Cloud-swept Moon

Unfortunately I had to leave work a little too late to take advantage of this evening’s amazing sunset over Houston.  The sky was swept with wonderful groupings of scattered clouds; and as our resident star soared to the horizon, it changed the hues of these clouds from a super-saturated orange to a pale purple.  All I could do was enjoy the show from the seat of my car (sometimes it’s simply better to take scenes in rather than capture them).  

 

However, these wonderful clouds hung around well after the fleeting sun set, providing an interesting subject backlit by the full moon.  The exposure above was 30 seconds, and the slight orange tint of the clouds is due to the light pollution of the sodium vapor street lamps in the area.