Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: MattBurt on August 08, 2017, 12:43:16 pm
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I should have gone out the previous night for more balanced light for moonrise but I was tired and it was pretty stormy. Last night I decided to give it a try despite the timing being a little late for foreground and moon exposures. I bracketed and can probably use a darker shot for some moon detail but I actually don't mind the lack of detail too much here. It might not look natural if it was too detailed.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4397/36392239956_ab68e56955_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XrRK43)IMGP0688-Edit (https://flic.kr/p/XrRK43) by Matt Burt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbnet/), on Flickr
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It's a fine shot, Matt. Ansel would approve.
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It's a fine shot, Matt. Ansel would approve.
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Great, thanks. I'll leave it as-is! 8)
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A lovely image. The moon is perfectly positioned against the prominent tree and I like the way that it is just peeking out from the cloud. The cloud also has some beautiful rim lighting. I would be tempted to try just bringing the slightest hint of detail into the moon, but if it looks wrong get rid of it.
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Great, sublime… nothing but praises!
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No idea what St Ansel would have said, but I like it
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Beautiful light and contrast. The mood is apparent. It's a great colour photograph, but it has the hallmarks of a fine black and white with rich, deep tones contrasting with those highlighted clouds. Great work (again) Matt!
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Thanks! I'm teaching myself to use Affinity Photo and was working on a layer mask that I think will add back just a hint of moon detail which I think will enhance the image. I ran out of time before having to go to work this morning but I think I'll have a revised edit soon and I'll share it here.
I really do appreciate the feedback!
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Ok, I think I'm getting the hang of Affinity. I just need to use it often enough that I don't forget how between uses.
Pretty straightforward to use a soft brush to un-mask a little moon detail in from another shot, mostly just as a suggestion.
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Hi Matt, I like them both very much!! At the risk of sounding ignorant, is Sturgeon a location or what?
Kevin in CT
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Hi Matt, I like them both very much!! At the risk of sounding ignorant, is Sturgeon a location or what?
Kevin in CT
Thanks! No it's a refernce to the fish which native americans used as a moon name to track the seasons once upon a time according to the Farmar's Almanac. (https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-names).
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Perfect composition.
Have you tried a mono version?
Might actually add even more to the shot by taking away the colour, which can sometimes happen.
Dave
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Thanks for the info Matt!! The article was very informative.
Kevin in CT
Kevin Gallagher
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Perfect composition.
Have you tried a mono version?
Might actually add even more to the shot by taking away the colour, which can sometimes happen.
Dave
Thanks!
I have but I just couldn't get the pop I wanted. I may need to let it rest a while and come back to it later.
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Love this
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