Back home... or not?
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by mitalapo:
strong message (but wait, what is it? I like the contemplation)

Back home... or not?
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by flaherma:
If the hairs on the back of your neck haven't yet told you, let me whisper a warning into your ear... he's up to no good.

Back home... or not?
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Composition: 5 - Technical: 8 - Creativity: 7 - Appeal: 7 - Challenge: 5 - Overall Score: 7 - (weighted - NOT a calculated average)

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by clickodak:
Congrats for the Red. The blue sky is amazing

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.