black and blue

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 12, 2014101 views5 comments

Near Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley. I was struck by the contrast of black gravel against the blue sky.

Raw file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web. Canon T3i, 1/400 s, f/6.3, ISO 100, EFS 10-22 mm @ 10 mm, CPL

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Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

And thanks to all who suggested places to see in Death Valley. We were mostly "blessed" with perfect vacation weather: brilliant sun in a cloudless sky. Not so good for photography though. Had to make do.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on June 12, 2014 at 2:02 PM

An interesting minimalist type image Ronald with nice texture in the rock and a nice sky. Nicely processed also. Nice.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 12, 2014 at 6:20 PM

I like this a lot. The lines on the ground really make this work for me, along with the clouds. Very abstract. It works very well.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM

I like the abstract quality of this. I also get a sense of energy from the diagonal in the comp. Well seen and presented. No suggestions.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on June 13, 2014 at 10:02 PM

Very nice image Ronald. I really like the "lunar" looking surface of the rocks/gravel. The blue sky contrasts well with the rest of the scene. Also, this one looks like it might make a great b/w image to me.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 13, 2014 at 10:50 PM

I sort of like the clean, abstract quality, but the 50-50 split loses tensions. Could see cropping quite a bit of the foreground.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments