Thursday, January 12, 2012

Sky and Mountains







Mountain Hearts

Looking east, west, south and north one morning for a few minutes as the moon sank, the sun rose and the mountains glowed, I snapped these pictures not realizing how freezing cold my hands were!

Linking to Skywatch and Random Hearts

55 comments:

  1. absolutely awesome photos! I can imagine forgetting freezing hands while viewing such amazing sights!

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  2. Amazing pics..I like cactus .. they are fine

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  3. Beautiful the first and second photo are spectacular !

    I have been noticing the deep shadows we have been having almost every evening with the sunlight being so golden that it looks like I have played with the settings !

    cheers, parsnip

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  4. Beautiful! Especially the moon... is that from this week as I remember seeing it and wishing I could capture it... you have done so wonderfully :-)

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  5. My Gods Diane, you've taken the shot that I saw yesterday during the evening, but we went to workout instead!!! That is absolute excellence....I'd frame it:)

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  6. Diane, these are magnificent...that first image took my breath away!!!

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  7. Great photos! The first one is spectacular! Wonderful light in the last two, but they are all beautiful.

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  8. Lovely sky shots, Diane. We can see the desert awaken, shot buy shot.

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  9. Grandi immagini piene di effetti !
    La luna è meravigliosa !!!
    Buona serata.
    Myriam

    Ps : Mi piace il tuo blog :))

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  10. The first and fourth pictures are my favourites. My hands are freezing right now :)

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  11. Wonderful photos! Photographing the desert can be so rewarding as there is immense variety in colours, textures, shapes, subject matter!

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  12. Wonderful series! The first one, the moon shot is simply stunning, and the lit mountain hearts are awesome!

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  13. Beautiful scenery and lovely skies. My favorite is the first photo of the moon . Happy skywatching!

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  14. Oh that moon is incredible! And you saw it well with the mountain hearts:)

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  15. Each of these photos is gorgeous. I especially like the first one of the golden moon with the silhouetted shapes in the foreground.

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  16. Am back to say, I'm going to follow your networked blog - at FB I'm going with my artist name Jesh StGermain. Have a great weekend!

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  17. Great setting sun light in the last two shots, really great!

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  18. Such beautiful photos. Pretty hearts too.

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  19. Very beautiful scenes! Happy SWF!

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  20. Could that first photo be any more ethereal?! I think not...wow.

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  21. I like all of them but love the first one most !

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  22. Wow, just gorgeous! I especially love the setting moon among the saguaros.

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  23. Hi Diane, I know about freezing hands. When we were in Gatlinburg during Christmas taking pictures of the lights, my hands felt like they were going to fall off... They hurt so much!!!!

    Great pictures. I especially like that first one with the moon ---and cactus.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  24. Oh, that orangey glow in sky and on cliffs! Such changeable desert skies.

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  25. All beautiful scenes come from all direction.

    How about looking upward and downward?

    You will find surprises.

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  26. gorgeous photos! You are making me miss AZ!

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  27. Stunning shots! That first moon shot with the saguaros is soooo good!

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  28. Ooooohhh! What a post! What a colors, place! And WHAT A MOON!!!

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  29. very beautiful! i really love this skies ♥

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  30. every photo is WOW!

    what a moon!

    have a lovely weekend!

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  31. I don't know if I've ever seen an orange sky before...that is a great pic!!! All are stunning!

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  32. Lovely photos!

    Have a nice weekend =)

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  33. So stunning!
    I really love it...
    Happy SWF greetings from Holland,
    Anna :-))

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  34. Your moon shot is fantastic! Actually, all your shots are just so beautiful to see..

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  35. They are all beautiful as always, but that first picture is breathtaking. Well worth a frame.
    Have a grand weekend!

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  36. Beautiful capture of the moon in your leading image, and the orange glow in the sky and on the mountain tops is equally impressive.

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  37. What beautiful desert captures...so lovely...each one.

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  38. Pretty photos. The full moon pic is spectacular.

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  39. ahhhh, all the photos are very breathtaking, Diane. super love all of them, the greeting in the first picture of the full moon took my breath away.

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  40. Bravo! Well captured, as always.

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  41. Oh Diane! That moon shot pulled me in so deep I almost didn't make it to the hearts!

    Wow, Wow and DOUBLE WOW!!!

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  42. Przepięknie część gór jest oświetlona przez słońce i zmieniła swoje kolory. Są częściowo złote. Pozdrawiam.
    Part of the mountains is beautifully illuminated by the sun and changed its colors. There are some gold. Yours.

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  43. browsing around and called in on your blog - what gorgeous photo's. Lovely to 'meet' you.
    Ash, yorkshire Dales, England

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  44. Beautiful desert shots - lovely golden moon & desert cactii. The illuminated rust colored mountain tops look glorious.

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  45. love the light
    stunning photos. wishing you a blessed 2012

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  46. A very colorful captures. You did great on all of your shots.

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  47. That first shot is really good... very impressive indeed...

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  48. I love the morning light and you captured it so well in the desert environment. Love the moon shot, too.

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  49. wow, such glorious shots! awesome,

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