August Moon - Leonabelle

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 13, 2014128 views4 comments

August Moon on Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Port Aransas,TX

Photo taken around 5:00am with full moon for ambient light. 15 second exposure f/5.6 ISO 400 Canon EOS 5D Mk lll 17-40 L
Gitzo GT3531S Systematic tripod Arca Swiss Ballhead Kirk L Bracket

Post Processing Lightroom 4 Topaz Labs Denoise & Clarity programs
Tweaked with Lightroom preset I created for night photography.

Interested in showing man & nature in it's cycle of life, death and rebirth. Parts of refuge dying and other parts growing in the year cycle. Several photos in this series.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on August 13, 2014 at 4:41 PM

The sky is fantastic, but the area on the left does not add anything to the photo and there is a lack of sharpness.

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Comment posted by Steve Zimic on August 13, 2014 at 8:37 PM

Awesome sky to say the least. I agree that the bottom half lacks enough detail to be interesting. I think if you crop a minimum of 1/4 of the image from the bottom you'd have a stronger composition. That would also keep the horizon line away from the middle of the image, which is usually not a good place for it.

Registered on November 23, 2003, 176 Posts, 727 Comments

Comment posted by g k walker on August 14, 2014 at 3:25 AM

Graduated filter applied to bring out detail in foreground. Focus point was moon or moon reflection since it was pitch black in viewfinder. Interested in comments on sharpness in night photography.

Registered on August 2, 2014, 34 Posts, 52 Comments

Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on August 24, 2014 at 12:37 PM

Beautiful sky, I like the composition and the repost is wonderful, I love it.

-jc

Registered on April 28, 2014, 53 Posts, 532 Comments