Mesmerizing FullMoonRise

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 29, 2010372 views22 comments

Hello !

Even though I still feel VERY tired ... after this weekend's Workshop .. I just wanted to check my experimental exposure on this scene . this moment was just ...magical , very ethereal ..

It was darker in our real vision but I've tried a long exposure with 30 seconds and ISO 3200 to reveal a very bright sky with visible stars.

These lines are from the full Moon coming behind the "aiguille Verte" ( 4100 m ) . It just appeared 1 or 2 minutes after this moment . the impressive scene was quite 'quick' and I feel lucky to have at least one picture of this moment.

Maybe it could have been better to run to the lake behind us , to get this scene reflected or using more creativity with it .. Sometimes it's just to "fast" ,and I was surprised to see the moon coming from here and creating this very strong light ..

almost like a sun Rise but with rather visible stars

Thank you for passing by .. !

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on June 29, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Simple but magical! I'd clone out that light source there at the bottom and the plane/satellite trails, then add some noise reduction to the sky but that's it. Fantastic shot!

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Comment posted by Alexandre Deschaum on June 29, 2010 at 2:58 PM

Thanks a lot marc ; I wanted to keep the moon Light and the big mountain at the center to keep it "simple " and effective.

I agree for the disturbing light .. .. I "m still wondering what is this light , staying all night , underneath the glacier..

:)

Registered on May 10, 2010, 29 Posts, 101 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Wong on June 29, 2010 at 4:41 PM

I've never seen anything like this before. That is really cool!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on June 29, 2010 at 5:31 PM

very creative

i really like it and enjoy of this

im agree with marc about clone out the light source

well done Alexandre

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Comment posted by Neven Dries on June 29, 2010 at 5:52 PM

What an original shot! I've never seen anything like it. I do agree with Marcs suggestion to clone out the bit of lighting below. I'm finding that a very slight 'Smart blur' works better than noise reduction for skies.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 52 Posts, 160 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 29, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Bizarre photo--and i like bizarre! I would have thought it was the sun too, without reading your explanation. I agree with Marc's suggestions. Very creative stuff, Alexandre--keep it coming!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 29, 2010 at 7:08 PM

I love the otherworldly feel to this. Awesome!

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Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on June 29, 2010 at 7:09 PM

Beautiful Photograph Alexandra

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on June 29, 2010 at 7:10 PM

I'm with marc on the cloning but that is just sweet! Great creativity

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Siggins on June 29, 2010 at 7:29 PM

Very different and interesting image. I like the light coming from behind the peak. You seem to have previsualized this very well. Kind of feels like Close Encounters of The Photographic Kind. Might tone down the sky a little so the light is not so brings and the stars pop more.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on June 29, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Awesome shot. Its really hard to believe that you would get light beams like that from the moon. Very creative.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 29, 2010 at 9:33 PM

Excellent. Agree with Marc's "fixes."

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on June 29, 2010 at 10:42 PM

Interesting, unique, and AWESOME!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 29, 2010 at 11:07 PM

Great shot! Could that light at the bottom be someone else' campsite off in the distance?

Chris

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 29, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Alexandre,

Unique, powerful and simply beautiful. Aside from the noise and the light source at the bottom, this is fantastic. Going for the water reflection might have been a great option, but this is creative and beautifully executed! Wow!

Lon

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on June 30, 2010 at 1:32 AM

You could run this through some post processing to clean things up a bit I'm sure, but part of the magic/appeal to this is having the record of the moment take priority over photographic technique. Keeping the noise and the other "imperfections" makes this more Cartier-Bresson than Adams. It's unique.

Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on June 30, 2010 at 8:12 AM

Very cool shot, looks like and incredible moonrise for sure. I like Marc's suggestion of removing the light on the bottom edge of the frame. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on June 30, 2010 at 11:09 AM

It's rare indeed when I can say I've never seen a shot like this on this site!

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Comment posted by Andrea Hadley on June 30, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Inspirational, very inspirational.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on June 30, 2010 at 6:59 PM

Wow!!! I am really liking this. You really came up with an amazing idea for this shot. Once you clone out the small distracting area at the bottom and and sky it will be perfect. Great work!

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 1, 2010 at 12:20 AM

Very. very unique moment you captured here. Could use some processing for all those special touches, but as it is...still an exceptional and amazing shot.

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Comment posted by Vincent FAVRE on August 5, 2010 at 5:22 PM

Yes, bravo Alexandre ;)
Stunning conditions.

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