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Trees and Fog w/repost
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Trees and Fog w/repost

by Vance Gese

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 13, 20141,538 views13 comments
Really appreciate the comments on the last image posted. The suggestions were very helpful in improving the image.

Another image made along the coast of Olympic NP this past July. Exposed a couple of sheets of 4x5 film with the idea of blending two scans but that didn't work out so well. So took another stab at a b/w conversion of one of the Provia film scans and that resulted in an image that conveyed more of what I saw back in July. Would appreciate any and all feedback on this.
4x5, 210mm, no filters, Provia 100F. M1 scan, converted to b/w in PS with a b/w layer (thanks again Harley), Tony Kuyper's masks and such.

Large size image a bit better.

Thanks.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Chet Dowell on November 13, 2014 at 3:37 PM
I like the graphic nature of the foreground as it contrasts nicely with the trees in the distant fog. Well done. Chet
Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 13, 2014 at 3:49 PM
Beautiful glow to the backround fog and really like the silhouetted trees giving this a wonderful graphic feel. Perfect choice for B&W Vance and very nicely done.
:toast:
Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 13, 2014 at 3:50 PM
Vance, I cloud look at the large version of this all day! Really nice composition and I love the mood this has. This makes a wonderful b&w image and I enjoy the look of that Provia. :toast:

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 13, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Excellent, Vance. I love the mood and the silhouette combined with the fog works beautifully. Sweet image.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 13, 2014 at 5:03 PM
I like the composition and the mood of this very much. No suggestions on my part. Really nice conversion.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Westerbeck on November 13, 2014 at 8:24 PM
The tonality and mood of this is grand, and it works great in black and white. Awesome job!! :toast:
Registered on March 21, 2012, 32 Posts, 111 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on November 13, 2014 at 9:48 PM
Vance, this image conveys perfectly what i imagine a coastal rainforest feels like. That is not easy to do in a B/W photograph. Beautifully done.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 13, 2014 at 11:41 PM
This works really well as a b&w. The fog gives it a bit of mystery. I really like the composition. This is a shot I probably would have passed up. Well seen and photographed.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Stuart Williams on November 14, 2014 at 3:18 AM
super, vance. i'm liking much of these scene - the bowed pattern in the branches, the atmosphere. nice one. why don't you carry a few sheets of b&w film (delta 100 or tmax)? two things catch my eye, somewhat uncomfortably: the black bog in the FG (to the right) and the broken branch to the lower left. i wonder if you can touch up here?
Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 14, 2014 at 5:02 PM
The left 2/3 works very well for me, but the right not as much. The large bright area draws my eye and brings me to the lower stump, which doesn't seem consistent to the rest of the image. May just bother me a little. The soft light is nice and moody. :toast:
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 14, 2014 at 7:40 PM
I really like how you gave us this image Vance. I can feel the essence of this forest in this fine capture. The fog and darker trees go great together because of how you saw and captured them.

Beautiful vision and capture

:toast:
Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 14, 2014 at 11:33 PM
Thank you everyone for your great comments. Alway appreciate your feedback and suggestions. In the repost, I have attempted to bring some detail to that stump in the lower right, as Stuart suggested, as it does grab the eye. Could probably use a little more. Also decreased the brightness of the fog on the far right, as Harry pointed out, again to keep the eye on the trees. Would appreciate any further feedback.
Thanks again.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 18, 2014 at 8:44 AM
The arrangement of trunks gives a sense or order and balance to the composition. The b&w completes the mood of quiet mystery that is very appealing to me. :cool: :cool:
Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments