Frozen Ghost Town

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 1, 2013429 views15 comments

Shaniko Oregon
Canon 5DIII, 17mm TSE

A friend and I got up at O'dark-thirty to drive 5 hours east of Portland, OR to get to Shaniko Oregon in time for sunrise. The temperature was about 11 degrees, and the snow was awesome! Had a great time and came back with a lot of fun shots. Here's one...Comments and critiques appreciated.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 1, 2013 at 8:34 PM

Fantastic !

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 1, 2013 at 9:53 PM

This is a really cool shot, I understand why you converted it to B&W. I"d be curious to see the color version as I image the warm colors of the weathered wood with the wonderful morning light and the snow would be awesome. Still I absolutely love your comp here.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on February 1, 2013 at 10:19 PM

I sure do like everything you have done here. The conversion is spot on.
Bob

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on February 1, 2013 at 11:14 PM

Wonderful and imaginative shot!

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on February 2, 2013 at 7:49 AM

David, Nice find. I hope you got one of the truck by itself in the background I think there's another fantastic shot hiding back there.

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Comment posted by John Clulow on February 2, 2013 at 10:35 AM

lovely composition and very evocative

Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on February 2, 2013 at 10:41 AM

A great composition, with the snow really contributing to the overall effect of the subject matter. But it's your expert processing that puts this one over the top for me. The detail and contrast you have extracted couldn't be any better.

Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Liotine on February 2, 2013 at 11:20 AM

Nice shot and processing, the comp leads the viewer to the left I'm wondering what is that sticking out of the snow?

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Comment posted by Nancy de Flon on February 4, 2013 at 6:52 PM

David, the B&W conversion is masterful. I like the dynamic slanting line formed by the truck leading down to the wheels. You have just the right amount of detail in the buildings; had they been too "structured" (as one says in Nik Silver Efex language) they would have detracted from those foreground objects. I can't answer for getting up at such an ungodly hour, but standing out there in those temperatures, yes, that was well worth it!

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on February 5, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Super take on snow with fine sense of its weight.

lucy

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Comment posted by Bill Sinkovich on February 5, 2013 at 4:55 PM

The black and white treatment works perfectly. Very nice image!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 7, 2013 at 11:26 AM

Very nice David. A excellent compsition and exposure, and the conversion looks great.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 8, 2013 at 6:12 PM

Excellent! A great looking b&w conversion and I'm really enjoying your composition. Very nice work on this David.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on February 14, 2013 at 6:48 PM

The textures are just perfect for me and the fresh snow accents the wagon nicely. Also like the angled perspective. The angled horizon messed with my head a little, but not a major issue for this type of lens. The far fence

below the horizon looks nice and straight. Good use of the TSE.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostock on February 14, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Thanks for all the great comments, folks.

Harry, that fence and horizon is actually a building with a snow covered roof. And the roof is sagging...

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