Mid Stream, Mid Leap, By The Light Of The Moon
With time to kill one evening this past week, I stopped by a small stream near where I work to capture a few long exposures of fallen leaves swirling on the water’s surface.
Two of my favorites from my experiments with leaves, water, and time, can be seen HERE, and HERE.
Ready to leave, as even under the light of the rising full moon it was getting too dark to see and safely navigate the stream side rocks and boulders, I started back to my car.
One fortuitous glance as I leapt from one boulder to the next nearly stopped me in my tracks.
As I glanced downstream I could see the most beautiful light reflecting on the water. The rising full moon, casting its wonderful glow on the jet black surface of the water, and on the dark, wet, leaf littered rocks, was rising in perfect alignment with the stream.
Surely I had time for one last 60 second exposure.
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Jeff Sinon Photography 
Oooooh–that brilliant blue!
Thank you! Once I get the printer up and running I’ll print you a copy 🙂
Just gorgeous!
Thanks!
Glad you turned your head back to have a last look. Beautiful.
You and me both, thank you!
I love those last minute glances that end up being the perfect shot! Well done, good Sir! Well done!
It always pays to have one last look around, that’s for sure.
Love it, love it!!
Thanks, thanks! 😀
How very beautiful so well done. Thanks for sharing the world through your eyes.
Thank you, and you are so very welcome.
Always look behind, right Jeff?! Lovely capture.
You know it Tina! Thank you.
It was the most beautiful light, plus the cross hatch. Just a wow photo!
Thanks again. I’m very happy it worked out. I had not planned on being out so long after dark. I had no headlamp, and my every-day slip on loafers were not at all suited to be-bopping around on stream side rocks covered in wet leaves. Fortunately I’ve been blessed with extreme sure-footedness. I very, very rarely go down. The “saves” are often quite comical, but as long as I remain on my feet it’s all good 🙂
Also, I could barely see enough to focus, so I just used the scale on the lens and cross my fingers.
I am pretty sure footed also. You are so talented!
Long expore on leaves – what an amazing result 🙂
Thank Paula! Long exposure is right, 60 seconds long. 😀
It sure does pay to take one last look….’cause you just never know what you’ll see…as in this case a beautiful image!!!
Yes indeed David, thank you.
Just beautiful – I love your photos.
Not as much as I like hearing that I bet 😉 Thanks!
The light in this photo is absolutely fantastic!
Thank you Sir!