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Rule the Night
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Rule the Night

by Cristina Strudthof

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 6, 2012278 views13 comments
Took some time tonight to practice with night photography. I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

Nikon D300s, 24-70mm at 66mm, f/14, ISO 200, 17 seconds

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Peter Cross on February 6, 2012 at 11:42 PM
Ooh, that's eerie and spooky. The clouds, colors, and the bare branches of the trees really give a Halloween type of feeling to this. I think you did well in this effort.
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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on February 6, 2012 at 11:46 PM
Really nice mood to this Cristina! Well done!
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Comment posted by Robb Hirsch on February 7, 2012 at 12:02 AM
This has a great/spooky feel to it. I appreciate images that evoke a feeling.
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 7, 2012 at 6:11 AM
The colors in the streaking sky around the moon and the bare limbs make this eerie. :cool:
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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on February 7, 2012 at 9:20 AM
I like the natural framing of the moon from the moving clouds Christina, comp llooks good too.

Gary.
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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on February 7, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Love it Cristina...really evokes an eerie mood as the others have mentioned. I'd say your experiment was a success!
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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on February 7, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Cool image--really like the comp and overall feel of this!
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 7, 2012 at 6:28 PM
I've been doing the same "moon" photography for a few months now. I haven't posted any yet...so you beat me to it!

I love the vertical silhouettes. :toast: They give quite a different look from mine...my "subjects" are usually pecan trees and pastures. Excellent :jump: ...but, then I am very biased. One of the things I love, that you captured nicely..is the unusual color of the sky...shades of pink, blue, white, and sort of rainbow hazes.
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 8, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Wonderful mood piece. The cloud movement and the stark branches really bring this to life.
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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on February 8, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Beautiful I like the mood here :wavey:
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 8, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Cristina,

This is fantastic! I'm sorry I didn't get to this one sooner. Wonderful and eerie mood. the parting of the sky and motion in the clouds is perfect and everything comes together for a wonderfully captured moment.

Nothing to nitpick, but as an alternate suggestion you might have some room to crop from the bottom. Maybe as high as to remove the broken trunk; I think you would still have enough tree structure and mood to not change the impact much. But that's just a opinion suggestion as this image stands beautifully on it's own as presented. Great job!

Lon
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Comment posted by Craig Myers on February 9, 2012 at 12:45 AM
Really nice image. I like the sharp silhouettes against the soft background.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 9, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Wild, eerie and moody! Very cool! Where are the witches?
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