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24-AUG-2007 Jerry Curtis

3rd: Moon from Roncalli 006
by Jerry Curtis

Snapped this one with the theme in mind on the way back from our evening walk.

I see trees of green..... (well... they look black here)
I see skies of blue..... (got that part right)
Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights (somewhere in between)

I had posted this one first: http://www.pbase.com/stfchallenge/image/84414112, but wasn't totally pleased with the composition. Comments, anyone?

Sony DSC-H5
1/250s f/4.0 at 56.8mm iso80 full exif

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Helen Betts01-Sep-2007 12:22
Beautifully composed, great color. I find it a very haunting image. Helen
Guest 26-Aug-2007 16:05
Good entry for the challenge Jerry (love that moon). I really like the final crop, nice work.
Jerry Curtis26-Aug-2007 10:44
Thanks for the suggestion on the crop, everyone. Recropped.
What I was looking at originally was getting the "goal post" effect with the trees at the bottom, but I guess that's less important than the position of the moon in the frame.
Katherine Stanback's Photos25-Aug-2007 23:43
Beautiful capture! I agree with Denise and MCsaba about cropping some from the top, and probably some from the left, also. I like the vertical composition.
Sony Forums Challenges25-Aug-2007 18:34
Lovely image, Jerry. I love the one in the demo version too. May be you can try to crop from the top as denis mentioned and may be from the left too. But this is up to your taste. I like the cold colors together with the Moon and the flying bird. Cheers, MCsaba
Denise25-Aug-2007 13:24
I like the image, Jerry. Especially the black trees (I know they are green) against the sky. If you want to tweak it a bit...how does it look with a half inch of sky or so cropped out? I do like this image better than the one in the Demo Folder.
Kathy Palmer 25-Aug-2007 13:02
Very nice image, Jerry! I like the compostion and the sense of "wonder" it captures for me.
Arctic Fox 25-Aug-2007 04:34
Jerry - it's a very beautiful capture. Colors and composition are outstanding.