Lancelin Dunes

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 15, 2012128 views11 comments

I'm sure this is not every ones cup of tea but I always enjoy high contrast black and white photographs and decided this image would be suitable for such treatment.

Thanks for any comments and constructive criticism.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on October 15, 2012 at 9:30 AM

Very good bw capture. Details??

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 15, 2012 at 11:22 AM

Looks great in B&W! The leading line of the dune edge works very well and the sun star and cloud are great additions. Did you use a vignette on this? The fall off on the cloud in the upper right seems strong.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 15, 2012 at 12:26 PM

amazing

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 15, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Definitely my cup of tea!! Beautifully composed and the processing is just about dead on IMO. If I had a suggestion, it would be to tone down the brightest area of sand (pretty much dead center of image). Love the ripples and texture. I would definitely print this baby large and hang proudly. Sweet shot Luke!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on October 15, 2012 at 4:42 PM

This is cool, Luke! I think its a great image for b+w.

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Comment posted by Luke Austin on October 15, 2012 at 6:24 PM

Thank you for the comments and feedback. I have taken them on board and can see that I should go back and remove the effect of the vignette from the cloud in the upper right. I will also look at toning down those highlights you refer to Bill.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 15, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Luke, This is a wonderful b/w image. I really enjoy looking at it. Your comp, light, shadows and textures all looking fantastic. As Bill mentioned I could see taking down the highlightes a little, but very little because I think that is part of the appeal here. Really an excellent image!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on October 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Very cool image Luke. I really like the textures and lines. Lots of interesting things to look at here. Well done!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 15, 2012 at 10:30 PM

The contrast here is spot on and the sunstar a real topper. Nicely done. Very enjoyable image.

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on October 16, 2012 at 3:10 AM

Love the lines and textures in this black and white.. Not sure about vignetting (already mentioned) - hesitant to suggest removing it too much, but adjusting a bit.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 16, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Nice conversion. I really like the texture in the sand and the nice leading line of the dune ridge.

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