Shapes

so bloody right. I never really liked beer everytime I tried it in Germany. (come to think of it). And now I can't even think of a reason not to.

Same with this image. Love that rock mimicking a shape of the peak. And also how 'bright' the image is. Often BW images are overprocessed to look dark and moody.

Beautiful black and white image.

It works quite well. I like it. Interesting twist on the processing.

Carey, I really like this! It's a great looking scene and I'm enjoying the look and feel you brought to this with your processing. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

I like this a lot Carey - well thought out and executed. Post processing is superior as well.

I think this works. I like the more high key presentation here. Interesting how the foreground rock also seems to mirror Rundle from this perspective - you are good at finding those foreground relationships.

I like the composition of this a lot. The whole scene is great. It works well as a b&w, but I will be honest I would really like to see this same scene and composition with some really sweet early morning or late afternoon light on it.

I like the composition of this a lot. The whole scene is great. It works well as a b&w, but I will be honest I would really like to see this same scene and composition with some really sweet early morning or late afternoon light on it.

Sweet! I like the high key processing for this scene, Carey.

Ed

Love this, Carey. I think your experiment paid off in spades. The foreground reflections make this image for me. Hope you got some intimate shots of the grasses and rock.

I like the sharpness in the rock and the mountains, Carey. The scene and your comp. work well. I do wish for more contrast in the top 1/2 of the sky. In the larger version, it looks like there are some textures there, that may be worth trying to bring out with some extra burning.

Very interesting idea. I would have never guessed this was shot after sunset. The somewhat high key approach does work.

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what I like about this image is the contrasting softness of the sky and the chiseled shapes of the mountains and the rock. What i wish was also happening was windy conditions down where you were - to blur the grasses and their reflections ... that would, i think, have added to the image quite a lot. it would also be good to see other processing of the image just for interest and to compare ...

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Regarding the suggestions; Stuart, it was my goal with the 2 minute exposure to get the look you mentioned but sadly the slight breeze wasn't enough to produce the softness in the reeds I was after.The grasses looked rather harsh to me when I began processing so I used the glamour glow filter in Nik and some negative clarity in Lightroom to get a softer look. Probably could have went stronger with the application to soften the grass even more.

Mark, there's a little more detail in the sky in the master copy than there is in this image, due to compression. Should be able to pull even more details out in SEP2 .

Gary, there was a bit of crap in the water and some stray reeds that were sticking up at the bottom of the frame which I knew I was going to have to clone out in Lightroom so I didn't bother with any intimate shots of the foreground.

Richard, I took quite a few shots of this scene and have processed some in color, albeit somewhat de-saturated. I'll post one at a later date. Will have to try again at this location in spring or summer to catch some light at dawn but I'm bringing a whipper-snipper this time.

Just refreshing to see something different here!!!!

HI Carey The first beer that i paid for myself, i liked very much... corona extra.! the first time i saw this image, i liked it. Because it reminds me of a b&w drawing, a drawing with very subtle tones


Albert Darmo
Canada

Wonderfully captured Carey ,I like the hi-key approach you used here !