This is Utah - RE-POST

Carol, I have to say I prefer the first posting. This version to me seems underexposed. If the original is in color I would like to see it. Thanks for sharing.

My vote is also for the original post. The second version lacks the texture and drama of the first. The trees in the original still work to lead the eye back to hills but are less prominent. In this version, the trees could actually be the subject and I don't think that was your intent. I really like the drama in cloudscapes and the original version has plenty of that.

One more vote for the original. This does look vintage, though. Like something one of the first photographers to see it might have done.

I think this is cool. Very original. Creative.

I think the reverse vignette could be reduced a tad, maybe.

This has an interesting vintage look, but I like additional contrast in the original. I find the bottom to be a little too bright, but really like the sky.

The original. Better contrast. But the posterization is gone in this one

Hi Carol,

Nice to see you posting here - sorry I missed commenting on your previous version from here. But I might as well do it here since I'll have to agree with the others that I prefer the previous version. The drama and contrast of the other really help define that landscape. Here, while I think the processing and vignetting work well, the scene I don't think, is strong enough to hold up with the processing - if that makes sense. Where as previously, the contrast and drama in the sky are enough to hold things up.

Thanks for posting.

Lon

Of the two, I prefer the original best, but that doesn't mean I don't like this because I do; it's just different than the first. I think with a little more tweaking on the processing I might even like this version better. I think backing off the reverse vignetting a little and the addition of some grain might help it look even more vintage.

Thank you all for your comments both on this and the original version of the image posted earlier in the week.

I've continued to re-work the image going back to the original with each iteration until I was totally confused as to who or what was on first--so to speak ;^)

This is what I've finally come up with. (Sure hope I'm posting the correct image). I've added in a smidgeon of the original coloring and reduced the vignette. I've also darkened the shrubs so that no one will mistakenly think they are the subject. The sky and clouds are the primary subject and the far off hills and layers of low-lying clouds are the secondary subject.

Again, I do appreciate the feedback. It's been extraordinarily helpful.

I've continued to re-work this because I think it is so typical of skies in the state of Utah for 3/4ths of the year.

Thank you all.

Regards

Carol

I have to agree with Lon. However as presented, this photo harkens to some of the early photographic work of the 19th century which is appealing.