Don't stress yourself too much with the moon Dan. Its obviously a composite. Angular light on the 3/4 lit moon is proposing that the sun is still approximately 10 degrees or more above the horizon, which would clearly still be bathing the scene in direct light. Not to mention, if the moon appears on the horizon roughly opposite the direction of the setting sun, right around the same time as sunset (as indicated by the pink clouds), the moon should be full, not the phase represented. Its a pretty picture, but the whole story is not being told....
Wow ok I am blown away by these, absolutely stunning.
I am heading to the Sierras in a month and while it looks like my hikes lead to a different location than these, it just goes to show how beautiful it gets once you hit the trails.
One word of advice on gear. Osprey. Literally this. While my Osprey bag is heavier than your friends, the robustness of the frame and how it carries weight is simply unbeatable. Just like your shots, simply unbeatable!
akavalun wrote:
Don't stress yourself too much with the moon Dan. Its obviously a composite. Angular light on the 3/4 lit moon is proposing that the sun is still approximately 10 degrees or more above the horizon, which would clearly still be bathing the scene in direct light. Not to mention, if the moon appears on the horizon roughly opposite the direction of the setting sun, right around the same time as sunset (as indicated by the pink clouds), the moon should be full, not the phase represented. Its a pretty picture, but the whole story is not being told....
At this point, anyone with questions might address them to the photographer. I hope he shares my philosophy of being willing to describe techniques used in my photographs honestly if anyone asks. :-)
On another subject, in reference to a poster just above, Osprey does make good stuff. I rely on one of their travel packs for, well, travel... all over the place.
There's a lot of great gear out there these days, and much of it is both well-made and light. The tricky thing is finding the stuff that works for carrying a photographic load, which sometimes creates some challenges that are different from those arising from more normal backpacking gear.
Mesmerizing set of images Greg, with the last one my favorite (hard to actually select one) due to the wonderful soft light. I am curious as to the time of day that you shot the second and third photos? It is always inspiring to see your work.
Great shots, well worth the hike! #1 and 4 are my favorite. Looks like you are as good a hiker as you are a photographer, and vice versa, kudos to you!!!!! I wish I had taken these.
I like the variety of image 'looks' with similar/same subjects, well done on that front. The moon implementation, though, I'm not a fan of. As noted above, there are are a number of impossibilities of moon phase and elevation that can combine to make an image look unreal, and this image falls into this category, however nice the image may look. I'm not sure the lenses used for these images, but the size of the moon also looks a bit disproportionate, as well as the reflection looking odd.
Jeff wrote:
I like the variety of image 'looks' with similar/same subjects, well done on that front. The moon implementation, though, I'm not a fan of. As noted above, there are are a number of impossibilities of moon phase and elevation that can combine to make an image look unreal, and this image falls into this category, however nice the image may look. I'm not sure the lenses used for these images, but the size of the moon also looks a bit disproportionate, as well as the reflection looking odd.
But, all in all, very nice imagery!
Thx. I'll work on the size of the moon and reflection the next time....
