Moon, Venus and Capella by Ric Rosow

Submitted by Ric Rosow

A View of the Moon, Venus and Capella from the Mill City District

This is a composite of two photographs taken seconds apart. The Moon and Venus were on opposite sides of Capella. I zoomed in on Capella to see whether either would remain in the frame. Venus remained visible but the Moon did not. To get both in the same image I zoomed out for a much wider view. That, however, did nothing to highlight Capella, as the Moon was very small and Venus was hardly visible. So I zoomed in on the Moon and took that shot. Then I rotated the camera  and adjusted the focal length to capture as much of Capella as possible while keeping Venus in the composition.

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In post-processing I blended the two layers together to reveal the Moon in the layer with Capella and Venus. Next I colorized the Capella building’s exterior with colors that were present in the image to a much smaller extent. AI was not used to create the scene, just my NI (native intelligence). I’ve printed this photograph on cotton so that it can be framed and hung on a wall or used as a table runner. The Fireworks artist in our Price Krishnan Gallery saw the table runner version and ordered the image to be printed on aluminum. Given the colorful art she creates using only fireworks, I am not surprised she likes this colorful work of art.

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You can see more of my work at ricrosowphotography.com and pricekrishnangallery.com.