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Frosty Moon


Frosty Moon
Photo Information
Copyright: Douglas Ritchie (caledonia) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 331 W: 20 N: 604] (7187)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2005-01-10
Categories: HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon D80 Digital SLR, AF-S DX Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF ED, Polarizer
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-26 15:47
Viewed: 2104
Favorites: 6 [view]
Points: 80
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I converted this to black and white then gave it a blue tritone treatment, plus a lot of burning and dodging. The moon was taken on the isle of Mull then placed in position.

Douglas
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  • letoun Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 210 W: 0 N: 38] (1329)
  • [2006-07-26 15:49]

wouawww
il reigne un climat froid et pesant sur ta photo.
Les montagne, le lac, la lune, les couleurs froides,...
tout est là!
Beau travail.
Raph

  • Great 
  • Suerte Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 512 W: 64 N: 226] (3144)
  • [2006-07-26 15:50]

wonderful,it`s like a dream world, i don`t like winter, but with this photo winter is not so bad anymore! love it!
tfs, sarah

wow a excelent work, congratulations

Hi Douglas,

You get an amazing result by processing it... I kite not really understand how you did but it is spectacular :)! TFS,
Claudine

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 31 N: 1634] (9994)
  • [2006-07-26 15:58]

Great picture - it looks like a strange planey from a science fiction film. Great composition and colour. Nicely done.

WOW! Outstanding PP work! Very calm and peaceful scene!
Linda

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  • btokaz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1060 W: 127 N: 167] (5744)
  • [2006-07-26 16:05]

Beautiful and perfect.
Tomasz

This is a wonderful photo Douglas, it create a great surreal effect.

  • Great 
  • Pamela Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 413 W: 46 N: 24] (1290)
  • [2006-07-26 18:05]

Well done, very good composition. The mood is great. That blue over all...

Hi,Douglas! This is absolutely fantastic shot! Strong and great atmosphere! Super picture! Best regards! Yuri.

  • Great 
  • teeje Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 40 W: 0 N: 26] (380)
  • [2006-07-26 18:50]

Wow! Looks like not real foto....
Very Good composition and timing Douglas.

TFS,
TeeJe.

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 163 N: 314] (2041)
  • [2006-07-26 19:44]

Hi Douglas
Very good !
The picture was great in the original way ( I imagine), but you gave to it a very impressive look
well done
Taba

hi Douglas, very creative. I enjoy the overall play of light. nice control with the burning and dodging. nice surreal mood achieved. tfs, jing

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  • karith Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1067 W: 80 N: 1173] (7423)
  • [2006-07-26 23:35]

Impressive mood and colors with excellent crisp detail. Brrrr...it looks very, very cold there:) Super pp work and results!

hi douglas,
good shot, i woory about the original shot.
can we see it.?
tfs

Hi Douglas,

an excellent pp work, I love this...excellent, very special and cold atmosphere...

take care, Ivana

Excellent PP work, almost has a surreal look to the shot. Well composed, good choice of toning colours has produced a really atmospheric picture.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

Absolutely beautiful. Bravo Douglas.
Tony

Hi Douglas
Excellent post processing work. Beautiful composition and color tone.
Congratulation.
Renato

Hi Douglas,

Excellent work , amazing color bleu, and sharpaness.
Regards
Ioannis

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1791 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2006-08-10 4:19]

Wooo.. awesome shot Douglas, worth all your time and effort, it look really great, the moon, the reflection and the rays.. they are just awesome, tfs,

Cheers,
Sweety

Great shot and combination of two images. Very nice blue tones.

I haven't paid much attention to TL recently, so sorry for the delay - you're right it is the same tree. I know of very few people who have been to this area.

Is it the same tree? - see here. this was taken in 2002...

Still I really like the area and your shot of it is great.

Emma

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  • mrcrow Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 384 W: 196 N: 79] (2712)
  • [2006-08-19 17:13]

soopa doopa...:)
you got me envious at not being able to place objects here and there
your portfolio is stupendous..worth all the time you took to do them
cheers
geof

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  • aysm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 86 W: 0 N: 41] (493)
  • [2006-08-29 19:52]
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Hi Douglas

Good work! I wish you could give me some tips on that....I did send Email to you...hope to hear from you...Best Regards/Albert

Fantastic work. So cold.
TFS.
Pierre

Hi again Douglas,

You have some absolutely amazing landscape photos here. They are bordering between photography and works of art.

Alex

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  • fryz Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 36 W: 1 N: 11] (178)
  • [2006-10-16 19:13]

ah j'adore!!!!!
Superbe effets
a+ Douglas
fryz

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 178 W: 5 N: 19] (1148)
  • [2006-10-17 7:48]

another fantastic shot. no more words. tfs

Nice work, amazing !!!

Beautiful shot and great PP work. I love your landscapes. They have a fantasy feel to them.

TFS,
David

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  • kojak Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 161 W: 0 N: 72] (666)
  • [2007-01-10 20:35]

Slik... what more can I say then... This takes my breath away. Really perfect, such beauty. GREAT WORK!!!
Geert

Hi Douglas

This is breathtaking! Simply brilliant! :-)

Hi Douglas,

Fantastic Picture.
Perfect light and composition.

Congratulations,

Javad.

Very impressive work - great composition and nice contrasting tones.

Wonderful work.....
I'm happy to discover your amazing porte-folio...
Wooow....
I'm speechlees....
Great
Claude

  • Great 
  • Tim Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 188 W: 18 N: 241] (1137)
  • [2007-07-17 19:35]

Breath taking shot and excellent pp Douglas!
God's best,
Tim

Hi Douglas,
This to me has an almost metallic sense to it. A truly magical picture that could make an alternative Christmas card shot.
Regards
Philippa

  • Great 
  • ptah (52)
  • [2008-09-02 8:49]

I would have made the further shore line straight as if a horizon, applied more burn to the closer bank since the white line does not seem natural and would have made something to blend in the tree without the white line around.

All that if I would have had made the original in the first place. Which is sleek, sharp, well framed, eye catching, nicely done to say the least.

Feel the hand of Master! Nice Picture!

Hello Douglas
Another Excellent Work.
Congratulation.

  • Great 
  • glint Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 3 N: 531] (3606)
  • [2009-11-02 0:31]

Hello Douglas,
you have a fabulous gallery and I am spoilt for choice, but as this was featured I have to say how much I like it. It has a fairy tale quality, perhaps its from the winter world of the Snow Queen in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.Interesting pp work and I must try using dodge and burn as this is the second time in 24 hours that I have come across a photo I like that had used this technique to good effect.
best regards,
Bev

Surreal and beautiful. It's hard to choose between your pictures so I just spent some time enjoying them all. Sure makes me want to find time to do more lessons in Photoshop. Your work is magnificent.
Eileen

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