pontiac1940
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 8, 2020 3:13:47 GMT
Thanks to Peter for the heads up about the pending super "snow" moon and creating a composite. And to Tony's suggestion to resize the moon. Well for today's test run, I did a bit of each. I found some suitable saguaros on a low hill crest and shot them at assorted focal lengths. By the time I got back to our rental house, the moon was up, so I went up to the sun deck and photographed the moon at 600 mm. Both series were shot well before the sun had set. I dropped the moon into the foreground scene and tried a few compositions. Here the foreground was shot at 200 mm and as noted the moon at 600 mm. I'd like your ideas about changing the composition, light levels and hues (especially of the moon.) I did darken and warm up the foreground colors. Suggestions welcome. Unless I can find the perfect site (doubtful), I am pretty much resigned to making composite images as suggested. Looks like clear skies again tomorrow and Sunday, so I can take more shots and maybe find a better foreground. Maybe. Comments welcome. Thanks!  |
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Post by blackmutt on Feb 8, 2020 3:18:33 GMT
Nice job! I hope to get a shot tomorrow night. Going on photo walk of sorts at -15* F. How many layers can I wear and still move??
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Post by Peterj on Feb 8, 2020 3:39:45 GMT
Thanks to Peter for the heads up about the pending super "snow" moon and creating a composite. And to Tony's suggestion to resize the moon. Well for today's test run, I did a bit of each. I found some suitable saguaros on a low hill crest and shot them at assorted focal lengths. By the time I got back to our rental house, the moon was up, so I went up to the sun deck and photographed the moon at 600 mm. Both series were shot well before the sun had set. I dropped the moon into the foreground scene and tried a few compositions. Here the foreground was shot at 200 mm and as noted the moon at 600 mm. I'd like your ideas about changing the composition, light levels and hues (especially of the moon.) I did darken and warm up the foreground colors. Suggestions welcome. Unless I can find the perfect site (doubtful), I am pretty much resigned to making composite images as suggested. Looks like clear skies again tomorrow and Sunday, so I can take more shots and maybe find a better foreground. Maybe. Comments welcome. Thanks! Nice shots ...
Many times when making a composite that includes a moon such as this I take the moon's saturation to 0 essentially making it B&W. Consider making 2 layers of the saguaros and change to top layer blending mode to multiply. Often times I'd drop the moon slightly behind the foreground - in this case I'd play with putting it between the 2 smaller saguaros with maybe an eighth or sixteenth of the moon being obscured. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 8, 2020 16:08:59 GMT
Peterj Thanks for your suggestions. I had desaturated the blues in the moon, but took it farther and then decided it was too cold so added some warmth using an orange filter..see sample below. Duplicating the background and blending with multiply did a decent job of reducing the levels so it looked sunset-ish. I like the idea of having part of the moon behind the horizon ridge but the bushes make it difficult. I tried diff blend modes and none work so I'd have to use a layer mask to eliminate the bushes above the moon..unless there's an easier way. I'll look at the video posted by Sepiana recently. Moonrise 2.0 .. still a W.I.P. 3.0 will be tonight ... 
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Post by Peterj on Feb 8, 2020 16:40:58 GMT
Nice! Weather in AZ is promising for tonight - I'm planning on catching the moon as is climbs above the Santa Catalina Mountains just after sunset.
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