The End

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 17, 2013140 views6 comments

On my wife's birthday, we took a trip to Montauk (about 60 miles east and known as "the end" because it's the end of Long Island). It was a nice sunny day until we headed toward the point and the fog rolled in which made for an interesting scene over the water. Still very new to landscape and B&W so all critiques are welcome.

Nikon D7100 12-24mm f4 HH @ 12mm
f/14
1/60s
ISO 160 (should have bumped this higher for a faster SS)

Full frame, converted to B&W in LR4, "HDR" toning in CS5 among other minor adjustments

- Luke

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 17, 2013 at 1:43 PM

I like the stark foreground and the nice long series of waves. Your b&w approach does justice to these elements. It would be nice to have something other that a plain white sky to go along, but it sounds like the weather wouldn't let that happen.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 17, 2013 at 7:52 PM

Luke,

Your conversion worked pretty well. You might consider boosting the contrast in the mid tones just a bit: the whites and blacks look good. From a compositional standpoint, my eye tends to jump from the pinnacles to the bluff in the background. May I suggest that you crop from the right to eliminate the flat-topped part of the bluff. Doing so balance the comp, in my opinion.

The fog does give this a mysterious air.

--P

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 17, 2013 at 10:06 PM

I like this a lot, Luke! definitely a unique landscape for the east coast. I almost expect the Montauk Monster to make an appearance.

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Comment posted by Chris Stenger on August 18, 2013 at 6:15 AM

Nice image with a strong foreground. B&W works well with this image. The sky is too white for me.

Registered on May 9, 2013, 27 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by Jared Warren on August 18, 2013 at 9:05 PM

Luke, interesting subject and I like the B&W conversion. I could see applying the adjustments others have mentioned, but I also really like what you have here already.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 19, 2013 at 10:50 AM

Thanks all for the feedback, and Stan - we were up on the cliff so we could stay a safe distance from the Montauk Monster! I think you can appreciate how "un-long Island" this image is.

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