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[kal151]

I know the moon is overexposed in this shot but other than that what do you think? :dunno

http://kal151.smugmug.com/photos/17459882-L.jpg

[gus]

Maybe composed in 1/2 & not in 3rds ?:dunno I like dark stuff like that so not much im going to say about it.

[pathfinder]

Welcome to dgrin.

The overexposed moon is a given for shooting after dark if you don't combine seperate exposures because the moon is a sun lit object, but the forground is not. For seperate exposures you would need to use a tripod and then combine the images later in an image editing program.
Fog offers great opportunities for picture taking. Like 'gus, I think this image would have been better if the tree were not dead center, but on one of the 1/3 meridians. But the image does have that nice foggy moody look.

:):

[kal151]

Maybe composed in 1/2 & not in 3rds ?:dunno

Uuuuuummmmmmm.....what? :scratch

[gus]

Uuuuuummmmmmm.....what? :scratchNothing hard & fast (http://http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Tips/RuleOfThirds.html)

But it can do stuff to a photo without people realizing

Link is dead ? Try it again
http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Tips/RuleOfThirds.html



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[kal151]

Same location, different shot.

http://kal151.smugmug.com/photos/17463522-L.jpg

[Dixie]

Uuuuuummmmmmm.....what? :scratch
He's talking about the silhouetted tree being almost dead center as oppose to using the "Rule of Thirds" and framing it 1/3 of the way in from one end or the other.

[kal151]

Nothing hard & fast (http://http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Tips/RuleOfThirds.html)

But it can do stuff to a photo without people realizing

Link is dead ? Try it again
http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Tips/RuleOfThirds.html



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Rule of thirds....got it. :thumb

[ian408]

I like the mood of the image. Fog and a moonlit night combine to give the
image a feeling of intrigue.

I found cropping it provided a bit of a change. But the spacing of the tree and
moon make it difficult to achieve a more pleasing variation.

Look forward to seeing more of your images.

[Dixie]

Honest, I did it all in the camera.

Just joshing with you. Welcome aboard.

[fish]

I know the moon is overexposed in this shot but other than that what do you think? :dunno

hiya n00bie.

I think the moon blowing out destroys one's ability to look at the image objectively. I mean, how well can you see if someone's jamming a flashlight in your eye?

So, my recommendation is to bump up the contrast, spray a bit of "Moon-Away" (TM), lose the flare in the grass, and add an egret in the tree (harry pays me 50 cents whenever i do this).

Much much better, don't you think? :1drink

[kal151]

:rofl :rofl :rofl