afternoon precipitation kept going back and forth between sleet and snow, ending up with a light dusting but of course none of it stuck until sundown.  but the cold night turned clear and a nearly full Moon bathed it all in a light that I couldn't resist playing with. 

even so these images are marginal at best -- unless your monitor is bright they will look like [excrement]. 

cottage


setting

a close look at both images will show the Moon's shadow crossing the porch roof at different angles. 

Comments

[karenleigh.livejournal.com]

oh, they're beautiful and magical! i want to be in that cozy cottage.

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

after having been out there for a while trying different settings from different locations, I did too (I am such a cold-weather wuss).  it wasn't really as bad as my whining makes it out to have been, and Peake came out to make sure the activity had adequate feline supervision (including much scampering about on his part).  on coming back in I indulged in a calories-be-damned mug of cocoa, just the thing to reverse the effects of chill. 

there wasn't actually much snow at all, but the sleet that came down with it provided an icy sheen that made up in albedo what it lacked in depth. 

[nienna-nineve.livejournal.com]

They look very lovely to me! I especially like the second one, with the golden light in the windows echoing just a slight hint of gold in the clouds.

[neat-and-pretty.livejournal.com]

Hiya these are beautiful. My favourite is the "setting' one :)

The cottage looks magical lit up outside by the moonlight like that and all the glowing inner lights showing through the windows.

Hugs

Helen x

setting

[(Anonymous)]

Loe this one! Will use it for a Halloween desktop -- has just the right question of friendly or frightful, cocoa or deadly tea? bw

re: setting

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

that's interesting, I would have thought the images from 3 December (http://www.livejournal.com/~15_the_circle/2006/12/03) more suitable, but I can see your point.  in this one the clouds are illuminated twice: from above by the Moon and from below by light pollution.  it is the latter that adds a slighly sinister overtone to the lighting.