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Challenge: Extreme Supermoon (Expert Editing*)
Collection: 2011
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Mar 18, 2011
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 20, 2011

 Taken on the butte just below Griffith Observatory, overlooking the city and downtown, thinking the moon would rise near downtown and give me a blue ribbon shot. It rose nowhere near downtown. In fact, nowhere near anything picturesque. I DID capture a decent shot of the moon, and also a really nice cityscape. Then on the way home, we came across these two trees. My sweetie was kind enough to light up the lower trunk with his flashlight (which I later had to dodge because it was too distracting, LOL!)

Although the moon WAS in between the trees, it was very teensy weensy. There was also a huge bush on the right which blocked out most of the right trunk and branches. Since it was almost identical to the left branch, I cloned and flipped it and used it as the right trunk and branches (and it turned out just as I imagined).

It was still missing something, so I added flood filter to get the reflections, which included the moon. After a bunch of banter and some editing corrections at the suggestion of an entire team of consultants, I removed the moon reflection (but left a bit of glow), and ended with the current edit.

Shot at about 1250 ISO, it needed significant noise reduction as well as all the typical adjustments

convert from raw
denoise
selected, copied, and inverted left trunk
topazed
sharpened
color balance
curves
levels
flood filter
contrast and brightness
tiny bit of dodging and cloning
save for web

Thanks to a WHOLE BUNCH of people for helping me choose.

Cityscape version outtake:



[Mar. 21st, 2011 12:13:13 AM]

I always post the first impressions because they're so beautiful.

Votes: 3
Views: 15
Avg Vote: 7.3333
Comments: 1

Hopefully, one day they will stick :-)

[Mar. 21st, 2011 07:58:19 PM]

So of course, I couldn't leave well enough alone and fiddled some more with the image. I think this might have done even better than the one I submitted, but I'll never know:

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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 03/29/2011 09:40:08 AM
This really is lovely. :D
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/29/2011 01:02:32 AM
Congrats neighbor! You just keep on rollin' 'em out!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/28/2011 02:01:56 AM
Way to go! Excellent placement especially for this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 03/27/2011 04:49:24 PM
Beautiful catch of the Super Moon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/27/2011 04:39:51 PM
pleasing image. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
03/27/2011 02:22:45 PM
Hmmm... I like this! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 03/22/2011 11:54:47 PM
Love this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 03/22/2011 10:38:23 PM
Clip clip, snip snip and in a few days remains a crescent only! Now we know how these phase work. Splendid
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/22/2011 08:33:57 PM
Beautiful Blues. I like the effect of the intensified contrast of the moon's lights vs darks. The tree and the waves in the water really make this shot pop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 03/21/2011 08:32:16 PM
cool colour, cool shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 03/21/2011 07:16:10 PM
Beautiful image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 03/21/2011 12:56:44 PM
Beautiful! (not voting)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/21/2011 12:12:54 AM
Nicely composed - 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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