Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
I had another clear night on the coast so I decided to go back and try the Shark Fin Cove one more time. I don’t want to bore you all with this location, but I do not think I have exhausted the possibilities yet, as I have yet to venture down to the beach itself.
In this rendition, I have the moon, 1 day before 1st quarter in the sky and I was interested to see if I could effectively include it in the sky with the Milkyway. It looks like it was taken during the day, but that is the moon and the moon glade on the water.
I was there well into the night, as I waited for the moon to set, so I might bore you with one more after the moon was not in the sky.
Specific Feedback
Does this composition and rendition work?
I had more natural light in the sky so the colors, at least to my eye look like what I saw, are the color s working for you?
The moon itself of course is blown out, but I tried my best to hold back its luminance as well as that of the moon glade on the water, does it look “natural”?
How do you feel about the “star burst” coming off the moon?
Technical Details
Nikon D850, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8. Single exposure at f4, 15 seconds, ISO3200, taken at 8:40 pm at the end of nautical twilight and entering into astronomical twilight.
The light on the horizon was dim, but the 15 sec exposure brought it back out.
The Milkyway was faint but there, and I used some creative masking in ACR to help it out and make it more visible. I also used the Denoise feature in ACR which seemed to work well. Finished the whole image in PS.