And some moon shots ..

[DemoTex]

Hosmer Lake Moonrise
Cascade Range High Lakes
Deschutes National Forest, Oregon


Floating Moon
Coronado National Forest
Arizona


Moon Over East Butte Fire Lookout
Deschutes National Forest
Oregon


Pale Moon Rising
Central Oregon High Desert


High Desert Moonrise
Central Oregon

[aikoaiko]

1. Wow. The floating moon picture is trippy.

well done.

[marym625]

2. beautiful!

Really gorgeous! Thank you for sharing these

[lovemydog]

3. That makes me want to go to Denny's for Moons Over Mihami.

j/k

Great photos DemoTex. Thanks for sharing them. That second one of the black and white 'floating moon' is my favorite.

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

4. Daresay I must ask.....

Have you visited Colorado and appreciated her beauty?

[DemoTex]

5. Oh, yeah!

But not since certain substances became legal. I'm a big fan of Durango, and southern Colorado.

mac

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

8. Yes! The Great Sand Dunes

and there's a little village close to mid-south Colorado that's an art colony called Crestone. You might appreciate it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Omigod, my dear DemoTex!

These are among the very best of all of your pictures.


The. Very. Best.

Damn.

Greatest Page for you, babe.

[DemoTex]

7. Thanks Peggy!

I try. God knows, I try. (That's what my mamma used to say when I provoked her, which was often!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Provoking one's parents is a sign of high intelligence!

I used to provoke mine too.

[TexasTowelie]

14. So that is why you are such a nice person on DU.

You're trying to make up from your hell-raising rebel-rousing times of your youth!

[DemoTex]

18. Well, I'm still hell raising at 67 ..

Just in different ways.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. I still raise hell from time to time!

I truly enjoy doing that.

[DemoTex]

30. U be a Devil Girl!

Love you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. ...

[TexasTowelie]

31. I'm quite an agitator too.

Just look downthread at my reply to DemoTex for proof.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. You certainly are! Good grief! Are they allowing just anyone to be a Host these days???

I am scandalized beyond words.......well, er.....almost.

[TexasTowelie]

37. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

After the controversy related to a certain member last week it's surprising that they can find anybody to take on this assignment, yet alone anybody that is available for the graveyard shift.

Has DU lowered its standards by letting me be a host--possibly, that could be a meta thread itself. I think that Skinner gives me some leeway since I post cat pictures.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. And I truly hope you know I'm kidding...

Sometimes I can be pretty wicked...

[TexasTowelie]

40. Yes, I know you were kidding.

I just wanted to spice up one of the threads tonight and provide it some extra kicks. I couldn't resist having some fun because of the title of this thread. A little innuendo is a good thing, a big innuendo is also known as a whopper.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. Well, you sure succeeded in doing THAT!

I do love a little innuendo, myself...

Good night, my dear TexasTowelie!

[jimlup]

9. Those are awesome!

Thanks!

[TexasTowelie]

11. I should lock this thread.

No posting of moon shots or other pornography on DU since it is a TOS violation. Next time use a NSFW warning!

[Jumpin Jack Flash]

12. I recommend you didn't..

People could construe it and get confused with moon shots vs mooning shots, or perhaps pot shots vs moon shots, or perhaps....

[pinboy3niner]

15. Look again. These are NOTHING like MFM's "moon shots."

[DemoTex]

20. Well, I have a tripod and remote.

I could do a "selfie" moon shot. Scare the hell out of everybody on DU! Get banned. And get the BIG TS - remember these?



"Lonstar" was the first DUer I saw get TSed. May 2001, a week or so after Will Pitt and I joined DU.

[TexasTowelie]

25. Just digging yourself in deeper aren't you trying to get this thread locked?

Bragging about your tripod. And you're remote--yeah we know that you're looking out for forest fires, but that is no excuse.

Guess what buddy? All of us guys have tripods, but we don't have to proclaim it in public on DU. Who are you trying to impress?

Next thing you'll boast about is that you got a selfie stick. Please spare us the details because you'll fail to measure up.

[DemoTex]

32. Well (whispering),

I have a big Manfrotto mono-pod too. But when I get a selfie stick, just send the guys in white for me. Put me out of my misery.

[pinboy3niner]

38. Well that sure sounds kinky!

[hifiguy]

50. Princess Luna wants to know

what's all this talk about the Moon?

[TexasTowelie]

54. Why don't you ask the author of this thread that came up with that title.

He is the one that wants to test the boundaries of morality on DU. I'm just thinking about the children.

[Iliyah]

13. Nice

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. great photos

[alboe]

17. Thank you for these

[herding cats]

19. Is this a hobby or a profession for you?

You have a real eye and true talent for photography, either way.

I'd say don't stop taking photos, but I have a feeling it's in your blood.

[DemoTex]

22. A very serious hobby.

I prefer to stay a retired airline pilot, and a damn good USFS fire lookout. That makes it easier to take professional quality landscape photos. But it has been in my blood since I got my first camera in about 1958 at age ten.

But I support my professional photographer friends. Most are better than I am, anyway. I won't scab them. I'm former union. ALPA (AFL-CIO). I do sell work, and report it to the IRS. But that is too rare to call myself a professional photographer.

mac

[herding cats]

36. I appreciate you're professional ethics

And your photography talent. Your hobby suits you. I know professionals with less of a natural eye, and much less time under their belts. I have a feeling you could have made a living at it if you'd chosen to. However, it's not an easy living, and it sounds as if you found a very good niche for yourself in life, which suited you just fine. We should all be so fortunate!

I'm glad you're able to share you're lovely photos with an audience. Too often talented "hobbyist" work never gets shared, and is lost to the masses. Which is a real shame in my opinion.

[Duppers]

49. Mac, do you have a link

To the work you have for sale?

Would appreciate it. Thanks.

[AtomicKitten]

21. Beautiful.

[awoke_in_2003]

23. Those are great, Mac. nt

[Kennah]

24. MiddleFingerMom, we need you! n/t

[pinboy3niner]

26. GMTA

See #15.

[DemoTex]

29. Oh, yes.

And a host of others. Too many now to name.

[pinboy3niner]

35. MFM was most famous for it. You could say it was his trademark...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018415405#post3

[tblue37]

28. K&R. Just WOW, ("Floating Moon" is especially wonderful.). nt

[SoapBox]

42. They're all exquisite shots but...

Like others noted, The Floating Moon.

It's got a science fiction feel.

[DemoTex]

45. Yeah, I know.

I didn't like the color version. So I pulled it into my NIK PS plugin, Silver Effex Pro. Great results.

[calimary]

43. These photos are just GLORIOUS, DemoTex!

Thank you so much for sharing them here! I LOVE your moon shots. I've loved a whole bunch of your photo threads for quite awhile! Just stunning!

[delrem]

44. Thank you!

They are all, every one of them, evocative of peace and tranquillity.

[mnhtnbb]

46. These are just breathtaking shots, Mac!

Love'em!

[Hekate]

47. Stunning, Mac, just stunning. I love your eye and your artistry.

[ericthered1975]

48. And some moon shots ..

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[CrispyQ]

51. Stunning!

That first one is breathtaking! I love the fire outlook photo, too.

[orpupilofnature57]

52. Nice

[99Forever]

53. Amazing shots.

Thanks for sharing them.

[matt819]

55. Better and better

You're one heck of an artist.

[burrowowl]

56. I love your photos!