round and round and round and round the north star

11 years 11 months ago #230511 by afoto
this shot reminded me a lot of my parents home. with the weird colour balanced security light on the property, it gives the image really vibrant greens balanced by a purple sky.

it was a cold 45 minutes to get this image, but i'm happy with the result. (got the north star in by luck!)

c&c please! i like the shot, but not sure its a wow image? what could i do to improve composition/execution?


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11 years 11 months ago #230515 by mdw
I love the composition! It's the light on the ground that takes away from the star trail. Maybe run a gradient from the bottom to the top.


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11 years 11 months ago #230538 by KCook
The landscape is too bright. Simply turn that security light off for most of the exposure.

Kelly

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11 years 11 months ago #230545 by afoto

KCook wrote: The landscape is too bright. Simply turn that security light off for most of the exposure.

Kelly


hahahahah if only that was an option, its a weird light put in my the city, you can't turn it off :(


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11 years 11 months ago #230646 by effron

afoto wrote:

KCook wrote: The landscape is too bright. Simply turn that security light off for most of the exposure.

Kelly


hahahahah if only that was an option, its a weird light put in my the city, you can't turn it off :(


You mean you can't turn it off legally........B)

Why so serious?
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11 years 11 months ago #230725 by John37
This is an off question, but doesn't Walmart sell bb guns? Anyways, I love this shot! I totally dig the one star unmoving while the rest are trailing. I agree about the grass being too bright in the image. It's still a great shot though! :thumbsup:

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11 years 11 months ago #230762 by afoto

John37 wrote: This is an off question, but doesn't Walmart sell bb guns?


i'll have to look into that! :nunu:


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11 years 11 months ago #230776 by chasrich
:judge: :judge: :judge: I like it... :woohoo: :thumbsup:

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