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joshman
03-09-2007, 12:42 PM
i found this photo of the moon rising over the water on digg.com

a pretty darn awesome photo me thinks!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=481881310&size=o
iceman
03-09-2007, 01:12 PM
That's a composite/mockup. It's not a real image from a single exposure.

The water reflection was probably added in photoshop, as it looks like the stars are too.

It's nice as a piece of computer art but it's not "astrophotography" as such.
h0ughy
03-09-2007, 01:13 PM
mate if you believe that then you need some shock therapy. nice work of art though?
joshman
03-09-2007, 01:16 PM
shock therapy eh?...well i am an apprentice sparky...i suppose i could make a few 'mistakes' at work

i'm glad you guys are sane enough to point out my gullible moments...thanks :D

of course you realise that it shall now be a goal of mine to take photos of the moon rising over the water...right?
ving
03-09-2007, 01:16 PM
i digg it! :)

looks realy nice :)
...er, fake but really nice :)
Dennis
03-09-2007, 01:18 PM
With the Moon on the horizon, the attached photo is what you might expect to see. Taken at Elanda Point in July 2007. Note the atmospheric induced reddening and the lack of crisp details.

Cheers

Dennis
[1ponders]
03-09-2007, 01:21 PM
Also the refractive "flattening" of the orb.
RB
03-09-2007, 01:29 PM
Who needs Photoshop tricks when Dennis is around. ;)

Beautiful shot Dennis.
Dennis
03-09-2007, 01:29 PM
And this effort required Photoshop trickery (combining 2 photos via Layers), to expose the Moon correctly (1/60 sec at f5.6) and to expose for the reflection and foreground (0.3 secs at f5.6).

The second file is a collage of the moon rise.

Cheers

Dennis
h0ughy
03-09-2007, 01:30 PM
it takes an inmate to pick out another;):whistle:

have done that previously and it doesnt look like that
[1ponders]
03-09-2007, 01:32 PM
Sorry Dennis but neither of those shots cut it anymore. After a pluto animation, you will have to go a long way to top that.

;)

Aw, .... alright. they're absolute crackers. :lol:
h0ughy
03-09-2007, 01:33 PM
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=3059&highlight=rising+moon look there for my shots
joshman
03-09-2007, 01:36 PM
hahaha, the moon went all gooey....:lol::lol::lol:
Geoff45
04-09-2007, 04:37 PM
Still pretty good photoshop work. I know my PS skills wouldn't be up to it. Does anyone know how to approach it?
Geoff