C&C please: Bay Bridge @ Blue Hour

pawn said:

Hi,

This picture was taken at blue hour. The name of the bridge is Bay Bridge (one of several we have in the SF Bay Area).

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pawn said:

I had to over-expose the moon to make sure everything else was not dark (I don't know how to create a single image where the moon and everything else are correctly exposed)

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travelfoodphoto said:

Hi Pawn,

I live in the Bay area also and like your positioning for the shot, but to me the sky looks unnaturally much too blue. I suggest toning it down some and see what you think.

Just a suggestion and just trying to assist.

Best,

Den

Santa Cruz

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Quarkcharmed said:

pawn said:

Hi,

This picture was taken at blue hour. The name of the bridge is Bay Bridge (one of several we have in the SF Bay Area).

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Nice shot overall. However, with the night shots, I'm trying to avoid the moon looking like the sun.

Quarkcharmed said:

I had to over-expose the moon to make sure everything else was not dark (I don't know how to create a single image where the moon and everything else are correctly exposed)

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You can do it at dusk/dawn when the moon is low and not too bright compared to the rest of the image. Otherwise the only way is to do exposure blending - one shot for the moon, another shot for everything else, then blend in Photoshop. It'll still be an honest representation if the moon is in the same position after blending.

Just as an example of such blending:

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