Freezing and beautiful

Stepped outside last night and noticed the conditions were almost right for a shot I've been trying to get for months and months...  (As always clicky to make large!)




Usually the clouds are just zooming by, but last night they were crawling along...  This shot, representative of a series, didn't turn out too well because the moon was shining through a hole in the clouds - but in a moment conditions would change...

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