As we were leaving Mass this evening, I turned to see a crescent moon riding over the church. The pastor was turning off the lights, but the stained glass windows were still glowing. I had only my point-and-shoot with me--no tripod--and John was urging me to huttry as we had guests coming for dinner. The resulting photo is grainy, but I liked the light and color. Using Posterize and Glowing Edges distills it down to those two elements.

I got a few zoomed in shots of the moon with my little point-and-shoot, but they lacked interest. Combine with the original and apply the Blue Tint effect, and there's a certain element of mystery.

As I was leaving work today, the moon was rising and the sun was setting. Here's the moon caught in the branches of an evening lit tree.

Now, it's not my custom to put up three pictures; but while I was trying to get the photo to reflect what I really saw this morning, I entered the Twilight Zone of Lighting Effects. There are all sorts of options and arcane settings, and I have NO idea what any of them mean. I'm sure there's a book out there somewhere to explain it. But while I was fooling around, I ended up making the ice tree into a moon tree. I thought it was kind of cool, so I wanted to share it.