Mountain meadow

[RPark]

Very nice, indeed. And the second interpretation is the winner in my books.

[Chairman Bill]

A stunning image, well worth printing big

[churly]

Well the higher moon is nice but I still prefer the darker foreground in the first.  Too me it offers a much more intimate view than opening everything up.
Chuck

[Arlen]

Well the higher moon is nice but I still prefer the darker foreground in the first.
Chuck

Me too, but I agree the second one also has its charms.

[James Clark]

Both are excellent, but I think you got your crops reversed   I'd do the first as a pano (no problem with the dark sky, but it would de-emphasize how close the moon is to the mountains) and the second as a more conventional crop, eliminating the empty rollout on the right and balancing the foreground tree and the moon nicely.

[sdwilsonsct]

Both are excellent, but I think you got your crops reversed   I'd do the first as a pano (no problem with the dark sky, but it would de-emphasize how close the moon is to the mountains) and the second as a more conventional crop, eliminating the empty rollout on the right and balancing the foreground tree and the moon nicely.

Thanks, James. In #2, the tree and moon get pushed quite far to the edge in a 3:2 crop. I'll need to think about this if I print at a standard size.

Thanks to all for their encouragement. It's amazing how much and fast the light changes even when driven only by the sun's altitude.