This was a tricky photo but one that I enjoyed taking. The moon was nearly full at night while we were at Christmas Meadows so we got the idea to take a night photo at a bend in the river. We didn’t have a light meter so we had to use some trial and error to get the shutter speed right. We also used the distance marker on the focus ring in order to focus properly.

When I went to Christmas Meadows for photography this was the photo that I had in my mind’s eye. You may notice the red paint brush flowers on the far side of the bank. I searched all over the near side of the bank for the same thing so I could place them in the direct foreground but it was to no avail.