Can't Fight the Moonlight

[Colin Southern]

2 Minutes @ F8 @ ISO 200 @ 24mm

[Bobobird]

Were the streaks left in there intentionally ?

Nice pic but the streaks appear to reduce the tranquility of the scene somewhat.

[Colin Southern]

Hi Bobo,

Yes - they're star trails.

[Donald]

Beautifully composed to get that reflected light on the water behind the trunk of the tree so that we'd see it as a well defined silhouette and with a hint of sky showing between the hill and the branches and leaves of the tree, so that it didn't merge into one big black mass.

I suspect that these elements are not arranged in the frame like that by accident. It's the little things that count!

[Colin Southern]

Beautifully composed to get that reflected light on the water behind the trunk of the tree so that we'd see it as a well defined silhouette and with a hint of sky showing between the hill and the branches and leaves of the tree, so that it didn't merge into one big black mass.

I suspect that these elements are not arranged in the frame like that by accident. It's the little things that count!

Thanks Donald,

Yeah - had to do it that way of the moon would have blown out the shot.

[dje]

Very nice shot Colin. I would never have dreamed of trying something like that but it's very effective.

I can almost hear Doris Day singing "On Moonlight Bay" !!

Dave

[stardelta]

Is this another link to leanne rhimes( song title ).
beautiful image, very entrancing.

[AndyB1975]

Only one word needed...... Amazing!

[Colin Southern]

Very nice shot Colin. I would never have dreamed of trying something like that but it's very effective.

I can almost hear Doris Day singing "On Moonlight Bay" !!

Dave

Hi Dave,

Doris Day? Are we both showing our age a bit here?

Thanks for the kind words - it wasn't that hard to spot to be honest - just saw it walking back from the "Tranquility Base" shot.

[Colin Southern]

Is this another link to leanne rhimes( song title ).
beautiful image, very entrancing.

Close - it's LeAnn Rimes

Bit of a co-incidence actually - I saw the potential in the scene, but the moon was still quite low in the sky and being a bit of a "PITA" (it's at it's largest too). I was trying to think of a name for the image when "Can't Fight the Moonlight" came up on the iPhone I had playing in my pocket (on plane mode of course, wouldn't want annoying little kids interrupting something as important as photography!)

Thanks for the kind words

[Colin Southern]

Only one word needed...... Amazing!

Thanks Andy

[dje]

Doris Day? Are we both showing our age a bit here?

Well I am anyway - I didn't even know you'd used a song title from good ole LeAnn !

[Colin Southern]

Well I am anyway - I didn't even know you'd used a song title from good ole LeAnn !

I feel old!

Yeah - it's quite a good song too