Weathered and Worn

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 1, 2012146 views13 comments

Just returned from a quick family trip to Arizona. Was able to get out and shoot a bit. This is from the Grand Canyon, as many I'm sure recognized. Sunset light never did materialize but I was diggin this cloud and the weathered wood of this dead juniper, wonder how long it's stood there. As always thanks for taking a peek.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on May 1, 2012 at 5:08 PM

Very nice black and white image. The sky is perfect and I really enjoy the comp with the tree. I'd be tempted to bump the contrast up a little bit, but that is just personal preference.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 1, 2012 at 5:45 PM

That cloud is really neat. The textures in the canyon and tree are very interesting as well. For me, the overlap in gray scale values between the tree and the canyon walls makes it hard to appreciate the tree, might be worth a bit of dodging on the tree.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 1, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Kurt, What a great scene, and it looks wonderful in b/w.Those clouds are fantastic! Like Mark I do wish the tree could stand out a bit more from the canyon walls, but still this wonderful!! Seeing it larger might be all that would take. I like your processing alot and love the detail in this.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on May 1, 2012 at 6:28 PM

Extremely sharp image from front to back. I think it looks a little flat too, especially parts of the foreground where the tones seem to blend together. I like the composition and the sky looks great.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 1, 2012 at 6:42 PM

Wonderful landscape and sweet clouds.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 1, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Excellent B&W Kurt.... and I know that tree..... Now you made me go to my old film files from 1982...... :) The sky is wonderful and that old tree, very majestic.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on May 2, 2012 at 12:22 AM

Beautiful processing. Makes the shot.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 2, 2012 at 11:45 AM

This scene is very well composed with multiple interesting elements but could do with a bit more contrast.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 2, 2012 at 3:28 PM

Excellent B&W. The range of tones is wonderful and you've captured a fabulous vista. I like everything about it.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 2, 2012 at 6:26 PM

Real nice B&W scene, Kurt. I would agree with the suggestions to bump the contrast some and also to see if you can mask to get more separation between the tree and canyon.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on May 2, 2012 at 9:18 PM

Nice B+W. The scene is really incredible, and the lenticular clouds at the top are great. I agree with other comments about subject separation.

BTW, you have a great gallery. The seascapes look very well done, and not over-processed, IMO. Thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on May 4, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Kurt, You caught some interesting clouds that work well in B&W. I might be inclined to crop just a little from the left so the gnarly tree is more off-centered and would frame the view a little more.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 5, 2012 at 4:47 PM

Sweet, Kurt. The B&W works perfectly here.

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