Shooting Stars

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 7, 2016305 views12 comments

Shooting stars below the setting moon in the John Muir Wilderness. Comments and suggestions appreciated.

5D2, 16-35 f/4 IS @ 16mm, .75 GND
3 image blend for exposure and focus

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on August 7, 2016 at 2:08 PM

Terrific image, Dave. Fine combination of elements, well composed and processed. Looks like a Galen Rowell high sierra image. devil

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 7, 2016 at 3:41 PM

Great comp with beautiful light. Processing looks good as well. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on August 7, 2016 at 4:11 PM

Wonderful image. I seldom find a cluster of these flowers in shape for a good composition such as this. It really does look like something from a Sierra Club calendar. I also like the tonal gradient in the sky. There is also a great vertical composition here with Mt Whitney centered and the sky cropped down should you be interested. Great job.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on August 8, 2016 at 1:07 PM

Well composed, beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on August 9, 2016 at 12:47 AM

I love the alpenglow in the background, and the moon which complement the flowers in the foreground. I'm also curious to see if a vertical comp here works. Might be worth trying to crop it ;)

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 9, 2016 at 12:08 PM

Lots of interest near to far. The FG greens look a a bit flat compared to the distant greens - maybe a slight increase would help the flowers pop even more. Very minor though. Love the simplicity of the scene, can get very complicated with the rock gardens.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 9, 2016 at 12:33 PM

I just calibrated my monitor and the large image looks really nice.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on August 9, 2016 at 3:57 PM

Awesome alpine image again, Dave. The focal stack worked perfectly. Beautiful layering of elements and color. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 9, 2016 at 5:34 PM

Excellent, Dave!! Love the sharpness back to front and the image is filled with wonderful colorful detail. The cloudless Sierra skies did not cramp your style at all.

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on August 9, 2016 at 6:57 PM

Really nice image. I like that you didn't artificially increase the size of the moon, as you see in some wide angle images.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on August 9, 2016 at 9:00 PM

Very nice stack work, numerous flowers can be tough.....You handled the range with the stack nicely also, does not look artificial including the moon as was mentioned.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 12, 2016 at 8:31 PM

Dave, I don't know how you could have captured this scene any better. This is really nice work! I quite enjoyed your large version.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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