Reflections

This is my first successful long exposure after getting a tripod a

week or two ago.

 

What do you think? Some of the other tries had the moon in the

frame, but it was a 1/4 moon and for some reason the black part of

the moon showed up on the film too, or the moon flared. Some of the

other pictures showed details on the boats. (There was a light down

by the water) I couldn't decide which exposure I liked best.

 

Thanks,

A beautiful, serene pic. Perfect.

I like the right part of the photo better than the left. I find the bright lights to be distracting, and the star effect looks odd. The right side is beautiful, though. If you get another chance, try shooting a spot without the lights and let it go just a bit longer so the boats are a bit clearer. That would make it perfect in my book. (Then, of course, you need to reshoot it 6 billion more times to please everyone else. [grin])

 

Nice shot Ben,

 

A little sad that you had to contend with the lights on the left but you still have a good frame.

 

 

Mike Sea

Nice, well composed... the bright lights on the shore are a bit distracting... do you think you could get the people to turn them off?? ok, just kidding. Actually they fit right in here. is that the moon? love the color too.

I'd like to make an unorthodox suggestion... I know you included so much sky to show the moon, but I don't think the moon adds enough to this image for it to be worthwhile. I'd suggest cropping most of the sky away, so that the edge of the lake was not so near the middle of the frame. That way, you'd have the lake and the part of the sky with the richest colors. Just a thought....