Stars

[P Plates]

Decided to get out and do some star shots on a clear night in winter. Amazed me how you can forget the cold when you are concentrating on something. One with light painting, one without

[loose cannon]

You're getting there with these Gabby, good on you for getting out in the cold and tackling a very difficult genre of photography.

I'll mention a couple of problems I'm seeing with these images.

#1 is way too bright in the foreground imho and also needs a sharpen and crop. The foreground is too dominant for my tastes.

#2 needs sharpening and I think would benefit from a crop from the bottom. In both images the main focal element is the night sky and in both the foreground is a dominant feature. This is just my opinion of course.

Here are my versions, both are very quick edits just to give an idea of what I'm seeing.

[P Plates]

Thanks Mick, have missed your detailed and informed comments. Re the sharpening, these were processed with my new monitor and what I was worried about, I hadn't sharpened enough obviously. The crops work and I like the darkened foreground in #1.

[seaslug]

The second one is very effective. Love that hint of light on the horizon.

[P Plates]

Thanks Greg. Not sure where the light is from, could be Gladstone but I lose all sense of direction out there.