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shadowlies · Dec 19, 2005, 5:25 AM

In hindsight I should have actually taken this pic in RAW but I had limited memory whilst on a short holiday with the family.

I had wanted to get a picture of the moon rise on the ocean, alas cloud cover and the lack of a good vantaged point had me combing the coastline before I came to a small marina.

I would appreciate people comments and suggestions in regards to composition and ways of improving this in post production. I have done minimal adjustments thus far (crop, sharpen and run through noise ninja).

Thanking everyone in advance.

Hards80 · Dec 20, 2005, 12:16 PM

its not a bad shot.. i think this one would be better presented in black and white.. as you can see, your camera set the white balance for the moon, which is cooler than the marina lights which are reflecting off the boat, which makes it a weird yellow color.. since there is minimal color in this anyways, you can just convert to mono and have a more appealing image.. also by converting to mono you lose the color noise in the shot, and a little noise in a black and white image isn't that bad, as it looks more like film grain from older fast black n white film.. i think your image is off-kilter a bit too.. its hard to tell, but i think its rotated a bit..

-dustin

Aumma45 · Dec 20, 2005, 11:04 PM

Try B&W.

shadowlies · Dec 21, 2005, 6:26 AM

Thanks for your comments Dustin & Aumma45. I was starting to think no-one wanted to hurt my feelings by commenting.:-)

Dustin, I think the boat drift has caused the effect of the pic being off. I had a look at the horizon and it appears level to me. But then again I have never been accused of being a level-headed guy. :lol:

After reading your comments I have tried B+W and a different crop. I would appreciate your take on this edit.

Hards80 · Dec 21, 2005, 10:57 AM

i prefer this edit.. the black and white conversion and crop have added to the atmosphere of the shot.. it looks good.. very moody and eery look to it.. nice

LadyhawkVA · Dec 21, 2005, 11:48 AM

The cropped b/w version works very well. The original shot was pretty nice - it was definitely worth working with. You've done some good PP work. The b/w is a very cool atmospheric photo in which the boat really stands out nicely.

leonoliver · Dec 21, 2005, 12:50 PM

Lovely BW photo. If it were mine, I'd crop only the left side a bit so as to get everything off-center.

thatsanicepicture2 · Dec 21, 2005, 4:51 PM

leonoliver wrote:

Quote:

Lovely BW photo. If it were mine, I'd crop only the left side a bit so as to get everything off-center.

Yep!

dale

shadowlies · Dec 21, 2005, 7:38 PM

Here it is with a off centre crop. I really appreciate your comments.

leonoliver · Dec 21, 2005, 8:16 PM

perfect

Dec 19, 2005, 5:25 AM	#1
shadowlies Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 251	In hindsight I should have actually taken this pic in RAW but I had limited memory whilst on a short holiday with the family. I had wanted to get a picture of the moon rise on the ocean, alas cloud cover and the lack of a good vantaged point had me combing the coastline before I came to a small marina. I would appreciate people comments and suggestions in regards to composition and ways of improving this in post production. I have done minimal adjustments thus far (crop, sharpen and run through noise ninja). Thanking everyone in advance. Attached Images

Dec 21, 2005, 6:26 AM	#4
shadowlies Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 251	Thanks for your comments Dustin & Aumma45. I was starting to think no-one wanted to hurt my feelings by commenting.:-) Dustin, I think the boat drift has caused the effect of the pic being off. I had a look at the horizon and it appears level to me. But then again I have never been accused of being a level-headed guy. :lol: After reading your comments I have tried B+W and a different crop. I would appreciate your take on this edit. Attached Images

Dec 21, 2005, 7:38 PM	#9
shadowlies Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 251	Here it is with a off centre crop. I really appreciate your comments. Attached Images

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Dec 20, 2005, 12:16 PM	#2
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	its not a bad shot.. i think this one would be better presented in black and white.. as you can see, your camera set the white balance for the moon, which is cooler than the marina lights which are reflecting off the boat, which makes it a weird yellow color.. since there is minimal color in this anyways, you can just convert to mono and have a more appealing image.. also by converting to mono you lose the color noise in the shot, and a little noise in a black and white image isn't that bad, as it looks more like film grain from older fast black n white film.. i think your image is off-kilter a bit too.. its hard to tell, but i think its rotated a bit.. -dustin

Dec 20, 2005, 11:04 PM	#3
Aumma45 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,940	Try B&W.

Dec 21, 2005, 10:57 AM	#5
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	i prefer this edit.. the black and white conversion and crop have added to the atmosphere of the shot.. it looks good.. very moody and eery look to it.. nice

Dec 21, 2005, 11:48 AM	#6
LadyhawkVA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,374	The cropped b/w version works very well. The original shot was pretty nice - it was definitely worth working with. You've done some good PP work. The b/w is a very cool atmospheric photo in which the boat really stands out nicely.

Dec 21, 2005, 12:50 PM	#7
leonoliver Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 16	Lovely BW photo. If it were mine, I'd crop only the left side a bit so as to get everything off-center.

Dec 21, 2005, 8:16 PM	#10
leonoliver Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 16	perfect