The One
by jperez1690

Comment by BAMartin:
My precious...... great shot, wonderful lighting

The One
by jperez1690

Comment by msdoubletrouble:
hand shadow?

The One
by jperez1690

Comment by Computergi:
Brilliant! I love it! Very creative.

The One
by jperez1690

Comment by dsa157:
the claw shadow is a clever addition.

The One
by jperez1690

Comment by Schuff:
Yes I do! Nice advertisement on a fictional classic! The color of the chain I am not the fondest about. Maybe a shiny bright one as shown in the movies would've worked better. Good work!

U.S. Naval Observatory - Flagstaff, AZ
by jperez1690

Comment by jperez1690:
Thank you for all the valuable input. I did worry about that vertical perspective making the observatory, trees and other building appear to be leaning toward center. Part of me liked the way it looked like everything was reaching for the stars, but it also tempted to be distracting.

KDO, the bulk of the foreground lighting in the image came from moonlight that was giving a beautiful glow to the whole facility. I had to use masks to separate the sky from the foreground to boost the contrast enough to give the impression of what I could see in the sky, at the same time the moon was bathing everything else. Based on some good comments here, I probably opened things up a bit too much. I worry sometimes that I make my images too dark...so I think I overcompensated.

Thanks again!

U.S. Naval Observatory - Flagstaff, AZ
by jperez1690

Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on your 12th placing.

U.S. Naval Observatory - Flagstaff, AZ
by jperez1690

Comment by train:
Nice image well done

U.S. Naval Observatory - Flagstaff, AZ
by jperez1690

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments:
Time exposures do add trails to the stars/ There are so many that they look like snow. It seems that the sky should be a little darker to add more realism, but the image has enough merit as is. Bumping up.

U.S. Naval Observatory - Flagstaff, AZ
by jperez1690

Comment by photom:
That sky is truly awesome! Exposure is right on - probably a bit difficult to do. Too bad the building seems to be tilted a bit.