Into The Mystic

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 25, 2015189 views10 comments

This is from the back roads of Nevada on night with some great light and clouds. I really like the dreamy look of this scene and I purposely left it dark and moody, almost painterly.

My apologies to Van Morrison for stealing his song title, but I thought it fit my reaction to the image.

Nikon D810, 70-200mm

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 25, 2015 at 4:55 PM

I love Nevada and I love dark photographs with dramatic skies - 'nuff said

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 25, 2015 at 5:24 PM

This is wonderfully moody with great layers and a terrific sky, Harley. I like the hints of rain above the last ridge and the patch of clear sky between it and the clouds up top. I've spent some time looking, much of which was trying to turn the bottom 20% into a ridge and wishing for a bit more contrast between it and the "next" ridge. However, I've finally decided that it's lowlands leading up to the first ridge, and more contrast there won't help.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 25, 2015 at 6:19 PM

Great song and I think you did it justice with this image, Harley. I like the dark and moody layers and a killer sky. The large view is real nice.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 25, 2015 at 9:37 PM

I really like the subtle light in the image and the very simple composition.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 26, 2015 at 3:28 AM

I really like the subtle colour palette in the layers here.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 26, 2015 at 10:53 AM

Dreamy is the perfect word! The layers of mountains combined with the clouds and the soft light really work well together.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on January 27, 2015 at 11:14 AM

This all about layers of light and subtle changes in color and tones, to me. I like the pano crop and the natural vignette caused by the clouds. nicely done!

--P

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 27, 2015 at 3:01 PM

The large version is a real treat, Harley. The subtle colors in the layers are sublime and the drama in that sky is first rate. I particularly like the clouds on the left side with what appears to be rain. Great song BTW.

Ed

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on January 27, 2015 at 3:19 PM

I really like the subtlety here, Harley. Very calming and peaceful. Well done!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on February 17, 2015 at 11:38 AM

Hey Harley,
Great Sky and the layering of the Mountains with regards to light and texture is very interesting.
Well done . . .

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