Taken at midnight during the recent full moon. Despite the abundance of light in the photo, it was pretty dark, and if I had been able to see through my viewfinder properly, I think I would have framed things a bit better (i.e. more room on the bottom). The flare is from the moon. I removed some of it, but should it be eradicated completely? Finally, I ask the question I always ask myself. Looking for honest answers, I query, "Is it boring?" :)
Thanks everybody! I'm my own worst critic sometimes (um, all of the time). That's why Usefilm is so great - I can get some objective opinions and know that sometimes the photo really isn't all that bad (or, conversely, if it is! That's good to know too!) ;)
Very dramatic picture here. I think the way you framed it has worked out very well ... adds to the dramatic mood of the picture. Yep the flare is just a little bit distracting. Boring??? Definitely not.
Becky Love the movement in the sky in this one... very mysterious with great detail. I think that the flare is distracting as well.. but I love the way that the trees are creeping in from both sides of the image. I tried a crop to remove the flare, but then you lose the tree on the right which balances the one creeping on the left. And, no, I don't think its boring either! *grin*
I think you have a very successful photo here, not boring at all. For me the perspective makes this image compelling. I love the converging rays of the passing sky. I also like the contrasting subject matter - inanimate trees vs. the animated sky. I think your framing is actually pretty solid - very nice balance to my eye. I find the lens flare a tad distracting, I would remove it - just me though. Nice work.
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