Bold Coast by Moonlight

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 9, 2012172 views5 comments

Gentle waves lap at the rocky "Bold Coast" shoreline in Downeast Maine on the night of the full moon. Taken on the first night of the full moon about 2 hours after moonrise. Canon 5DII, EF17-40 @ 17mm, 14min f8 ISO 200.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on July 9, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Wow, didn't know you could pick up star trails with a full moon. Definitely thought this was a midday shot from the thumbnail.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 9, 2012 at 10:57 PM

Beautiful image. I love the balance between warm/cool tones. The serenity of the cliffs and sea seems magnified by the energy of the star trails. Really like this one.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 9, 2012 at 11:13 PM

Lovely scene, Bill. I really like the rocks, the star trails, and the clouds. The sky feels bright even for a full moon shot, might be worth some dodging to make it clear that this is a night time shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on July 10, 2012 at 4:25 PM

Thank you for the comments, appreciate it! With the stated exposure, it looked much like a normal daytime photo except for the blurred water and faint star trails. So I darkened it overall a bit, darkened the sky a bit more, and enhanced the star trails about 2/3rds f-stop. I had hoped for more wave action so there would be more mist around the rocks--maybe next month! :)

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 10, 2012 at 9:37 PM

The star streaks a re a nice surprise in the enlarged version compared to the thumb. Darks here seem a little inky, but that's night. It's a interesting combination of light.

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