Sliver of Moon

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 21, 2010195 views13 comments

Taken near Page, AZ, in September last year. Such a splendid evening of photography. The sun had set just moments before. Pretty minimalist for me!

D700, 70-200/2.8 @ 82 mm, tripod; f 22, 1.0s, ISO 320, -1.67 ev.

Took awhile for this photo to grow on me, so, I sure would like to know your thoughts. Comments and critique much appreciated, as always.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Luis Argerich on January 21, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Simple and very beautiful. The foreground shapes look a bit "rendered" to me but that's probably only me, forget about it.
The gradient in the sky is wonderful and the moon is placed in a very pleasant way in the frame.

I like it!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 21, 2010 at 10:02 AM

A little too minimalist for me. I think I'd like some of the right cropped off to make more of a square image.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on January 21, 2010 at 10:03 AM

I like the simplicity of this. The tack sharp moon is fantastic with the silhouette and light. My one thought might be to crop it to place the moon closer to the upper left corner (some off the left, top, and bottom)

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on January 21, 2010 at 10:25 AM

I like the minimalistic approach of the shot. Think it could look even better after a slight right crop.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on January 21, 2010 at 11:14 AM

Love the simplicity of this! Ideally I would have liked to see a tree or something to give a sense of scale to the image, but still a very pleasant image!

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Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 21, 2010 at 11:38 AM

Great in its simplicity and with its soothing colours. The smooth, jet black hills work wonderfully.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 21, 2010 at 3:34 PM

Yes, this is about as simple as it can get! But the color gradient here is really beautiful. I can't tell at this size, if you can see the whole moon or not. It looks like you can? I like this one a lot.

Chris

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 21, 2010 at 3:49 PM

I may be mistaken, but this looks like it was taken at the same place as your last photo, just later in the day. That would certainly put the moon in the right place. That bump on the horizon looks familiar. I like the simplicity of this and the colors are very peaceful.

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on January 21, 2010 at 8:05 PM

I like the minimalist look and I like that you blacked out all detail in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Simple and very effective. Beautiful as well! And your quote is from Tennessee Williams' play, "The Glass Menagerie." I can never forget Katherine Hepburn saying, " a tiny silver sliver of a moon."

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on January 22, 2010 at 10:53 AM

I really like the simplicity and the colour gradient in the sky. A very pleasing image Catherine.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 22, 2010 at 8:06 PM

I love the simplicity in this image, Catherine. Nothing extra is needed here. The ridgeline silhouete, the color gradiant in the sky and the sliver of moon work beautifully together.

Ed

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 22, 2010 at 10:08 PM

Hi Catherine

Very simple and serene. the black hills make a great contrast, against the beautiful sky.
Albert Darmo Canada

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