I'm afraid it doesn't work for me. I know Lee Vining and Mono Lake pretty well, and right off the bat seeing the moon in that location just hits me as wrong - basically it can't happen. (It would be like a photo showing the moon rising over the north end of the GG Bridge from SF.)
Sorry... Others may feel differently about it.
Take care,
Dan
(Added later: apart from my problem with the composition, I always love the cold blue light of the Mono Lake Basin in winter and the effect of contrast between this and the often different light in the sky.)
Bob,
I like this image. My only thought would be to add some color to the moon as the sky surrounding it. It will look much better imho. And perhaps move it to the right just a little. Nicely done though.
gdanmitchell wrote:
I'm afraid it doesn't work for me. I know Lee Vining and Mono Lake pretty well, and right off the bat seeing the moon in that location just hits me as wrong - basically it can't happen. (It would be like a photo showing the moon rising over the north end of the GG Bridge from SF.)
Sorry... Others may feel differently about it.
Take care,
Dan
Thanks, Dan, for your incisive comments, well taken. The location of the moon in that area, of course was done with "artistic" license, and not meant to be astronomically correct, of course. But, just an experiment.
Klaus Priebe wrote:
Bob,
I like this image. My only thought would be to add some color to the moon as the sky surrounding it. It will look much better imho. And perhaps move it to the right just a little. Nicely done though.
Many thanks, Klaus, for your kind comments and editing suggestions. Glad you like the image, a first try at a landscape composite.
phil hawkins wrote:
I think it looks great, but I'd make the moon a bit warmer than it is. Looks too cold for my taste. I really like the foreground...
Thank you, Phil, for your kind comments and editing suggestions and glad you like the composite landscape image: fun to do for the first time.
Sorry Bob, count me out as well. Perhaps if it was a little more subtle, but it just screams copy/paste to me.
While I freely admit that "it's art" and you can do anything that you'd like with your image, personally, I get no joy from pasting in a moon. That said, I find going to the trouble of plotting where it will be and making sure that your in the spot to capture it in your scene, immensely satisfying. To each his own.
Nothing against composites, but I knew this one was one even before I read the description, so I think a little more needs to be done in order for the moon to blend in better
Love the shot but agree with the others. Warm it up a bit, back down the intensity and add in just a little haze by knocking back the contrast a bit and see what you think.
Btw I think this stands on it's own without the moon but I can see your vision here. Good luck!
Doug Otto wrote:
Sorry Bob, count me out as well. Perhaps if it was a little more subtle, but it just screams copy/paste to me.
While I freely admit that "it's art" and you can do anything that you'd like with your image, personally, I get no joy from pasting in a moon. That said, I find going to the trouble of plotting where it will be and making sure that your in the spot to capture it in your scene, immensely satisfying. To each his own.
Cheers
Thanks, Doug, for your comments. Appreciated. I'll try to do better next time.
Matt Tilghman wrote:
Nothing against composites, but I knew this one was one even before I read the description, so I think a little more needs to be done in order for the moon to blend in better
Thank you, Matt, for your welcome comments. I'm learning.
J. Sims wrote:
Love the shot but agree with the others. Warm it up a bit, back down the intensity and add in just a little haze by knocking back the contrast a bit and see what you think.
Btw I think this stands on it's own without the moon but I can see your vision here. Good luck!
Jason
Many thanks, Jason, for your constructive comments and suggestions on this experiment. I will work on a improved version.
Pretty cool creativity there! I was just at Mono Lake earlier this week, it's too bad I couldn't have gotten this shot then!
Jim
Thank you, Jim, for your welcome and kind comments and glad you like the image. Moon shots in the Eastern Sierra, fabricated or real, are always a seldom observed/photographed opportunity.
Hello Bob, love the pastels and subtle reflections. Technique, tools, and artistic license aside, and just commenting on the image as presented; cropping or cloning to remove all the dark 'stuff' in the foreground would work better for me, and maybe a slight gray or blue tint to the matte as well
Agreed, it is definitely a little too obvious to me... try perhaps to brighten it up abit, possibly even make it pure white as the moon would look on a long exposure? It might not be as obvious. I don't mind it in the spot where it is though, even if its 'wrong'
hugh wrote:
Hello Bob, love the pastels and subtle reflections. Technique, tools, and artistic license aside, and just commenting on the image as presented; cropping or cloning to remove all the dark 'stuff' in the foreground would work better for me, and maybe a slight gray or blue tint to the matte as well
hugh
Thanks very much, hugh, for your welcome and constructive comments, editing suggestions for the image, appreciated.
