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SoloExperiencer t1_j9xula2 wrote

Stars look very fake, but it's a very beautiful shot nonetheless, especially considering how tricky it is to pull off a wide shot with a bright moon in it. Great work!

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itsmekirby t1_j9ztpp4 wrote

I think the star issue is due to using too much noise reduction which deletes the dim stars. They're clearly not fake since they have realistic long exposure trails.

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SoloExperiencer t1_j9zu83b wrote

They don't have long exposure trails, because a) they don't, and b) the exposure is clearly not long enough for stars to have them. Also, I'm sure the OP could have defended that point themselves if they felt it was unfair. But that's the only gripe I have with this photograph, which is otherwise fantastic.

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holy-shot OP t1_j9zwu0y wrote

Exposure time is 30 secs. At about 45mm focal length there are definitely trails. The stars are in the raw file, I just made each of them brighter with a brush.

Edit: no noise reduction applied

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SoloExperiencer t1_ja015p7 wrote

Interesting, thanks for the explanation. Probably the brush was a bit of an overkill, because I said that they look fake, not that they are fake. And again, I love the photo otherwise.

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EverybodyMeats t1_ja046jm wrote

This guy knows a thing or two about photo editing!

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SoloExperiencer t1_ja054o1 wrote

I know a thing or two about photo editing myself. The most important thing being that it's highly subjective, and the lines between "right" and "wrong" are very often very blurred.

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Astrosherpa t1_ja1lp0v wrote

Apologies for jumping on the calling you out bandwagon, but you definitely edited the stars to an unnatural star or straight up added them. I love the composition and landscape though. Would love to see a version without whatever is going on with the stars though.

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itsmekirby t1_j9zwji7 wrote

Zoom in, they're there. I do night photography so I know what to look for. I'd guess 2-5 second exposure.

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Astrosherpa t1_ja1lf6z wrote

Do you? I do as well. Stars are not uniform in brightness like this. Also, considering the field of view there should be significantly more and also significantly much more gradual falloff near the moon itself.

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itsmekirby t1_ja24cst wrote

That's why I said noise reduction. Blow out the bright stars to uniformity and squash the dim stars out of existence. Just heavy handed post processing is all, not fakery. Nobody would fake slightly trailed stars 😂 this sub sometimes

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Astrosherpa t1_ja43rn7 wrote

The aspect ratio isn’t correct either. Simple copy paste from a previous creation. 🤦‍♂️ this sub indeed.

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Astrosherpa t1_ja1mfvt wrote

Definitely fake stars or hyper edited. Example of what real stars look like in a wide view of the sky over a valley. https://i.imgur.com/EZWJ4ge.jpg

Still like the shot, but would love to see the original or at least a version without uniform star brightness happening.

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