Posted by Kyle Jones on October 11, 2009 at 3:20 AM
This was taken October 2nd, one day before the full moon. I really love the area around Tenaya Lake and I've been having a lot of fun shooting at night lately - and this shot combines the two.
Specs: Canon T1I, Tokina 12-24 at 20mm, ISO 200, 180 sec at f/8
No filters, but I did hit each of the foreground rocks with my flashlight to give them a little extra pop.
Comments and feedback welcome!
- Kyle
Posted by Robert Dayton on October 11, 2009 at 12:43 PM
I like the light painting effect here, and the curve of the lake is quite nice.
Posted by Eric Good on October 13, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Nice composition... I like how you used the fg rocks and leading line of that fg water. I might prefer increasing the brightness and contrast of the mountains, reflection and shoreline rock while preserving the luminosity of those torch lit rocks. I think that would balance out the image quite nicely. Good stuff!
Posted by Kyle Jones on October 15, 2009 at 2:20 AM
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Eric, that is a good thought. One struggle with moonlight shots is trying to keep the photo looking like nightime. I've been playing with using lights to warmly expose the foreground while keeping the background and sky under-exposed by a stop or so to keep the feeling of night. I'll play around with your suggestion though.
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6 repliesSpecs: Canon T1I, Tokina 12-24 at 20mm, ISO 200, 180 sec at f/8
No filters, but I did hit each of the foreground rocks with my flashlight to give them a little extra pop.
Comments and feedback welcome!
- Kyle
Eric, that is a good thought. One struggle with moonlight shots is trying to keep the photo looking like nightime. I've been playing with using lights to warmly expose the foreground while keeping the background and sky under-exposed by a stop or so to keep the feeling of night. I'll play around with your suggestion though.