The light in #1 is really excellent. The proximity of the near short lit up tree on the right to the proper big tree is a bit distracting though. The moon placement behind the tree in #2 works really well too.
Both are wonderful images. I would remove the the green flares on the upper right and lower left of the first image. I really like the large shadows being cast on #2 as well.
Apr 20, 2016 at 09:58 PM
Mark Metternich Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: On
Love the first one. I was in Death Valley recently and don't remember seeing Joshua trees where I visited. Need to get back out there. Beautiful place, that.
A very nice mood in #1, just clone out the several lens flares in it. #2 is cool, with how you worked the moon. With the moon so bright, and yet there are some pretty bright stars this would seem to be a combination of 2 different exposures?
A very nice mood in #1, just clone out the several lens flares in it. #2 is cool, with how you worked the moon. With the moon so bright, and yet there are some pretty bright stars this would seem to be a combination of 2 different exposures?
Jim
Thanks Jim for your comments. As to your question, yes and no. Two exposures as a pano with a 14mm lens. Image was cropped and then adjusted in Lightroom twice, once for the sky and once for the landscape portion. The sky had adjustments for contrast, hue, brightness, etc., but there wasn't a blend of a shot with stars and one with the moon.....if that makes sense.
