2020 March Entries

Topic: BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Judge: Heide Stover

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BASIC LEVEL ENTRIES

: FIRST PLACE 9.0 I like that you photographed through the trees to get the moon. Exposure looks good to me. I like that you have the moon off center. The image looks like it has motion blur. You could use a tripod to help with that. The building tops on the bottom distract me. I think they could be cropped out and I think you could crop some off the top and left side.

ADVANCED LEVEL ENTRIES

: FIRST PLACE 10.0 I like the composition and lighting on this. The tree to the right distracts me. I think you could take that out.

: SECOND PLACE 10.0 Good exposure on this image. I like the placement of the moon low on the horizon and off to the left. I don’t think that you need so much sky. I would crop off the top almost down to the tree top. I think you could even crop a little off the left to get the moon a little closer to the left side.

: THIRD PLACE 10.0 I like that you did a silhouette shot on this. I would try lightening up a little by the person to get attention on him. The white streak is distracting to me. I think you could crop off some top and have more on the bottom. WEBMASTER COMMENT: The white streak is the fishing line and it makes the picture.

: HM 9.0 I love the idea. It is great to be able to see the stars so I can see that it is night. Watch were the light is hitting. Here it is lighting up the ground. You could lighten up the face of the cat. I would clean up the clutter around its feet. I would give it more room in front and crop some off the back.

: 9.0 Nice simple image. I like the depth of field. I think you could crop off some of the top of the image. I would also like to see more detail in the moon. Try using HDR maybe.

: 9.0 Good exposure on this with details showing in the moon. The shadow from the cloud adds interest for me. To me the moon is to centered. I would crop off the top and right to get it to a power position.

: 8.0 I like the clouds and the trees. I like that the area behind the tables is light and I can see water. The table is to centered for me. I think you could crop off the right side a little to fix that. The image has a lot of noise. Try using a tripod with a longer exposure and lower ISO. Post processing can also fix some of that. Image also looks a little soft to me.

: 8.0 I like that there is some light that hits the deer. Depth of field works for me. I find the tree distracting. That could be taken out in post processing. The doe is looking to the right so I would like to see more room on the right and less on the left. Noise could be cleaned up a bit in post processing.

: 8.0 I like your idea on this and it is fun to play around with window light. I like that the light does hit the glass and I like the refection on the table. The red is distracting to me. Be careful of your backgrounds. I also feel that the bright areas could be darkened to keep attention on the glass.

: 8.0 I love the colors in this image. The snow adds interest for me. The image is not in focus. It looks like a camera shake issue. Try using a tripod. I think you could crop in off the sky and right side to get the moon out of the center. For me the base is cut off too much. I would prefer seeing the entire houses rather than cut off houses

MASTER LEVEL ENTRIES

: FIRST PLACE 10.0 I like that I really get a feel of being there. The moon in the sky is great, just the right size. I like the way the light hits the scene. The boat and reflections in the water along with the chairs all add a sense of peace to me.

: SECOND PLACE 10.0 I like the depth of field in this image. The exposure looks good to me as well. For me the centered position of the plant is distracting. I would crop off the right a little.

: THIRD PLACE 10.0 I like the way the moonlight lights up the bridge. There is still some detail in the shadows which I feel is good. I think the image could be a little bit darker. I would crop off the top just enough to crop out the portion of the bridge that shows on the right side.

: HM 9.0 I like the shot taken through the branches. The exposure of the sky and branches looks good to me. I would like to see the moon a little darker with a little detail in it. I think the image could be cropped off the top and right side to give the moon a look of being higher in the sky since it is small. This will also help de-center it.

: 9.0 I like the orange color of the moon and the detail. I would crop off the top and right side so it is not so centered. For me it needs something to add interest to it.

: 9.0 I like the color in the moon and the detail in it. It is at a good level in the sky. I like the hint of light in the house to the right. The light in the left house is too bright for me. I would like to see that darkened a bit. Both houses are cropped. I would like to see the entire house. Maybe try photographing from a different angle rather than straight on.

: 8.0Nice idea. I like that the flag is up and waving. The motion helps to add interest for me. To me the flag is too centered and the background is too bright. I think you could darken the background highlights and crop from the right side. I feel you could also brighten up the golf ball and hole.

: 8.0 I like the depth of field in this image. I also like that the moon has detail in it. To me the image feels off balance. Moon and tree are both on the right side of the image. I think the image would work better as a vertical.

: 8.0 I like that there is detail in the tree and that the tree is in focus. It looks like photoshop was attempted to darken areas, which is fine, but the image looks photoshopped. You want to avoid that. The image feels off balance to me. I would prefer to see the moon higher.

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