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does this work? - composite image -reposted v2

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Posted by Mike Smith on November 27, 2007 at 4:41 PM
does this work? - composite image -reposted v2
A composite of 3 images: a sunset from Italy; a moon shot from the other night modified to tone into the sunset and blurred to match the OOF Amalfi mountain silhouette; and an old barn owl shot from Welney :confused:
Posted by Chas Spradbery on November 28, 2007 at 3:19 AM
Mike - nice idea, but to me the moon doesn't look quite real. It might be the shadow around the left hand edge of it... not quite sure.
Posted by Nick on November 28, 2007 at 4:15 AM
Some will like it Mike, but for me it doesn't work. Given the size of the moon there's simply too much focus/clarity in the shot - except in the mid-ground! ie near (owl) is in focus, distance (moon) is in focus..but mid (hills) is OOF. You'd be better softening/defocusing the moon - it would become more believable then.

The missing feathers on the owl are a bit glaring too.

:wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on November 28, 2007 at 6:24 AM
Usefull feedback, thanks guys
Posted by Craig Nash on November 28, 2007 at 6:47 AM
Interesting I think the moon is too central. Maybe have the owl flying towards or away from it
Posted by Tristan Campbell on November 28, 2007 at 7:21 AM
Very nice idea but I think you need to combine them better for it to be more convincing. For instance the dark rim around the top of the moon would not be there and the bird could do with softer edges so it doesnt look as pasted in. Tristan
Posted by PhilH on November 28, 2007 at 2:39 PM
Fraid it doesn't work for me.... I think it is that the moon looks to be too large....

All the best

Phil :wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on November 28, 2007 at 7:27 PM
had another go and tweeked it a bit - other than too big a moon, is this moving in the right direction, :rolleyes:
Posted by Jeremy on November 28, 2007 at 8:49 PM
Definitely looks more realistic with the more OOF moon, although for my taste the pink and purple shades are a bit strong! Good job on repairing the broken wing feathers!
Posted by Chas Spradbery on November 29, 2007 at 3:28 AM
Looks better to me - Oh by the way mike - I love those lenses I bought off you, they rarely leave my camera now!
Posted by John Varley on November 29, 2007 at 10:50 AM
The repost is a definite improvement Mike, perhaps a bit too much colour for my taste. Also wouldn't the moon be showing some brightness relative to the background sky (afterall the moon is in the sun :smile: ). Interesting experiment.

Posted by Mike Smith on November 29, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Not sure why the jpeg has come out so vivid on sRGB conversion - the original TIFF is much more muted!

not to everyones tastes I'm sure but should do a few sales as notelet cards at my local bird club......