Sunrise, Moonset

Gallery: AvianPosted January 13, 2013433 views21 comments

Bosque, 12/2012

D800
500mm
Subject dist: 67m
1/5000 sec, f/4.5
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
White balance Auto
2 sequential photos merged in-camera, one focused on cranes,
the next 1/3 second later focused on the moon behind them

"Fracted" version just posted in "Photo Art"

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 13, 2013 at 12:43 PM

Gorgeous light, Sandy, and it's really neat to have the full moon in the bg. Did you use a focus memory function on your lens or camera to pull this off? Seeing this just reminded me that I do have that functionality available, though I don't think I've ever taken advantage of it.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 13, 2013 at 12:45 PM

Hi, Dennis - the focus was different for each of the images, since the moon was a little further away

But I do use the focus memory often, (Usually on the camera, though, not the one on some long lenses) when focusing on something not in the center of the image, then re-composing.
Sandy

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 13, 2013 at 12:53 PM

Excellent composite...

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 13, 2013 at 1:07 PM

Nicely done! Sharon

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 13, 2013 at 1:58 PM

Sandy,
This is a great post.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 13, 2013 at 2:27 PM

Never used this function, but this wonderful image makes me wanna try it someday

. Great shot Sandy ! Hans

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 13, 2013 at 2:50 PM

Nailed it. Wow!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 13, 2013 at 5:15 PM

Very well done.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 13, 2013 at 5:20 PM

Impressive!

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on January 13, 2013 at 5:46 PM

Very creative use of overlay, Sandy. Excellent composition with out-of-phase wing beats on the crane and the moon in the same diagonal.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on January 13, 2013 at 5:54 PM

Super shot Sandy, great composition!

Oscar

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 13, 2013 at 9:22 PM

I really like this image. Perfect timing for the wing beat and nice, diagonal, composition.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 13, 2013 at 10:53 PM

The wing position and placement of the moon all work, wonderful sequence Sandy.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on January 13, 2013 at 10:57 PM

Love the lighting and the symmetry. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on January 14, 2013 at 5:20 PM

Well done Sharon, not always easy to spot something different. Like the way the wings are opposite on the two birds and the diagonal composition works very well. Graham

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 14, 2013 at 7:55 PM

Neat image Sandy, I like it!
Wings up, wings down.. it's what makes the world go round..or is that moon

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM

Excellent vision well executed. Very nice in flight capture, and great detail in the birds and that awesome moon.

Sweet Photo Sandy

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on January 17, 2013 at 6:54 AM

Very nice Sandy. I did however notice some strange shapes in the sky, so I opened the file in PS and did a rather drastic contrast adjustment to bring them out. Is this how the camera blends the exposures, or is this the result of something you did during processing?

If you want me to post it here, drop me an email.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy de Flon on January 17, 2013 at 7:39 PM

This is amazing, Sandy! I agree with Graham about the way the wings on the two birds are going in opposite directions. Love the sharpness in the moon features too.