A Place for Me

Does anyone know how to make the moon not flare like that? Your help

is much appreciated. Comments, crits are welcomed!

Nelson,

 

I won't swear that I'm right, but I think the pattern is the result of your stopping down to f22 and reflects the shape of the blades inside the lens. The pattern is somewhat reminscent of a distortion you'll see in photographs through reflecting telescopes of point light sources (which the moon here has in essence become through overexposure) and in those cases reflects the "spider" in the telescope that holds the secondary mirror. Assuming I'm correct, you will need to have the lens wide open and/or lessen the overexposure of the moon somehow.

 

Chris

Wow! There's a place like this in Kingston? Very inviting. Its too obvious to name all the good things about this photo.

Subtle - very nice. The star effect on the moon is great. The light shining down on the bench works well, lining up under the moon. Nice color on the sky. Framing fits very well also.

 

People are missing this one. :(

I like the "minimumalist" (?) nature of this. (which I think could have been enhanced by photoshoping out the lens flare, or whatever it's called, on LHS; unless purism prohibits) Evocative of Pete Turner's famous stuff.

But the white frame kills it

the blues in this photo are stunning, so is the sun (or is it the moon?)

Like the tone and the effect on the moon. Pity the flare on the right hand side though.

The bench and the moon are in just the right place. Wish there wasn't that little bit of flare on the left side though.