Moon Light, Christmas Lights

A waning gibbous moon rises over a neighborhood decorated with Christmas lights just north of Boyson Road in Cedar Rapids, Iowa just before 7:00 PM, Sunday, December 11, 2011. This view looks northeast. In the foreground is Boyson Lane and in the background at right is Boyson Court. The image is a composite shot with the foreground being imaged as a five second exposure at f/8, 500 ISO and an 18mm focal length. The moon was shot separately at 1/800 second at f/5.6, 500 ISO and 200mm focal length.