Well, I was digging through some old digital photos which I had never really tried going back to see if they could be cleaned up a bit with newer technology...I found a series of shots I took about 4 years ago while hanging at the beach waiting for an early full harvest moon rise. ; I still had my old Sony 717 cam, it was warm (which doesn't do sensors any favors), and my skill levels were not quite honed with manual modes. ; I hadn't really done anything with them since I first shot them way back; just sort of filed them away. ; Fortunately, I was in the habit of keeping originals...so I decided to pull up the chroma-noise and flare filled shots to see if more could be done with them using today's noise reduction, contrast enhancing, and cleanup processing software than I was able to get out of them many years ago. They're not spectacular, but they did clean up well - and I liked the bright water reflections, cloud arrangements, and refraction colors off the moon on the clouds. ; I also had the opportunity to recrop them a tad for better composition. Just thought I'd share, as many may never get to see moonrises over the ocean: [attachment deleted by admin]
Very nicely done Justin. I especially like #3. I actually had one of those Sony 717's myself. It gave out on me on the first day of one of our WDW Trips. Don't remember exactly, but I think it was 2005. Other than that, it took really nice pics & like you, that was before I had began honing my skills.
I like these a lot myself Justin, and was amazed that they are moonrise shots. ; I would have thought it was the sun.
The harvest moon usually is one of the closest to earth, and when it first rises on the horizon, there is an optical illusion that makes it appear bigger. ; But with the full moon combined with the water reflection and the white sand, it is almost shockingly bright...you could read a book by moonlight! Thanks all. ; I would like to get back out there some night and try again with better cameras and hopefully a little more skill.
