ICE FANTASY

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Moon looks a little too composited, otherwise excellent.

PDE

Lovely ... !!. Regards.

Just one word - Fantastic!

Fantastic!!!!

Excellent photo, but I'd do away with the pasted moon. There are such interesting forms in the clouds and ice, and such beautiful colors, that the image can and should stand on its own without adding a moon (especially one that does not blend well).

Sorry, but the moon does not add to your scene, it takes away from it. Wide angle shot, telephoto moon, it never works! And the lighting on any added moon HAS to match the lighting on the scene itself, every time, no exceptions to that rule! If the sun is 'off to the left', that same sun would be illuminating the moon, so the moon always needs a matching shadow on its sphere.

 

Even some of the best pros don't get it right, like on a recent cover of Outdoor Photographer, an image of Delicate Arch in Utah 'taken' by Art Wolf, and passed off as a true image. Very disappointing and shallow of Art Wolf to have done that, and for OP to be taken in by that as well. A very out of place moon placed within the arch. Again, a wide angle scene, telephoto moon. It never works, they always look fake. So you are in good company with what you have tried to do. Even OP was taken in by that, and never apologized to their readers for being duped.

 

Also in your scene, the bright clouds are reflected in the water. Where is the reflected moon? Pay attention to details when you start to fake a scene. It takes skill and knowing the sky to pull it off correctly.

Hey Richard, congrats on making the front page image galley. That's an incredible sky and the ice is riveting. I won't elaborate on the moon but I might have to agree with others. I do know for sure that this is art and you are not trying to dupe anyone. In fact, the moon doesn't disagree with me as much as a very slight tilt to the horizon. Still, it has your style and that's a good thing!!

Before you composite a moon into your shots you should reveal such, or learn that a full moon does not appear in the alignment you show here. The artificial placement of the moon is obvious. I don't have a problem with it conceptually, just not revealing it when posting. But then again, the problem is so obvious, it doesn;t need explanation. Don't get into the habit of doing this all the time.