Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Dennisheckman:
Congratulations Alex! Major good.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Alex_Petrini:

Originally posted by kirbic: You obviously had a lot of moonlight! I really would like to see more stars, but with that much moonlight you are limited as to what you can get. Timing with a low lunar % illumination would be necessary to get the right balance of starry sky and illumination of the land. It's possible under starlight only (new moon), but you need a *lot* of exposure time.

Fritz thanks for your comment. We had almost full moon. It's impossible to take videos in pitch black conditions and my friend/colleague Fortunato (several times awarded in the most important nature contests in the world) loves to take images during moonlit nights. Even with a super ISO monster like A7SII you need moon in the sky. In this case I was shooting time-lapse and this one was the sequence I shot before taking the photo:

Moon

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by kirbic:
You obviously had a lot of moonlight! I really would like to see more stars, but with that much moonlight you are limited as to what you can get. Timing with a low lunar % illumination would be necessary to get the right balance of starry sky and illumination of the land. It's possible under starlight only (new moon), but you need a *lot* of exposure time.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by jomari:
Wonderful shot. I love the rich colours. It's amazing how they can develop out of a night shot! Top 3.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Neat:
I really love this high contrast image and the texture in the sand is quite dynamic. Bumping up.

Waving at the moon
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by giantmike:
Overall, good image. Nice composition, nice exposure.

One thing that is bothering me is the rocks in the background. I'm not sure if this is an artifact of resizing or sharpening, but I see a lot of 90 degree corners, something that nature doesn't provide that much of. If you don't see what I'm seeing, I'm happy to take a screenshot and draw a circle around it.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by hahn23:
This is my top ranked image in this challenge. I expect this will ribbon. The sand and water detail is fantastic. The stars add a lot, too. If I could change one thing, it would be the location of the horizon line. At middle/center you create a dilemma for the viewer, as to whether to look up or down. Not an easy thing to do, but if you could have included all of this with a horizon line away from dissecting the scene so precisely.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Tumbleweed:
Perfect! Beautiful sky, serene landscape. There is so little in this photo which keeps it minimalist, but what is there has impact. A 10 from me.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by giantmike:
That is sublime. Great colors and combination of smooth/sharp.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by memorycaptured:
REally Really love this shot. The one thing that keeps me from scoring it higher is minimilism says to me minimal color, minimal subject matter, mostly negative space and this image is so rich in color. Love this image all around.