Moonlight and Snow

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 5, 20153,722 views7 comments

Out very early this morning. We had some fresh snow yesterday and the moon was just starting to wane. so it was very bright. This is a favorite place to photograph and I have been trying to shot it in all kinds of different circumstances. I like the B&W. Thanks for you comments and critiques.

Canon 7D
Sigma 10-20
Manual
Shutter 20secs
Aperture f4
ISO 400
10mm
Tripod and remote release
Conversion in Lightroom 4
Cropped to 75% or original

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 5, 2015 at 1:03 PM

Great photo IMHO

I do like your technique for this photo. The star trails give this image just the right drama to make it an exceptional image IMHO. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on February 5, 2015 at 1:33 PM

B&W is excellent, and the old farmhouse makes for a very beautiful composition

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Comment posted by peter davidson on February 6, 2015 at 6:06 AM

Beautiful shot, but the swirl of stars effect is so strong and has been done so often it doesn't really add anything to this particular image of a lonely house. A static sky star field would have been more visually complimentary to the subject matter in this case I feel.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 6, 2015 at 2:36 PM

Beautiful and stark scene. Love the star trails and the old beaten down house. B&W looks a bit flat (mostly in the foreground) so you may want to blast it with some contrast or adjust the "levels"

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 6, 2015 at 5:46 PM

I really like the scene, with the formations in the background and the old abandoned house. The star trails are not doing much for me, but that is just me. Not really my thing. It is done well for the technique.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 8, 2015 at 1:46 PM

This is an excellent black and white. I think I even like this more than the colors image of the same location.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 18, 2015 at 1:23 PM

Richard: Wonderful scene and I like the conversion. I like the star trails but wonder if your exposure was 20 minutes instead of 20 seconds. I can't imagine trails that long on a 20 second exposure. Congrats on the WP. >=))>

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