Abraham Lake BW

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 6, 2012545 views22 comments

Thanks to everyone for your comments on my last two images from this location, I appreciate your feedback! This shot did not showcase the colour of the ice very well so I opted for a black and white presentation which seems to work much better for this one. I know some people are going to wish for more detail in the dark hills... but to be honest there really was no detail there and the levels reflect that. I will attach a screen shot of the levels for your reference. Thanks for looking!

5d II
17-40 @ 17mm
iso 100
1/15 sec
polarizer
3 stop soft grad (I think)

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on February 6, 2012 at 9:32 PM

As mentioned, here are the levels...

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Comment posted by Greg Lessard on February 6, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Outstanding! You might also try cropping the bottom 20% of the image. This brings more impact to the mountain. Wonderful image!

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on February 6, 2012 at 10:00 PM

I love the leading lines in here and the way the light shows throughout the foreground. Well done.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on February 6, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Very powerful image!

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Comment posted by dean hebert on February 6, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Another great shot Wayne! The wind must have been blowing pretty strong. I'm not concerned with the details in the mountains, they play such a small part of this shot.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 6, 2012 at 11:22 PM

Freakin sweet. Look forward to capturing this one day. Great work

aF

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 6, 2012 at 11:46 PM

another gorgeous image. no nits whatsoever from me!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 7, 2012 at 6:13 AM

This is really nice, but I prefer the cold of the first post.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on February 7, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Nice strong comp Wayne, the lines in the foreground look great and the shot really suits your mono conversion.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on February 7, 2012 at 12:38 PM

Dramatic composition. The B&W looks great.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on February 7, 2012 at 1:53 PM

I love this!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 7, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Excellent b/w Wayne. I really enjoy looking at this. I love those lines from the blowing snow. A wonderful and dramatic image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on February 7, 2012 at 3:55 PM

Superb shot Wayne.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 7, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Sweet! I don't need no stinkin' detail in the dark hills. Beautiful, with a great sense of mystery and intrigue.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 8, 2012 at 1:20 AM

That's a beauty, Wayne. I would be tempted to crop just a tiny bit off the left for better symmetry but this works nicely as presented. Did you happen to get any tighter comps with just the center peaks?

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Comment posted by Debbie Yarra on February 8, 2012 at 1:24 AM

Love this shot! Wonderful lines and mood! No nits.Blessings, Deb

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on February 8, 2012 at 2:12 AM

Love the shot, very powerful. My only concern is the dark hill on the left. I don't need detail on it, but it is such a large dark spot that it attracts my eye.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on February 8, 2012 at 10:31 AM

Another sweet shot from Abraham Wayne. Although natural, I am distracted by the bright highlight of the sun reflection on the ice, as it competes with and almost overpowers the actual sun breaking in the clouds. I think either burning down that spot in the reflection or even cloning altogether would give this a better uninterrupted flow for the eye to follow. The shadows in the hills doesn't bother me.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on February 8, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Wayne, this is an excellent BW conversion. The graphic snow plumes are dramatic and the sun is perfectly exposed against the glowering clouds. I like the slight vignette and the overall mood...much better than the color version. Well done!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 9, 2012 at 1:13 PM

This is a very powerful image Wayne!

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on February 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Really stark, beautiful black and white! Love it!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 12, 2012 at 6:01 PM

If this did not have a Marc A influence I would be utterly surprised. At thumbnail, I thought it was his. Killer shot BTW. Very dramatic and wonderful use of line.

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