Wild Goose Island

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 2, 2013157 views9 comments

We just got back from Glacier National Park. I have not had time to process very many of the images I took. This one I was curious about, so I worded on it. This is the obligatory image from Wild Goose Island over look. It was taken at sunset and the sun sat behind the mountain on the right and caused some very challenging lighting conditions. As I worked with it B&W became my best option. I personally like the way it turned our and I would like to get input on how others feel on the image, even thought it has been shot by a million or two or three photographers before. This was my first time in Glacier. Thanks for your comments.

Canon 7D
Sigma 17-70
Manual
Shutter 0.5
Aperture f19
ISO 100
17mm
Tripod and 2 sec shutter release
B&W conversion in Lightroom 4

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Thomas Haney on September 2, 2013 at 2:54 PM

I think it looks great Richard, it evokes a sense of peace and solitude for me. And I think B&W is definitely the way to go with this one.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 2, 2013 at 3:05 PM

Beautiful B&W Richard, and I agree with Thomas, peace and solitude. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on September 2, 2013 at 3:42 PM

Beautiful composition. Like the way you've worked the tones to emphasize the last of the sunset glow.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 2, 2013 at 3:42 PM

That's a nice conversion of the classic scene. If one is ever in Glacier, you have to shoot it, don't you?

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 2, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Richard, This is very nice and I like the b&w alot. Good choice on that! The large version looks especially nice. I also get the peaceful feel from this image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on September 2, 2013 at 4:34 PM

Well, if the rest of your photos from the trip are anything like this, it will be a pleasure to see them. I like this a lot. Very dramatic and your choice of B&W was good. Great tonal range and you seemed to have caught them all. Only nit is that it looks like you've got a halo along the ridge lines. Probably an artifact from the sun and it's angle to those ridges. Great opening to the series that will be coming.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 2, 2013 at 6:51 PM

Works for me. The darkness adds a sense of mystery. I see the halo, as well. B&W really works well, here.

Let's see more!

--P

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 3, 2013 at 10:34 AM

Very relaxing scene Richard and you handled the light very well. Good job on the processing and good choice on the B&W. Well done.

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Comment posted by Shane McDermott on September 7, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Hi Richard

I think the B&W is an interesting and different take on this familiar scene, however it is much too dark for my taste. The deep shadows conceal nearly all of the detail in the FG trees and majority of the important detail in the distant mountains. What this does for me is draw my attention up the to where there is perceivable detail which is the sky where the cloud cover is some what sparse and not interesting enough to hold my attention,.

IMO, where the real interest lives in this image is in the landscape, not the sky, so for it to hold my attention the shadows would need to be opened up considerably and the tonal gradation and contrast need to increase substantially, then the sky could become a great support element and not a point of dominance.

Consider a re-post, I would love to see the changes if my suggestions feel congruent with your vision and experience of this place.

Shane

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