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Good execution. It have "Gary" written all over it! For a shot of this kind, I'd say that I prefer your "Do not enter" over this one but this is more of a personal observation than anything else. A worthy addition to your series without a doubt.
Very nice, I have tried double exposure, How did you get both images so sharp? When I tried this I would over expose one or both images but one would seem to dominate over the other.
Seb . . . I think there is more tension and dynamic with the Do Not Enter shot and I would probably choose it over this if I had to have one or the other, but I'm glad you find this is good. I rather like it more than when I first scanned it.
Greg . . .the trick here is to do double exposure when the sky is mostly dark. The dark, black sky records nothing on film and therefore does not record over the first exposure. I shot the sign with a 70mm focal length and exposed for the sign, placing it where I wanted in the frame. Then at about 200mm, I zoomed on the moon and put it where I left space for and exposed for the moon. Only the moon and some faint clouds exposed, but the dark sky around it recorded nothing over the sign. I could not get this result if the sky were still somewhat light, as it would record over the sign causing it to get soft and hazy. Thanks for the comment.
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Gary,
I like the balance here. The sign in the mid to upper right, and the crescent of the moon in the mid to lower left gives it a good feel. Nicely proportioned. Also like the balance of light and dark.
John
Seb kind of touched on the problem. There needs to be some link between the sign and the word END and the crescent moon and that link or implied relationship is not there.
Tom . . .yes, I feel the sky exposed just right. I was concerned with the moon being too small in the image. It was high in the sky and my 200mm did not pull it in as I wanted, but I was ok with it after all. Interesting that you feel the little moon adds some peace. In differing from my "Do Not Enter" shot with the leaning sign, speeding cars, and full moon causing a shot with tension and almost distress, this one brings me a sort of closure and calming. That by the word "End" and the feeling of balance of elements and position and size of the moon. I always value your thoughts and comments.
John . . . Good to see you on. (or it may be that I had been gone for a while) Thanks for your analyzation and thoughts on the proportioning. I take it that you feel the moons size works fine here and maintains a relevance in the image? thanks for your time . . .
To me, "End" is better than Do No Enter. A relation can be made between the end of the Earth, where only space and the moon out there, is left. Do not enter.... Hmmmm.. I guess it could mean that you shouldnt enter space. But that's like an old flat Earth warning?
GB
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GB, thats an interesting way to look at the this. As for the "Do Not Enter" image, I see the speeding cars, tilted sign and full moon sending a warning of danger, which is reinforced by the words of the sign. I'm glad you shared that thought.
Gary,
I like the size of the moon in this shot because I feel if you make it (the moon) larger, you take the focal point away from the sign, and create a conflict for the attention of the viewer. The sign is the obvious focal point here. As for what the sign reads, to me it's just a matter of playing the hand you're dealt. Unless of course, you were looking for that particular sign .
John, a good observation about the size of moon and sign. Perhaps the moon smaller like this creates more of a here and there/distance effect. Actually, this END sign I had always been "attracted" to as it stands at the end of a dead end street leading to a beach. I like the way this particuliar sign is lit up by a street light against a black sky behind it. The single word can provoke many a thought or implied story, and for me it is sort of a calming effect, one of closure. Thanks for the thoughts.
One obvious topic I haven't seen touched on in a admittedly quick glance through the replies is that the END sign and the moon are a good compliment particularly if the viewer thinks of the moon as waning. It is coming to an end in this particularly lunar viewing cycle and the sigh emphasizes in any one of many different ways that fact and a myriad of other visual relationships too.
This one is kind of growing on me as many of your photos do Gary!
I feel that the moon is perfect in size to the sign. I agree that if the moon was any larger it would take away from the sign. As far as the connection to the two, like the lyrics to a song, it could mean one thing to one viewer and something else to another. It opens your mind and makes you think...
Greg
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