Moon Over BB Pond

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 28, 2011223 views14 comments

Have you ever played hooky from your day job just because you knew that the conditions were just right for a good photo and you dreaded another day in your cube at the office? Well .......

As the moon was setting in the west with the sunrise to the east this was quite the scene. Fortunately, the ice fishermen reported that the ice was 7" thick as I was heading out onto the frozen pond for the best view.

Nikon D700, 70-200, 1/10 second @ f8, ISO 800.

Comments welcomed.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on February 28, 2011 at 10:00 PM

No...never...I would never.

There's a nice simplicity to the photo gained by going out onto the pond. I don't know if the apparent distortion at the edge of the trees is caused by the lens, but it's pretty noticeable, and the sky is a bit too dark for me even though I like the rich colors that result.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 28, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Very other worldly feel to this Tom. Love the sky color and the fog/mist hovering over the ice. There is a bit of distortion, but you should be able to fix that in PS. Nice capture!

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Comment posted by Bob Miller on February 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM

You give us all here. Sharpness, softness, light and darkness. And great color too. Well done

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Comment posted by David Bostedo on February 28, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Have you ever played hooky from your day job just because you knew that the conditions were just right for a good photo and you dreaded another day in your cube at the office?

Honestly, no - but I've wanted to so many times when it snows! Love the interesting sky color here. This seems to be one of those shots where a lot of people would insert a larger moon. Nice to see it in a natural state here.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 28, 2011 at 11:32 PM

Almost surreal, Tom. I like the inverted light with the dark sky and light frozen pond.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 28, 2011 at 11:45 PM

Gorgeous conditions you had for this shot. I love what's going on here. The comp seems a little mon the simple side, IMO. Maybe not simple, but I find myself wanting the tree details to be more prominant in the scene. Only thing I can think of to do that is, other than getting closer, shoot a series of vertical shots to stitch back to a horizontal aspect ratio. You'd be able to zoom up more and capture more detail.

Chris

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on March 1, 2011 at 5:14 AM

Absolutely love the colourgradients in this one! Looks stunning!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on March 1, 2011 at 5:50 AM

This is awesome Tom
the composition is unique :)

what if you reduce the upper part and give a bit more space in the bottom

Well done Buddy

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 1, 2011 at 8:51 AM

Very nice, Tom. Nice that the moon looks normal in size as David mentioned. That really makes this shot for me. I like the color gradient in the sky very much.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 1, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Tom,
Magical photo. We have pink and blue skies that dark in Tx all the time. So, no problem with the dark sky, especially against the white ice.

IMHO the ice,the colors, the diagonal of the trees and the snow make this phenomenal. The moon is beautiful. If only it were a little to the right. But, if wishes were horses...beggars would ride.

Absolutely beautiful symmetry and simplicity.

Can't decide if I like the 3 trees on the left, but there are 2 trees on the right to match. I'd put a simple border around the photo, so the ice really stands out!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 1, 2011 at 12:54 PM

I like this image. The combination of colors, fog, contrasts, it all works well together.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 1, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Wonderful color and nice simple composition.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on March 2, 2011 at 4:06 PM

I love the tonality! Maybe a bit of a crop off the top?

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Comment posted by Terry Jung on March 2, 2011 at 4:22 PM

Fantastic shot, love this hue in the sky, and the mist is just perfect. Super !

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