the moon

As I was driving home from "happy & pappy's"(grandma & grandpa) house from a fun day with my kids....I noticed how bright the moon was. So I got home, put the kids in bed and grabbed my camera and went out the door. The last time I took a picture of the moon was in college on a mountain in Utah. I remember feeling as if I were so close to the moon. Well, not the case here in good ol' denton, texas. I shot this from my front yard. I kept trying to get the right exposure.....

I also played with the colors a little:) This was shot at 10:30pm and yet it looks like the sun is rising!

and finally I got a shot of the moon and most of the detail...after many tries.