Paul Stenquist wrote: >Great pics. But a fork, a spoon and a moon appears to be a photoshop job. >The tree branches are seen in silhouette but the bird is nicely illuminated. >By what? Especially against the moon background, which would have required >a sunny 16 exposure. Ain't gonna happen.
Now *that's* what we call a "very good point"! >From the superficial examination one can perform on a web-resolution image, I think the bird has been subject to some dramatic dodging in Photoshop. I don't *think* it's a composite shot, but I'd have to have access to a full-res shot to be certain. Obviously, the judges do, and may even have access to the raw file. Perhaps this kind of Photoshop is allowed? I haven't read the contest rules but I know from going to the exhibit in the past and reading the technical descriptions of the photos some kinds of post-capture processing are allowed. >>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2016/jul/27/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2016-shortlist-in-pictures -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
