I agree. That is another beauty.

Ever wonder if waxing or waning depends on perspective? Any guesses? Anyway to take an educated guess which just by looking? Does it matter?

When I processed that very tasty crescent moon shot, I was tempted to flop the photo horizontally to see if anyone noticed. Today I almost wondered if I did until I remembered seeing that same moon on my trip this summer. That makes it a waxing moonset at sunset - I think. Flopped would put the shot in the southern hemisphere or maybe then it should be flipped vertically? Nah.

I forgot to look at a moon phase calendar before my last trip and that sight required some thought and math one night. All I know for sure is the sun has never set due west on any of my canoe trips.

nice shot indeed! I've really been enjoying this series of shots. You really have a talent for capturing the beauty of a simple subject that goes unnoticed by most.

I don't know if I have seen a clear damselfly, fresh maybe, nice photo.
Back to the moon thing, I remember it as...left lit last, as in the left side is lit on a waning moon...does that make any sense?

Puckster wrote on Dec 16^th, 2012 at 1:06am:

I'll float a guess.  Something of the Fritillary family; perhaps Variegated.

dd