San Gorgonio Pass

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 9, 2011573 views4 comments

When I drove through the area a year ago, I took the time to stop and do my best to capture the wind turbines. (They are among my favorite sightings.) The day was a typical southern California inland hazy day but converting this image to black and white helped to bring out the dynamic range present in the photograph.

This was shot at f/8, 1/1250 s, ISO 200, -1EV, and processed with ACR, PS 5, and NIK Efex Pro 2.

Thanks for your interest and your comments.

Regards,

Carol

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on October 9, 2011 at 6:04 PM

nice job on the conversion, Carol. I like how you found the right angle to almost separate the blades from the mountain. The image works well in b/w.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 10, 2011 at 7:00 PM

A contrasting and effective juxtaposition of elements Carol. I think the conversion could do with a trifle more contrast - it's all a bit too much mid tone greys IMO.

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Comment posted by Nancy de Flon on October 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM

Hi Carol, I like that you converted it to B&W, since the image is really about line and texture, and the B&W brings this out. The juxtaposition of the mighty mountains with this manmade object works very well indeed. The crinkliness of the mountain reminds me of Burnet's "Sacra Theoria" and I wonder what ol' Burnet would have thought of this....

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on October 15, 2011 at 9:37 AM

Carol,

I'm, fascinated and appalled by these contraptions. Both up close and groups with the props slowly turning in the wind. When a whole hillside is turning in unison it's a little otherworldly. They do sometimes clutter up the foreground of an image though. Your B&W white conversion is nicely done in a high key style. I compliment your control on the bright areas of the image.It's easy to blow them out.

Paul

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