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SpankMe

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50. Lens compression / foreshortening

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 10:48 AM

Aug 13

Whether you intended to use the technique or not, you pulled it off pretty well. A scene photographed in telephoto (i.e., zoomed in) reduces the apparent foreground-to-background distance between objects. Thus, the moon looks closer and larger in the image than it does in person. Nice composition and color temperature contrast between the distant moon (warmer tones as filtered through the Earth's atmosphere) and features within the harbor (cooler tones as illuminated by the artificial lighting of the harbor).

This could win some amateur photo contests. Great job.

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I promise this photo is not altered in any way [View all] DFW Aug 12 OP

Wow. Just gorgeous awesome. Srkdqltr Aug 12 #1

Beautiful shot! SWinter Aug 12 #2

Ya done good, my dear DFW! It's gorgeous. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 12 #3

We just looked up, and there it was. DFW Aug 12 #7

Wow! It's a beautiful scene! The moon really makes it special. Diamond_Dog Aug 12 #4

Is that the French flag on the right? CTyankee Aug 12 #5

No, that's Nederland (the Netherlands) DFW Aug 12 #6

thanks. My flag education is flagging... CTyankee Aug 12 #8

Hey, give yourself some credit DFW Aug 12 #9

No, I never even ventured a guess. You must have me confused with someone else on this thread... CTyankee Aug 12 #23

Shhhh! DFW Aug 12 #44

Wow! pandr32 Aug 12 #10

Gorgeous! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 12 #11

No filter? That's beautiful. Figarosmom Aug 12 #12

No artificial ingredients DFW Aug 12 #18

It's The Kalmar Nykel justaprogressive Aug 12 #13

That's it. DFW Aug 12 #19

A floating classroom! What a World-Class idea! calimary Aug 12 #42

WOW 👍👍 fantastic photo TommieMommy Aug 12 #14

Incredible! Bayard Aug 12 #15

Simply stunning. Thank you for sharing. niyad Aug 12 #16

Awesome pic! Thank you judesedit Aug 12 #17

I just pointed and got lucky. DFW Aug 12 #20

WOW Wild blueberry Aug 12 #21

Gorgeous! liberalla Aug 12 #22

Stunning! N/T Upthevibe Aug 12 #24

Tall ships in person are just breathtaking, aren't they? fierywoman Aug 12 #25

Very much so! I got one tour I wasn't supposed to have. DFW Aug 13 #57

In the end, "Alle Menschen werden Brdern" (?sp?), such a beautiful thing. fierywoman Aug 13 #60

I *swear* I put -- fierywoman Aug 13 #61

Much of the "exotic" punctuation won't show in the title line DFW Aug 13 #62

Thanks for the correction. I only know the words from hearing them hurtling over fierywoman Aug 13 #63

My friend what a photo irisblue Aug 12 #26

Fabulous! What a color of the moon, and contrast with the cooler ship colors. electric_blue68 Aug 12 #27

Incredible! ❤️ Is there a fire somewhere that made that moon so orange? Gorgeous. Hekate Aug 12 #28

Is that ruddy moon melm00se Aug 12 #29

Some here on Cape Cod say that is indeed so. DFW Aug 12 #45

No need to be one - when there's fire smoke.ca that is! Def smoke from Canada, nice shot! Blues Heron Aug 13 #51

WOW!!! elleng Aug 12 #30

Beautiful! mountain grammy Aug 12 #31

That is just magical! stage left Aug 12 #32

Nice picture. Vikings? South of Vinland? NNadir Aug 12 #33

Wow, even the flags cooperated! Permanut Aug 12 #34

The best camera is always the one with you! mnhtnbb Aug 12 #35

Sturgeon Moon question everything Aug 12 #36

ohm myyy. AllaN01Bear Aug 12 #37

Wonderful photo, incredibly clear wendyb-NC Aug 12 #38

Absolutely Outstanding!!! calimary Aug 12 #39

In the nick of time! What's your cell phone? It, and you, take terrific images! Thanks! George McGovern Aug 12 #40

It's an iPhone DFW Aug 13 #55

AND you managed to get all the flags at full-fly. Most of my flag shots, the flags are furled and crumpled. NBachers Aug 12 #41

We saw the ship just coming in to dock, so the flags were still flying in the wind. DFW Aug 13 #48

Wowzers! Alliepoo Aug 12 #43

Gorgeous. MorbidButterflyTat Aug 12 #46

That's amazing... Great shot!!! nt mitch96 Aug 12 #47

I wish there had been some way to eliminate the banner of the Boston-Provincetown ferry DFW Aug 13 #49

Photoshop!!.. I love the way the shot if framed..nt mitch96 Aug 13 #53

I don't even know how to use Photoshop DFW Aug 13 #54

I've played around with photo editing software and it can do amazing things but takes a lot of education mitch96 Aug 13 #56

Someone should go back and review Beria's notes. DFW Aug 13 #58

HA! I had to break out google translate for that one, da? ...nt mitch96 Aug 13 #59

Lens compression / foreshortening SpankMe Aug 13 #50

Stunning! h2ebits Aug 13 #52

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