Blame it on the Moon
The clouds have started to clear and it's a full moon tonight. While walking the dogs I noticed this moon hiding behind the trees. A quick dash upstairs for the tripod and camera and I was all set and shooting.
This shot is actually three exposures layered in photoshop so that I could get both the moon detail and the leaf detail in the same shot.
The title, by the way, is a track by The Cruel Sea, from their album, The Honeymoon is Over.
This photo made it to #230 Explore for Nov 4th.
View all photos taken: Saturday, 4th November 2006, This photo: 9:40pm
WOW!!!
great moon shot & fantastic silhouette!!
That was quick Maria! Thanks :)
beautiful. Love the details. So did the dogs still get their walk???
Thanks Alison, I was being euphemistic when I typed walk, but I guess yes is an appropriate answer ;-)
smile! :) good excuse to be out looking at the moon....
MMMMMmmmm in appreciation. Up in the middle of my night, watching clouds blow past my moon and without equipment to share it. Yours not only "will do" but is wonderful.
That's true Alison. :)
Thanks Jacki, thanks for dropping by.
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Nice work David.
This is very imaginative and stunning.
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I knew the Cruel Sea before they were famous, so yes, I approve! Great atmospheric shot, worth grabbing the tripod for :)
Thanks Rachel :) I love that album, it's so cruisy, perfect for a lazy Sunday arvo on the veranda or as driving music. I've not met them personally, or been lucky enough to see them in concert, but they're fine musicians. The other album I have is Over Easy, also a great solid album.
Wow, a BEAUTFIFUL shot of the moon!
Well done David, I looked at the moon to-night from a friends place and kicked myself for not bringing the camera along.
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I love the image you created here, David ! So this is HDR too ? Then it is an example of HDR that I like !
Another beautiful photo. Great work. I love the mood of this one.
Thanks everyone fropm Any HDR Any PS :)
Kev, You went somewhere without a camera????? Didn't you feel naked, I know I would!
Thanks Margot, it was beautiful in person too :)
David, no, not HDR, just photoshop, and even then all I did was take the three exposures, turn them into layers, stack them and change the opacity of the upper two layers until the moon detail shone through without blow-outs and the leaves were still visible. The shot I took to get the crater detail had no leaves (short exposure), and the shot with the leaves had a pure white sky (no moon), the middle exposure had decent sky, some leaves, but the moon was too bright, however together they make a nice image :)
Always the way, someone snuck in with another comment while I was typing ;-) Thanks Gayle 8D
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Stunning David! Love this -the trees really add something to this shot!
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Thanks Jill :)
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I didn't understand a thing in your photoshop explanation ;) But I love this picture; moody and dreamy.
Thanks Maria, basically I took three pictures, one for the moon, one for the sky and one for the trees then combined all three so it looked the same as when I saw it with my eyes :)
Fantastic and beautiful framed through the trees. Excellent shot!
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Thanks :) It was one of my first forays into layering different exposures to match a scene.