Seivers and stars

Just another effort at star shots. I think this one turned out a little better, but still a long ways to go with these yet. This is a blend of a 30 sec. shot for the stars, and a 1 minute shot of Seivers and the aspen. I kind of like the funky colors from the moonlight. At least it looks more natural to me. I would love to know what you think.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Looks good. Nice blend too.

Night work is fun and I stumble around trying these too. I want to try one the way Floris wrote about, but have not as of yet.

This is much better than your previous attempt, where the moonlight pretty much wiped out half the stars. You did a fine job here!
You might consider toning down the brightness of much of the right side just a shade for a more 'natural' look.
What ISO and lens aperture did you use to capture the night sky? I really wanna give this a go someday soon.

Really cool shot, Morris!

Thanks guys! John, I used 1600 iso with the noise reduction on the 5d, and it was f 4.0, which was as wide open as my lens would go. I wish I had some 2.8 L glass. Seivers was face on to the moon which is why it is brighter, and it was a strong half moon, so I think it is as accurate as I can remember for the lighting.
Darren, I need to research Floris' approach and give it a shot, too.

I really like the star field. The foreground trees produce mixed results for me. They provide a sense of depth but then their "luminosity lack" throws me off since everything else has visibility.

I agree, much better. Less noise, great colors.

i really like it Morris!

Very cool, Morris! I really like this.

Very cool image of nature's "TV".

Really awesome! You're getting really good at this night stuff!

I agree with John about the rhs, but yeah this is real cool!

I think the blending ooks great Morris. I kind of agree with what John says, but to me, what makes it look a little weird is not the brightness of the mountains, but the fact that the 2 trees are completely shaded in front of them. If they had some light or simply were not in the shot, I think it would make a big improvement.

Thanks Kurt. The trees in the lrc were in shadow from the moon behind Pyramid Peak. I thought since they were black they would lend themselves to it being a night shot. Next time I will have to try to include foreground elements in the moonlight.

Beautiful ! love it.

That is sweet! Very nice work.