Big Sky

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 8, 2011216 views10 comments

Girraween National Park, Queensland.

I've finally completed my first series of b&w images from my trip to Girraween last October. It's taken a while for me to find the tone and mood for these images I had envisioned, both in terms of processing and image selection, but I finally feel they have found their life and reflect the mood I was after.

Many thanks for your c&c.

Nikon D80, 18-200 lens @30mm, f/16, 2 image blend for sky & land.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 8, 2011 at 10:09 AM

I am liking the stormy mood with the threatening sky and somewhat stark foreground. I wish I could see a bigger version and get see detail.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on December 8, 2011 at 2:32 PM

I like the processing here. Great mood and good b/w conversion. I would crop a bit from the top just above the bright cloud.

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Comment posted by Joe Becker on December 8, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Like the mood you've created here with your conversion. My only suggestion is to lighten the land portion just a little bit, at least on my monitor it appears a bit dark. The sky seems right on.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 76 Posts, 182 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 8, 2011 at 3:51 PM

I'm really liking this, David. I think your b/w conversion looks really good along with the rest of your processing. The stormy looking sky gives this a very moody feel. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 8, 2011 at 5:27 PM

This is a beauty. Wonderful tones in this. I might crop some off the top so you wouldn't have so much negative space there, but that's the only nit I can think of. Really nice choice for B&W.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on December 8, 2011 at 7:35 PM

David,
That is a spectacular image, nicely seen - captured and processed...
It will make a wonderful large print...

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 8, 2011 at 9:12 PM

David,

Great job with the b&w presentation. The sky is dramatic and I think fits the landscape too. In fact this gives me a little "Jurasic" impression. I also like the small, but effective edge treatment.

Agree with Harley, bigger is probably needed to get the full effect of this image.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on December 9, 2011 at 1:52 AM

Thank you for the feedback, guys. I will definitely post a large version for my next image... sorry I didn't with this one!

Re the crop, I tossed back and forth between a cropped sky for this image, but in the end settled on this one as I really liked the black cloud framing the top and it added to the dark, stormy mood. Will revisit it and have another go... thanks!

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Comment posted by Mark Seawell on December 9, 2011 at 7:18 AM

The word "tense" comes to mind when i see this. Love the tones and the mood. Great capture!

Rgds

Mark
http://mseawell.zenfolio.com

Registered on December 5, 2011, 197 Posts, 237 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Laureys on December 10, 2011 at 11:49 PM

Excellent job with the B&W conversion.

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