Tufa Silhouette

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 12, 201092 views8 comments

I am going through all my photos from 2010 and came across this one. I don't think I've shared it with anyone and wonder what others think of it. It's a silhouette of the Tufa formations at Mono Lake, CA. I'm having a hard time deciding if I like it...

1.6 sec @ f/9.0 ISO 250, 42mm

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8 comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on November 12, 2010 at 9:25 PM

I like it too Richard. Maybe a slight crop off the top and bottom.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on November 12, 2010 at 9:28 PM

I think it's very well-composed. It's a nice, simple silhouette that you've captured well.

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on November 13, 2010 at 12:50 AM

Whats not to like?! I might get rid of all detail in the tufas and make them pure black to provide more contrast with the sky...

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on November 13, 2010 at 8:08 AM

Awesome color and the silhouette is great. Hard to get a sense of scale, I thought they were sandstone hoodoos until I saw the title.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 13, 2010 at 9:25 AM

Lovely color and I like the graphic quality with the silouhette. The moon makes the shot as it adds balance and a couterpoint to the heavy black formations.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on November 13, 2010 at 10:01 AM

An excellent way to frame that crescent moon. I like this one a lot!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on November 13, 2010 at 11:01 AM

I like the blue gradient and inclusion of the moon in the composition. Definitely worth keeping in your portfolio, though ultimately it has to speak to you first. If you're having a hard time with it, move on. There are endless new possibilities out there and no use waffling over one image. What I often find helpful is to set aside images I don't connect with right away and come back to them a few weeks later to examine them without preconception.

Guy

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 13, 2010 at 5:03 PM

Looks like a fascinating place. The silhouettes add a bit of mystery to the overall scene.

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