good light /bad lands

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 10, 2014284 views13 comments

First of all thanks for the warm reception on my first post. Very much appreciated.

This is a shot from this summer in what is to me one of the most beautiful places on the planet. I was treated to nearly two hours of incredible light, the kind where you lose track of time and that happens so infrequently.

iso100 f/13, 270mm,1/100
cc's welcome and appreciated

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 10, 2014 at 1:12 PM

This is real sweet. I really like the light, the lines and shapes. It all comes together beautifully. Good choice and job on the conversion, too.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 10, 2014 at 3:48 PM

This is outstanding Gary. What wonderful tones. Excellent work. This is not really a nit, just an observation - I know the perceived tilt is real, but I might consider "correcting" just for those who might think your camera was tilted.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on January 10, 2014 at 3:54 PM

Another nice image Gary but for me your first will be hard to beat. The light and black and white tones are very nice and your comp using layers adds to the quality. Nice work. Chet

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Comment posted by Brian Donovan on January 10, 2014 at 5:17 PM

I love the "texture regions" in the photo Gary. The hills are have such dramatic contrast...I really like it.

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Comment posted by Jon Daining on January 11, 2014 at 12:59 AM

Gary, I enjoy the play of light on the countours of the hills. I enjoy the simplicity of the subject - the telephoto lens compresses the scene nicely. Also, your B&W processing is very well done.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 11, 2014 at 2:30 AM

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
Bill,I actually tilted one for a few prints but submitted the camera level version. I still like this one as it is as it was.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 11, 2014 at 9:10 AM

Great conversion. I light the patterns formed by light and shadow here.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 11, 2014 at 11:43 AM

Going b&w here makes this look quite forbidding (as it truly is) and your conversion adds nicely to that sense. I would be tempted to dodge the sky in the upper right for a comparison, but I'm not convinced that it would be an improvement.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 11, 2014 at 11:58 AM

Nice conversion and the textures really stand out as well. The high contrast adds drama. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Larry Herscovitch on January 12, 2014 at 8:33 AM

Nice capture of great light on a fascinating landscape. Where are these badlands?

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 12, 2014 at 11:25 AM

Hi, Larry

. These badlands are outside of Hanksville, Utah. More specifically factory butte.

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 12, 2014 at 3:54 PM

The lighting/conversion on those hills is magnificent.

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on January 13, 2014 at 2:10 AM

A very bold B&W Gary, with some wonderful light. I like the forms and strong contrasts in the hills and the textures and tonal separations in the foreground. I do find the clouds at the top of the image a bit of a distraction though. Have you considered a pano version? I think it would look great cropped just below the dark band beneath the clouds and perhaps just a sliver off the bottom.

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