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Hi Scott
Well done on your success with NG. Must be nice to receive positive comments from them. There are many others on this site that have done a lot more of this sort of work than me, hopefully they might chime in with a more informed critique. I think this is an image I would be very happy with if I had of taken it, but I would have strived in a repeat shoot to do the following. I would have processed to correct the leaning trees. I would have reduced the time of the flashlight in the green tree especially, and I would have made the sky blacker than shown. I would be interested to hear what the NG people have said. This post reeks of enthusiasm Scott and I hope it continues...
Best regards
Don
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Thanks Don, really appreciate it. I was stoked when I found out about it so decided to share it :)
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Congrats man! Myself I would have done less paining as mentioned, concentrating the eye on the stars.
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Major congrats on the Nat Geo attention, Scott !
I like the setting and your comp quite a lot.
My only critical observation is that I wish the light painting hot spots especially the trees at left, were less bright. I presume that's so as they were closer to the torch, and reflected the light more strongly.
Would you mind sharing a bit more info about your painting technique ? For example, did you do sweeps, or concentrate off and on at the various locations of interest.
Thanks !
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The whites on the right are a little too white (IMO!) but overall a great shot, well done and fingers crossed for a good result with NatGeo!
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Wonderful image Scott!!! I think Peter makes an excellent recommendation about the type of light to use for the painting. Looking forward to more of your landscapes!