Excellent clarity and composition....perfect for the season.
Very nice post. Jas

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...is this ever goooooooooooood. I would like to know how you captured this; what camera settings; tripod? What lens. This is the best capture I have ever seen. Absolutely fantastic. I love that tree and the lighting on the branches. The detail showing thru in the sky is awesome as well. This is as professional as it gets. It ought to be featured in some photo mag. It's going up onn my desktop right now.
Pat

its very very good
but theres one thing thats _incorrect_ with the moon where it is theres no way for light to fall on that side of the tree ... héhé

but its a great composition and and the lighting is easy on the eye and gives us plenty to see in anotherwise potentially over dark image

well done

Very pretty! That moon was a'glowing last night, wasn't it? And me...I was soooo b----y! I thought I had PMS! Had to be the moon. I think this is lovely and spell-binding!

Fantastic! Just perfect for the Fall season. Thanks for the post.

oh man the moon was bright last night...i was out in a heavily wooded area at a fiends house and so it couldnt have been from lights, but it almost seemed like evening when there is a bad storm, so it gets pretty dark but not completely? anyways this is really a great capture, the moon is so sharp and clear...and big! love the eary feel with the big tree. but like jzaw said....how is the light on that side of the tree...? great post, just beautiful! ~abby

Just thought I would add a comment of my own to answer a question ... There was actually light on the other side of that tree ..so perhaps that is what lit it up .... There was also no bark on that part of the tree so it would not take much to light up ... I live in a city ..hard to find perfectly dark spots to take shots ..

Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments ..Much appreciated..

One of the most interesting and unique shots ever to grace the Caedes webite. If anyone wants to know what a "perfect 10" looks like, here it is!

Beautiful! I love this one. Will be perfect for Halloween too.

Holy cow Ruby this is absolutely fantastic! You have to feel really good about this one! I hope I get to give it a 10 in the VB. It makes an outstanding DT. Thank you so much for this.

Absolutely fantastic lighting! An instant favorite and straight to my desktop! A big well done on this one, Ruby!

Enchanting and magical. This is the absolute best shot of this type I have ever seen. Kudos. Straight to favs and 10. Amazing work, Ruby.

This is fantastic. The detail and clarity of that tree is great and the composition with the moon is perfect. Well done!

OUTSTANDING JOB Ruby, I know how difficult night shots can be but you have really nailed this one. A perfect 10 ...thanks for sharing....................Don

I was hoping someone would take a shot of that moon last night. It was still high in the sky when the sun was coming up as I went to work at 6:15 this morning. Wonderful composition Ruby. You just have a great eye for it!

Nice! Im glad someone captured last night's moon! I tried with marginal success... but you got it! Well done!

EExcellent. Great shot. Thank you Vic

Oh My!!!!!! You captured it perfectly. In my DL. Truly captivating.

That is a wonderful shot of the moon. Those shots are hard to come by especially with a digicam like mine. You did real good.

Hands down , the best moon shot I have ever laid my eyes on Ruby.Stunning photography. If this doesn't make the permanent gallery all hope is lost. Into my favs.

Everyone has weighed in with their particular praise or critiquing comment, so I'll add my own. I'm standing on the side of this is an excellent...no, superior shot of the moon, and the tree is placed as if it were an adoring admirer of the heavenly visitor...but I do have a question for you and I can only explain it in one way. While I understand that you have a difficult lighting environment to work with..or it's working against you, I should say...I don't think it takes anything from the brilliant composition here. But what I'd like to know is why in the foreground from about the middle of the tree all the way to the left, but only about a 16th of the way up does there appear to be another reflection of different trees, buildings, horizon line? Surely you didn't take this from inside a car..that's what I was thinking it was..a reflection from a nearly rolled down window. but it doesn't extend over to the right, so that can't be it. It's driving me nuts.....that's all..I love it..it's in my faves...excellent work, as always :)PJ oh, and I was looking at it at 1152x824

Exellent work! These shot are turly hard for my camera ! But this... This is really the best shot of the moon i ever seen ! Fantastic job RubY!

Eerily beautiful! The clarity and framing are excellent!

One of the best Quality night shots I 've in a long, long time!.....Reciprocates Pats comment....A magazine would be pround of this one.........Really well done.....

Well Ruby, it's all been said so I'll just say I love this and It will be in my favs.. Excellent job my friend..

All the praise for this picture is well deserved. Great work, thanks for letting us share in it. Karl :o)

I'm glad there was other light in the shot, the sky and the details in the trees are what really sell it. Absolutely beautiful (the picture and your composition as well) Even the glass reflection across the bottom doesn't hurt it.

Wow !! I love shots like this, can you tell me the specs on night capture ?
Great shot.

Best I've ever seen Ruby. It's an awesome view and great DT. The composition is fantastic and so glad you shared this one.

This is....amazing

Well, I am going to add my two cents Ruby. Like everybody alse I will say this is FANTASTIC capture. Your clarity in such a low light situation is perfect...gerry..

This is a really great shot. The lighting, contrast, and angle are pretty much perfect. Great post.

Thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments. Glad you enjoyed this one!

Oh my, this is wonderful. I love it! I agree with the general sentiment here, the clarity, lighting, the compisition--supurb. Thank you for sharing!

I'm a bit confused by something though. Perhaps this is an illusion, but what's going on in the bottom left corner? It almost looks like a reflection, it seems to be another layer--there is a clear line of lighting change between the majority of the shot, and what seems like a house, far away, by some trees.

That's a stunning shot! How did you get tha lighting? Absolutely love it!

beautiful image, the lighting is amazing, great job :-D

I have been meaning for some time now to drop by to congratulate you on this fantastic moon shot Ruby...the best I've ever seen and not one that comes easily...thanks for sharing...top marks if it comes up in the booth for me and saved on my hard drive...this should be in the current contest.:Pat.

I'd say it was taken out of a house window and outside there was a floodlight? That's the only way I can think of the lighting working like that. It sure makes for an interesting photo :)

very spooky and very beautifull.:)

PatAndre above said a mouthful above about this posting. No sense my repeating her very words but I couldn't have expressed my thoughts any better than she did when I saw this one. This is a 10 if ever I saw one. Another one for my favorites ... THANK YOU LADYRED!

Booom!!!
Absolutely 10/10 or 100/100... Amazing...
I think this will be my favorite in my favorits... :-)
Thank you Ruby...

Oh, I LOVE this one! What a spectacular capture, and I know these night shots are not easy to do. Great job.

Great job on this.. love it.. well done

Another Excellent Photo by You! This looks like a scene you might see in a movie!

Rick

I love this pic great job!!!!!!!!!!!! in my favs Thank you.

Nice. Love the colours . will make a perfect desktop for me as i use very similar colours as my desktop

Oh Ruby, I missed this when you first posted it. This is fantastic! Great detail and composition. The image has a very haunting beauty.

Beautiful. Looks as if you could reach up and touch it.

WOW! I love this! GREAT PICTURE! I have tried to get a shot like this but It NEVER turns out. I'm jealous! Great job dear.
peace

This is one of the most amazing moon shots I have ever seen- great job.
SKy GIrl

Unbelievable! Seriously, how did you manage to get the moon AND the tree in such sharp focus?

Truly beautiful. I wish I could get pictures of the moon this perfect with my camera. Phenomenal.