Celestial

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 30, 20111,023 views24 comments

The moon falls through a veil of high clouds as twilight turns to stars. This is a blend of two images taken a few minutes apart. It was a tricky blend and for some reason it was an even more difficult sRGB conversion to keep contrast and colors close to the adobe RGB file I will print from. Any suggestions or critiques would be great.

Seychelles islands off the east coast of Africa.

Happy New Year everyone!

Mike

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24 comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on December 30, 2011 at 9:03 AM

Wow! No critiques from me, simply phenomenal!

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on December 30, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Great shot, love the colors! I like the simple formation in the foreground a lot...
Jaymes

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on December 30, 2011 at 10:33 AM

Really a very clean and unique photo Michael. The star burst of the moon has the most appeal for me. The colors don't look to be problematic to me can't imagine why the conversion gave so much trouble.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on December 30, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Beautiful image Mike. The soft flow in the water and the crisp capture of the stars are a technical and esthetic winner.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 30, 2011 at 11:01 AM

The sky is breathtaking. this is very very nice.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 30, 2011 at 11:44 AM

Just a few minutes apart? Wow, remote ocean islands are amazing! I love how that rock kind of resembles an island itself.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on December 30, 2011 at 11:57 AM

Mike, I am not a landscape photographer so I'll just say awesome and I love this image. Your work is fantastic.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 30, 2011 at 1:04 PM

No nits from me. Wonderful simple image. Very strong!

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on December 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM

otherworldly... wonderful scene.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on December 30, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Fabulous image! Everything about this looks excellent to me and the scene is very evocative.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 30, 2011 at 1:57 PM

Wow! This is beautiful Mike. Happy New Year to you as well. Cheers.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on December 30, 2011 at 2:14 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 30, 2011 at 2:34 PM

This is awesome, Mike, wouldn't change a thing. Looks like an oil painting almost. There's a bit of star movement that in a perfect world i might have tried to avoid, but everything else is so nice here that's a non issue for me.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 30, 2011 at 4:37 PM

Very nice, nothing like I expected from the thumbnail. I love the transition from sunset light on the horizon to starry night above.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 30, 2011 at 5:40 PM

Mike,

Awesome! Now the thumbnail of course does this one a disservice because it seems out of balance. It's not until you open this up and see the great night time sky. Beautifully captured and processed.

And Happy New Year to you too!

Lon

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Comment posted by David Edwards on December 30, 2011 at 6:11 PM

An awesome image, Mike. Love the inclusion of the moon. The stars look great, and the fg rock shape is very intriguing. The blend seems a little abrupt, but I can see this must have been a very difficult one to achieve between the two time frames of the shots. Even so, the result is superb.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on December 30, 2011 at 8:47 PM

This is an amazing image Mike. You did an excellent job blending the twilight and stars. I really like this!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 30, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Turned out great, Mike. Feels like a place I've never seen before.

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on December 30, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Wonderful, Michael! Wish I could see a larger version!

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Comment posted by William Bickle on December 31, 2011 at 10:09 AM

Hello Michael

A Special moment captured so well !!!! Very captivating image with the very soft foreground through the island rock to the sharp sky. From your memory , is this close to your visualization of this scene ?

I am not a landscape guy but really enjoy seeing your image, it is very powerful and has high impact when opened up to larger format. Do you ever present larger images? Would really enjoy seeing this image larger!!!

Thanks for sharing this stunning image !

Bill

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 31, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Always an inspiration to see your work Michael. Very nice image. I like its celestial-ness.

No nits. I might be inclined to eliminate the stuff in the water on the bottom left for less distraction.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on December 31, 2011 at 7:15 PM

Very unique image, well done

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on January 3, 2012 at 10:57 AM

This is simply gorgeous, really well executed and so many interesting elements! I'm wondering if there is some vignetting in the upper corners? Seems like the light really falls off up there and there are so few stars in the upper corners. Still a spectacular image - love it!

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on January 8, 2012 at 5:51 AM

Amazing! Very unique image. I love the deep blues and the moon-star. Works well with the sunset horizon.
Which planet is this from?

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