Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by Dave Gordon:
The frost conveys an interesting pattern; the completely burned out moon is an unfortuate distraction. I don't know if an exposure that gave the moon some detail would have ruined the effect of the frost, but some underexposure may have been worth a try.

Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by gpierson:
great photo...and perspective!!

Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by mariomel:
Very nice. Definitely the best of the MOON shots. I like the texture of this one. Very original.

Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by tp-fcp:
Very cool image. Almost like an abstract painting. Interesting composition too.

Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by dsidwell:
Very interesting image. A unique concept and you capture some really 'cool' textures here! Very strong composition with the moon at upper left.

Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by JB707:
interesting abstract...

Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by admart01:
This is my favorite of the moon shots. Creative idea and interesting effect -- looks like it was taken inside - another good idea on a cold night :) The bottom's lack of ice pulls my eye away from the subject a bit and may be better cropped?

Moon Through Frosty Window
by magnus

Comment by Mona:
I like this a lot.

Sting
by magnus

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club

When I saw this entry for the first time my thought was 'What a timely choice of subjects with the movie just released!'

I like how you chose to shoot straight on against the blade rather than down the length. This way you have the whole shot in focus which is a definately a plus! You also did a good job of capturing the depth of the etching with the lighting angles that you chose. At first I was put off by the bluish cast, but considering the subject and story behind the subject, it is actually a very intelligent choice. Those who are not familiar with the story may or may not like the blue cast however.

From a compositional point of view, I both like and dislike the way that you framed this. I like it because you get more detail in what you can see! The lighting and shading in the etching comes out nice as does the bevel on the edge. I dislike the framing mostly because I'm such a big Tolkien fan and would like to be able to translate the Elvish runes.

All in all a very nice shot and one that I would consider turning into a print!
TC

Sting
by magnus

Comment by Seanachai:
beautiful shot!