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Butte Valley

by Harley Goldman

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 18, 2015216 views12 comments
This is from my road trip over the holidays.

D810, 35mm

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 18, 2015 at 11:28 AM
It's a great scene, Harley, and I like the focus on that lone ridge in the center. The clouds in the sky add wonderfully to the great sense of extended space.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on January 18, 2015 at 12:09 PM
This is really nice, Harley.. You have a very refined feel for this place. I love the shadow play and the expansive feel of this scene.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 18, 2015 at 1:09 PM
This is fantastic! Wonderful processing on this, Harley. Your large view is so pleasing to look at and it looks like it would make a great print to me!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 18, 2015 at 1:22 PM
You need the large image to fully appreciate the grandeur in this image - the tonality is magnificent !!! :toast:
Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 18, 2015 at 1:28 PM
The large view is particularly nice, Harley. It showcases the range of tones in the scene rather nicely and I love the interplay of light and shadow. Great sky BTW.

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on January 18, 2015 at 4:04 PM
Nice play of light and shadow, and you've gotten some nice textures, too. In the web image, I could see boosting the lights in the landscape, but that's minor. This works for me.

--P
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on January 18, 2015 at 11:20 PM
Wonderfully well composed. The tones are perfect
Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments
Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 19, 2015 at 1:04 AM
i like the tones and the composition here harley - the clouds seem oddly soft? I wonder whether that is due to a long shutter speed ... perhaps some of TK cloud sharpening might not go amiss??
Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 19, 2015 at 10:02 PM
Hi Harley :wavey: I really love this scene, especially the rock formation, so much so. that i wish for more rock, and less sky. but that's my personal preference :smile: :wink:.. i also love.the beautiful monochromatic tones..


Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 20, 2015 at 10:02 PM
This really comes to life in the larger version. Nice. I might agree with Preston about bringing up the brightness a little.
Enjoying the new toy?

Chris
Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Falley on January 21, 2015 at 12:23 PM
Nice capture of a classic inselberg! These images always work so much better quite large where we can pick up the vanishing perspective of the sage plain. Perhaps (individual choice) I might have considered cropping a bit of the top of the sky?

Cheers: Tom
Registered on November 21, 2014, 189 Posts, 454 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Reid on January 21, 2015 at 4:27 PM
The large version looks great Harley. Nice tones and shadow play on the hills. Great job on this.
Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments