I tried--I failed

[wyogirl]

So-- I had big plans to drive out to a rock formation called Boars Tusk after dark last night and shoot the moon. Well, it was cloudy and we never made it quite out to the rock formation. I did stop on the road to attempt to shoot what moon was available. But-- its not what I wanted. So I guess I'll try again tonight. Here's what I got:

Full Moon Over Red Desert by Amanda McClure, on Flickr

 

[limr]

Love the clouds in front of the moon and the "aura" around it (was that the moon? It looks like the sun.)

I'm finding a bit of disconnect between the sky and the land. The ground feels a bit flat somehow and the color feels dull compared to the upper half of the photo. Maybe some shadows to bring out the contours of the hills?

 

[wyogirl]

It was the moon and it was very pink, these colors aren't quite right and I'm still playing with it in Lightroom. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll work some on the land as well.

 

[wyogirl]

This one is a little closer to the actual colors that I saw last night.

Moon over Red Desert 2 by Amanda McClure, on Flickr

 

[Designer]

Without my being there, I'm just guessing, but you said "pink", so here's my version of pink moonlight.

 

[thereyougo!]

I actually prefer what you have to a normal big moon photo, much more atmospheric.

 

[wyogirl]

Without my being there, I'm just guessing, but you said "pink", so here's my version of pink moonlight.

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Less blue.... Warmer. I'm having a tough time getting it just right.

 

[Designer]

Heh, heh. Just going at this blindly, because I wasn't there.

 

[wyogirl]

that's pretty close actually