Event Horizon II
by Stan Rose
Another night shot from Saturday at the Great Sand Dunes. I used a flashlight to illuminate the crest of the dune in front of me; the scale isnt apparent here, but the dune face was probabaly about 40 feet high. I have another version with a properly exposed moon, but for this gallery it would look like a white dot, so for here i'll post this version of the moon-as-star.
5DMkII; 17-40; 20s at f/11, ISO 400.
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Comments
33 commentsGuy
Much less harsh than the images at RMNP. That dune does resemble a breaking wave. Love the detail present throughout, and the moonstar is the perfect complement.
Real fine image, and yes...one for the book!
I just reread my comments on your last post. It seems like that could be a little confusing, due to the fact that I may have left out a sentence there????? Anyway, the part that was sad to me was that it would be compared to some of those more flashy or wow factor type shots. Not that it was a more subtle, understated image by comparison. You may have gotten the point I was trying to make though?
Chris
John
-Daman
Do I dare go against the grain? I guess I do if I'm to give you my honest feedback. I'll start by saying that I don't dislike this by any stretch. Your dune work is unsurpassed and kudos to you for your creativity. I really like the simple, yet bold color contrast between the dune and the sky. However, here's my rub. Can't think of another word, but to me this just looks "mechanical." I like the idea of painting the rim of the dune, but that's what it looks like - a flash light painting the rim of the dune. I do know the moon is "natural," because if you did anything otherwise, you would disclose that - but to me it just looks mechanical or if I may say, digital. The only thing that keeps it real is that it is slightly elongated - pretty much matching the length of the exposure.
Ok, so there, I said it. Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and I'll feel better about this one after the new year...
Lon
Albert Darmo Canada
Chris & others: The moon was at half phase here, and just as with any bright object it will give you the star effects with a small aperature.
Mark: what can i tell you--i have multiple personalities, and we don't always agree with each other
Lon: I hear you, thanks for the input. FWIW this is actually meant to look 'mechanical' in the sense that i wasnt trying to create a natural artistic scene, i was more trying to create a contrived though interesting scene--basically to illustrate exactly what it was that i did here, which was to wave a flashlight at the dunes. So, i wasnt trying to create something necessarily surreal, but rather something accessible, something anyone with a flashlight could go out and see for themselves. That's why i was of two minds about the 'moonstar', although with my lousy eyesight and dirty glasses, the moon probably looked more like the one here than some crisp detailed shot taken with a 500 mm lens.
Me too.
This is truly unique, Stan, beautiful.