Morning at Twin Lakes

Stan - I like the subtle FG shadows leading into the view. Looks like you still have detail in the moon, hard to tell with the smaller version. This wouldn't be near the trailhead to Missouri Basin, would it? Maybe I'm thinking of a a different Twin Lakes. Maybe my monitor, but I see a slight green/magenta in the sky transition and some slight haloing around the peaks/sky - possibly the compression? Looks like your sand dunes have turned to snow.

Not sure what your seeing--i dont see it on my monitor, the sky is lighter near the horizon but there's no haloes, and its in pure black and white so im not sure what you mean about green

I like this a lot, Stan!! Great range of tones with nice dramatic effect of the B&W. Very well done.

Beautiful shot Stan; perfect for B&W. Very nice tones.

Love it as a pano, the FG, I'm not so sure about. Also, on my monitor I see at least four or five dust spots to the right of the moon--oops, never mind, probably snow!! Very well done though!

Stan,

Yet another awesomely processed b&w. At first my thought was you had too much foreground, but that was just a momentary lapse as very quickly the details and shadows started to appear.... And I think the soft (light) foreground makes for successful combination with the high contrast of the snow-capped mountains, sky and moon. This is most excellente.

Now Stan, Stan, Stan..... I count at least a dozen specs of dust in the sky I know, I know, you just worked this up quick so you could post it.... but I know you're proud of your work, so clone those puppies out!

Lon

Really nice shot...like the foreground detail.

Ian

Beautiful black and white, Stan. Nicely done.

- Dan.

The light brings out the shapes pretty well and work great in the composition but I thinks it's a little to subtle in the foreground.

I like the subtle lines of light across the foreground snow. Maybe rid the contrail on the right side.

I think it works very nicely, Stan. Good idea to convert to B&W.

This is fantastic Stan. The b/w processing looks amazing.

Spectacular B&W Stan! Astonishing light and contrast. Definitely close to the caliber of Mr Adams.

Stan, I really like this as presented. It is stunning in its impact. A second image as a pano cropping some off the bottom would also work well depending on presentation needs.

Yeah, clouds would have been nice, but this is good too! I like the subtleness of the foreground actually. I think this would be wonderful in a print!

Chris

This is my favorite of the bunch, Stan. I really like the sunlit spot in the center as it really draws my eye. Nice job on the conversion.

This is my favorite of the bunch, Stan. I really like the sunlit spot in the center as it really draws my eye. Nice job on the conversion.

Stan, I think this is lovely! I can imagine Jim Hall improving to this image....Viva the "Alien Guitars!"

There is something about thius photo Stan, the light is so beautiful and the composition is so good that I think it has some "magic", keep it, print it, it's great!

Excellent Stan. Ansel Adams bw-look here which I dig a lot. The light on the snow brings in a lot of life!

A very nice b/w conversion, Stan. I like the strong contrast of the soft lighting of the fg and the stronger light/shadow of the mountains. The fg is a little bare, but does create focus on the mountains and moon.

Lovely

very good b&w stan. i like the subtle foreground. maybe a slight CW skew???? lots of dust on your sensor!

Excellent conversion. Did you use a Wratten #25? This is one of my favorite places, but not in winter! Just in the fall. I like the comp and light, but just wish the lower foreground teasing of light spilling across was a wee bit brighter.

Beautiful, Stan. Very clean photo with great light. Lovely shot!

I really like this shot. I wish the foreground light was a hair brighter but it draws me into the picture for sure. Great shot!

Wonderful display full range of tones.

I really like this one the way it is, Stan. The b/w looks so good with this light. I like your comp alot too. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Sweet!! Excellent B&W conversion!

Thanks folks! I just 'stumbled' on this scene but i knew that splatter of light on the drift was a good subject, glad it works for most of you--keeping the fg was an easy decision for me to suit the mood of cold and open-spaced (just checked the low temp that morning--it was at least -4 degrees F, if not lower) but i understand some of the reservations about it.

Sorry about the dust specks--i never 'spot' those darn things until its too late...

Doug--i know it looks like one, but that cloud actually is not a contrail--i watched it 'form' so i am 100% sure of that. In fact, the whole sky became filled with high clouds about an hour after the best light was gone (of course...)

Gino--i got a good chuckle from your Jim Hall reference. My first guitar teacher was a student of Pat Martino's, so i got a healthy dose of jazz early on

Your photo's always look so detailed and clear Stan, the scattered light in the foreground looks great.

Gary.

Love the shadow/light play in the snow!