Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 2, 200984 views5 comments
Moonset at dawn in a xeric oak scrub on the Lake Wales Ridge.
Nikon D200, 12-24 mm @ 12mm
ISO 200, 1 sec @ f/11
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5 comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 2, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Reed, I like how you put this composition together. The light is excellent, and the dominant palmettos give the MG and FG a favorable boost. Well done!
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 3, 2009 at 2:26 AM
I agree, this is well composed and has a great mix of elements!
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Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 4, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Reed, the moon is a bit far away. I'd try to crop the bottom part. I like the overal composition.
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Comment posted by Peter May on October 4, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Everything about this shot is wonderful, Reed. Captures the sparse beauty of scrub perfectly. The range of colors is striking.
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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on October 4, 2009 at 1:22 PM
Miro:
thanks for your comments. I had thought about making a strong crop from both bottom and sides..its works well too, but I did like the dead palm fronds leading into the image in the uncropped version. cropping is the omly way to make the moon bigger since I was using an ultra-wide lens (unless I manipulated a larger moon, but I don't like doing that )
Reed
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5 commentsthanks for your comments. I had thought about making a strong crop from both bottom and sides..its works well too, but I did like the dead palm fronds leading into the image in the uncropped version. cropping is the omly way to make the moon bigger since I was using an ultra-wide lens (unless I manipulated a larger moon, but I don't like doing that
Reed