Converted in Adobe Camera RAW to 16 bit TIFF. Curves adjustment, saturation boost, slight crop, resize, sharpen, drop to 8 bit and save as JPEG.
My next purchase will be a remote, as I held the shutter open for all 422 seconds of the exposure :). It's surprisingly sharp given the 7 minute hand-wobbling exposure.
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Hi, Patrick. Welcome to DPC. I notice this is your first challenge and what a nice way to start! I'm reading your comments and I must say I don't believe you. :) If you really held the shutter down like that maybe you don't need a remote? :P Seriously, that's pretty impressive.
As for the photo itself, I like the composition and the control of light. No blown out highlights to be found anywhere. The star trails are also good. I wish there were more of them but nothing you can do about that. The image also has good color. I like the choice of the locale which provides lots of interest making this not just a "sky pic" like so many of these shots tend to be.
If this was advance editing I would suggestion bringing out a bit more detail in the cemetery using curves or shadow/highlights adjustments. Other than that I don't think there is much more you can do to improve this specific shot. Good luck and I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Very interesting subject and strongly composed. Most would of gone with a gothic looking photo with this subject, I kind of like how you kept this with more naturally processed. It seems just right, great work!
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