Blue Moon over Tierra Verde

[Michael Pancier]

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The blue moon of 2009 over Tierra Verde - Fort De Soto on 12/30/09 right behind the Gulf Pier

1d Mark II
70-200 2.8 @ 100mm
f/9
1/160
ISO 400
handheld

cropped and processed in CS4 using Nik Viveza 2 to darken the sky and brighten the foreground; and to add structure and contrast to the moon.

finished off with a round of noise ninja

[Robert Amoruso]

I like this idea Michael and have done them myself.

I will be interested on how others feel about the central location of the moon but I would have preferred it placed left or right in the frame and preferrably balanced with a larger/taller tree then the surrounding trees (to form a diagonal line between the two.

Tone, contrast, H/S good to me. Best of all, moon exposed correctly.

[Fabs Forns]

Yes, I'd like to see the moon out of the center. Cool colors and otherwise very nice.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Michael, Good exposure all around. I also feel the moon should be off center. Too my eye there is a bit too much distance between the moon and the treeline.....

[Michael Pancier]

here's the re-do with some ps added of course moving the moon off center. How's it now?

[Dave Mills]

Hi, Looks better to my eye....

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Michael,
late to the party.....I think moving it left.....blances the palms better. Since you xre moving it already.....go a bit bigger to lessen the space between the 2