Stars on the Slough

[Bonnie_Lampley]

Maybe this is better described as a silhouette, but it was backlit, so I’ll go with that. Just a fun shot of marsh reeds against the sparkly water of Mad River Slough, in Humboldt County, California.

What technical feedback would you like if any? What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Any comments welcome. This is cropped to 16:9 ratio, a bit off the top and a bit off the bottom.

Pertinent technical details or techniques:

D3100, 55-300mm @ 105mm, hand held, f/16, 1/500s, ISO 400

You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques.

[Mark_Seaver]

Bonnie, I think your title covers this image very well. Even as I recognize that it’s grasses and reads beside a pond, the sparkling water looks very much like a starscape. This would be fun to look at again and again.