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Oct 23, 2008 11:23 |  #1

This shot has gone through some heavy PP although I've tried to keep it looking as natural as can be. An enormous amount of gunk was cloned out of the water. It was rotated slightly so that the moon and its reflection are on a vertical plane. The treeline, especially the part that is being reflected, was below the sun's reach and was pretty dark, so I lightened it using several tools while trying not to let it get too noisy. Sharpened slightly as well (unsharp mask). Adjusted saturation and levels all around.

I'd really like your thoughts on how I did and how it could be improved. I wish I had the original to post but because I shot in RAW and made adjustments in CameraRAW and forgot to backup the original before I made even those changes, I'm without it!

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Oct 23, 2008 13:16 |  #2

Great work, the only thing I would do is crop a bit off the right part, maybe right where the hills are at the lowest point. Just composition wise, I think it would be better if the moon was more to the side.....
..... after looking at it some more I do think the composition is best left the way it is, because of the shape of the hills.

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Oct 23, 2008 16:00 |  #3

I think this would have more impact if the moon were closer to the horizon.


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Oct 23, 2008 16:14 as a reply to  @ MilenaMN's post |  #4

You did quite well.
Might have been easier if you would have taken the shot during the morning or evening.
But, like I said, nice job.


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Oct 23, 2008 16:19 |  #5

Thanks very much for the comments!

Generally I'm not wild about dead-center subjects, but it did seem to work somehow with this one...closer to the horizon (earlier in the day) certainly would have been nice. I was rushing home with hot dinner in the car as I drove over the reservoir when I decided to screech to a halt and snap a couple quick ones. I'll definitely have to visit the same spot again.


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