Rise & Shine by bluemoon

Rise & Shine

Another beautiful morning...this is 2 or 3 in a row where the day starts out in the 20's with a thick layer of frost, blues skies and plenty of wispy clouds but this morning we also had some dense fog in places too. It all burned off quickly though as temps rose quickly and are supposed to reach 60 today!! This was taken on the way back from school this morning with a wide angle lens (10-24mm). I wish I could capture the landscape as it looked this morning....I can never do the mother nature's creations justice!

For some reason my landscape shots always look kind of "condensed" here so probably best viewed with the magnifying glass.


Thank you all for your kind comments....the only thing more motivational than reading your comments is viewing YOUR pictures so thanks for the inspiration! :)
Again a beautiful shot! I love seeing your shots!
March 16th, 2011  
This is just glorious!!! I love the lighting and the subdued colors... You have a wonderful eye!!!
March 16th, 2011  
Absolutely beautiful! I think I can hear the birds chirping and the cows mooing in the distance.
March 16th, 2011  
Beautiful sweeping sky. Nice shot.
March 16th, 2011  
Fav'd I love your landscapes so much, they're so dreamy and pure, just beautiful once again and I do know what you mean with not being able to capture it as it really is
March 16th, 2011  
I love your landscape shots! And if this doesn't do the real world justice, you must have had a magnificent view! This looks already stunning!
March 16th, 2011  
Another amazing shot!!! Great eye!!
March 16th, 2011  
Stunning landscape Paula! Your shots are so inspirational!!!
March 16th, 2011  
Looks so peaceful! It's so beautiful where you live!
March 16th, 2011  
simply utterly beautiful, Paula. I wish I had different words at my disposal to comment on your photos. I get stuck at beautiful, fantastic, peaceful, lovely. . .cuz they just ARE!!
March 16th, 2011  
wow Paula this is surreal
March 16th, 2011  
wow! beautiful!
March 16th, 2011  
Stunning photo!!!
March 16th, 2011  
Beautiful morning, beautiful capture!!
March 16th, 2011  
Another gorgeous pic from you!
March 16th, 2011  
Den
Excellent Paula....
March 16th, 2011  
A lovely shot, Paula, and nicely presented.
March 16th, 2011  
This is stunning! Love the great lighting and the composition is wonderful! Love it!
March 16th, 2011  
This is a fantastic capture. The framing really sets it off nicely, too.
March 16th, 2011  
OMG!!! A beauty! Love everything about this. =)
March 16th, 2011  
Actually, you do as much or more justice to nature than most. This is a fantastic shot, The clarity of focus picks out the frosted grass way out in the distance. Beautiful
March 16th, 2011  
...Oh ...and love the frame of course. :-)
March 16th, 2011  
subtle color and great composition!
March 16th, 2011  
Stunning! You really have a gift for this type of shot!
March 16th, 2011  
That's an other worldly light Paula. I'm all chilled out on the beautiful colours. You DO do great justice to nature - you make me see things I wouldn't notice. Love the frostry grass and mist in the distance. Looks even more fantastic with the magnifier - fav. Really like your frames, but just wonder if this one needed all the 'canvas' - more than likely it looks better with the frame.
March 17th, 2011  
It's just a beautiful morning is how I see this one. Just lovely.
March 17th, 2011  
That's so gorgeous! The sky is so refreshing...so is all the open space!
March 17th, 2011  
This is quite awesome Paula. Nicely captured.
March 17th, 2011  
beautiful! it could easily be a post card or screen saver!! it is just classically beautiful!
March 17th, 2011  
What a beautiful place! And you did an excellent job of capturing it! I love it!
March 17th, 2011  
Really just phenomenal!
March 17th, 2011  
There are so many beautiful things about this picture. I love how you captured this.
March 17th, 2011  
Wow! So sharp and beautiful
March 17th, 2011  
This is a great landscape in that its so clear and sharp. Love that morning light. It brings such a clarity to things.
March 17th, 2011  
beautiful, love the vastness!
March 17th, 2011  
Gorgeous!
March 17th, 2011  
Wow--you're capturing some fantastic landscapes with that wide-angle
March 17th, 2011  
Incredible Paula. Your landscapes make me want to live there. Gorgeous.
I love the framing.
March 17th, 2011  
Wow--gorgeous lighting and composition!
March 17th, 2011  
gorgeous!
March 17th, 2011  
Oh my this is Amazing!
March 17th, 2011  
Paula this is a Postcard
March 17th, 2011  
Another gorgeous Iowa landscape. It certainly pays to be out on the road early in the morning, doesn't it? When I use the magnifier I don't see the whole photo and I can't scroll down. Does that happen to you or is it my computer?
March 18th, 2011  
Gorgeous shot! Such wonderful light and composition. I must admit i find the inner frame a little distracting, but other than that this is just wonderful :)
March 18th, 2011  
@miranda Thanks so much Miranda for the nice comments. I messed with that stupid frame a million different ways and finally said the heck with it and posted it. I am guilty of never knowing when to leave well enough alone! :)
March 18th, 2011  
@craigdtull Thanks Craig for the nice comment,I appreciate it...like I told Miranda, I have a really bad habit of never knowing when to leave well enough alone!!! :)
March 18th, 2011  
@bluemoon No no, it's just personal taste! I see some other like it...i just don't think it needed it cos it's a stunning shot :)
March 18th, 2011  
that should read *others [duh]
March 18th, 2011  
@bluemoon I meant it as a compliment in that it is a beautiful picture in its own right - thank you for bringing us such lovely images.
March 18th, 2011  
@miranda Oh I know Miranda....it's just funny because my husband always tells me I never know when to stop, no matter what I'm doing I go overboard with it!. No offense taken at all! :)
March 18th, 2011  
@craigdtull Hey, absolutely no offense taken Craig, my huband always makes fun of me for making everything more involved than it needs to be! :)
March 18th, 2011  
@barbsmith Thanks Barb for always leaving such nice comments on my photos! :) I'm not having any trouble with the magnifying glass but I just saw a discussion about that the other day:
http://365project.org/discuss/general/4969/view-large-feature-doesn-t-scroll
March 18th, 2011  
So lovely - great mornign feel about it - love the colours and freshness
March 18th, 2011  
Paula this is so pretty. Thomas Kinkade like. I love how you take your neighborhood and turn into a gallery.
March 19th, 2011  
This is really wonderful, Paula! I love the way the little creek cuts across at an angle. The fog with the morning sunlight gives it an enchanted look. Really great job!
March 19th, 2011  
Gorgeous, Paula! (Either I don't get up early enough (I don't) or we haven't had the frost in the CR area that you're getting up there. Makes for gorgeous photos!)
March 19th, 2011  
I'm glad others get up early to shoot, otherwise I'd never see this glory!
FAB shot, just beautiful!
March 20th, 2011  
Beautiful Paula! I'm going to have to move there!!!
March 22nd, 2011  
Love the mistiness of this landscape. Very nice and moody.
March 24th, 2011  
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