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Critique Style Requested: Initial Reaction
Please share your immediate response to the image before reading the photographer’s intent (obscured text below) or other comments. The photographer seeks a genuinely unbiased first impression.
Questions to guide your feedback
Does the starfield show too much streaking? Or, are they dim enough to be of no consequence?
Other Information
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Image Description
Rising full moon lights the Pacific along Ruby Beach, in Olympic National Park, Washington.
Technical Details
Canon EOS 5D; Canon EF 70-200mm @ 70mm; f/9 @ 1.6 sec, -2 EV, ISO 800; Gitzo tripod; RRS BH 55, remote trigger
Specific Feedback
Whatever you wish, positive or otherwise.
There is some nice light reflected on the water and the fog bank adds some interest. There is a hint of detail in the sea stacks but it requires some visual digging – a bit more could contribute to the scene. The composition is uncomfortably tight and not evocative of the relaxed scene this could be. The stack cut off at the edge feels awkward and the moon is uncomfortably pushed into the corner. The lens has not given a very pleasing glow or starburst and the moon feels elongated. With so much space for the stars to fill, they unfortunately fall short. The trails are awkward, as is their dimness.
Thank you @Diane_Miller for your opinion. Unfortunately I cannot do anything about the shortcomings you describe of this image.
