Mojave Skies - B&W

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 27, 2011259 views5 comments

Thought I'd post a b & w version of my previous post for some feedback on the conversion. I cleaned up the dust from the original post and applied a high contrast green filter in Nik SEP.

3 exposure blend in LR/Enfuse (1/200, 1/60, 1/20 @ f/22); 16mm; ISO 100; 16-35 f/2.8L; tripod, CP. Canon EOS 5DMk2.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 28, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Craig, I like the B&W. I think the green filter lightened the vegetation too much so that the foreground doesn't separate as well as it does in the color version. You might consider a red, yellow or orange filter. Any of these will darken the blue sky and shadows lit by the sky. This might give better definition in the foreground. I love that sky!

--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 28, 2011 at 6:17 PM

I would second Preston's comment. The vegetation is a bit light, but the image is very well done and has a killer sky. I like it even better in B&W.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on March 28, 2011 at 9:00 PM

Craig,

Have to echo Preston and Harley, it's a great sky but the land and yuccas need more definition a contrast boost?

Paul

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on April 5, 2011 at 12:09 PM

Great view of the Granites in the preserve Craig! (that's a guess) They had a great bloom yucca bloom out there last year, it's too early for this but it's coming we hope! Good choice in using the green filter it keeps much of the noise out of the scene. I'd maybe keep the adjustments mild and give some of the grey clouds a little more punch.

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on April 9, 2011 at 3:50 PM

Love these clouds

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