Thursday, April 24, 2008

Sky Watch Friday!

Burning up!
Using the twilight plus setting on my camera, the moon looks almost as fiery as the sun. The image on the left is a sunset on April 21 at 7PM. Two and a half hours later, I took a picture of the moon; that's the image on the right.

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When one perceives an injustice, it produces a reaction: anger. Naturally, I do not enjoy when a wrong is committed. I'm angry as I write this.

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Actually, I'm fuming because of the constant reminder of bold attempts to stir careless theological discussion and sell books that contain ideas that I believe offend God. Can I just say it? Some people think they're smarter than God! Oh, they might not make a public confession using those exact words, but some people are more concerned with defending their position than wrestling to discern what is real and correct and then embracing the truth. Smart people are not inerrant, and I am just as fallible. Only God is perfect.

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It is not a sin to feel angry. That emotion should spur us to corrective action. But my assessment is potentially erroneous; I'm only human, after all! Nobody (this side of heaven) has a perfect track record on interpretation or discernment. I just hope I don't commit additional error by responding the wrong way.

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Lord, help me!

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33 comments:

lime said...

well said. hoping you can remain clear headed and teachable and get your point across rationally.

imac said...

Great contrast Craver.

come and see my Goat Man.

Tom said...

Hi Craver.. seems you are burning up as much as your beautiful pictures... stay calm my friend it is far better for your health ;o)

Voz do meu Coração said...

beautiful pictures, with a beautiful sky

Anonymous said...

Nice looking sunsets.

Carole said...

Very interesting!

♥ Denise BC ♥ said...

Fine pictures, sun and moon with the same tone, great shot.

Anonymous said...

You are finally admitting you are wrong for once that is a step in the right direction.

Daniel J Santos said...

beautiful image and a great post, well done.

SandyCarlson said...

That's quite an experiment. The effect is really delightful. God bless.

Snap Catch said...

Fabulous catch! The earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books. mine's up too, hope you'll visit mine.

Trish ~ ♥ ~ said...

now awesome, thanks for sharing with us

david mcmahon said...

Beautiful work, Craver.

Anonymous said...

Praying that the Lord will help you to speak or to hold your tongue.

dot said...

Very nice post. I like the way you put the sun and the moon side by side.

Anonymous said...

it seems that the only thing that changed was the backdrop. that is cool how you showed the effects.

Anonymous said...

Very good contrast and fantastic lighting!

Lilli & Nevada said...

Very nice, love the sunset thru the trees

Pretty Life Online said...

fantastic catch for SWF! mine’s up too, hope you can visit. Have a wonderful weekend!

Juliana said...

great shot.

Please check out mine Thanks

Anonymous said...

wonderful sunset :D

Will you visit mine Thanks

Lin said...

I wouldn't worry too much about being annoyed, Craver. It's been going on ever since that first clown who thought he was better than God - same old, same old and terribly predictable. sigh

Angie said...

An excellent shot and very cleverly done.

Jane Hards Photography said...

A fantastic image, very clever. You rant and rave as much as you like I do.

Sharon said...

Wonderful pictures! Interesting about the setting on the camera, I didn't know there was such a thing.

Keep praying for gudiance.

Unknown said...

Nice multi exposure.

Anonymous said...

I love the contrast between light and dark.

Pernille said...

Very good and nice photo!
Have a lovely weekend:)

L.L. Barkat said...

Love the moon. (Don't mean to ignore your anger, but... love the moon.)

Anonymous said...

Wonderful picture and quite interesting writing..

Every Square Inch said...

As fallen creatures, our perceptions and analysis are often flawed. It's a miracle we see clearly at all...

mommanator said...

pretty shots- even if the camera was on a tripod LOL
loved the analogy too

Sandi McBride said...

beautiful pictures...you have the eye of an artist, luckily the talent of a great photographer
Sandi
ps
David sent me