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A really good image in my mind. Well conceived and constructed. It conveys the magic of a night with the full moon. The graceful gentleness of the branches adds to the magic. It’s as though Tinkerbell will appear at any moment.
Doug, I love the feel of this image. As Igor said, it captures the magic of the moon in the forest. To me, the moon is perfectly placed. I do think Tony’s edit is nice, but I like yours as presented too. Certainly another valid option.
Thank You Gents! I like the lighter version too. It was predawn, and the trees were much darker than even my version…but I didn’t have to maintain the predawn look necessarily. I DO like the lighter version as well.
There’s more latitude in darker trees than lighter since once you cross into too much illumination of trees it will distract from moon. And those who view may have levels of screen illumination all over the scale, even if their color balance is correct.
Another thing which can be played with when showing a full moon is the contrast and texture of the moon.
YES, thank you Richard. I agree with tinkering with more detail in the moon. It shot a little soft on the focus side, as I was moving pretty fast to another venue, and wasn’t paying attn…so I brought out what I thought I could. But I love sharp moons with lots of detail.
