These are xenoliths in Lee Vining Cayon, captured on a nice summer morning while wandering around with Harley. I am always amazed at how heat and pressure can so distort rocks that fall into the molten rock.
Chamonix 4x5
Schneider Symmar-S 210mm
Astia 100F
July 2012
Yes, once again I took a stroll through my archive of 4x5 chromes. I had scanned this one a long time ago and worked in PS, but was never satisfied. So, I took a fresh run at it yesterday, and this was the result.
One thing I was really concerned about was the contrast since there wasn't much color to help with that, so it took a bit of experimenting with TK's masks to keep things from getting out of hand.
I am interested in your thoughts about the image in general, but more specifically the contrast.
Thanks,
--P
Comments
6 commentsI like it a lot, Preston. Vertical or portraiture style images seem to get cheated a bit with the monitor screen aspect. With that said this is an excellent image on the abstract scale. I think the contrast looks good to me. I might put a point or two of sat in it, but totally subjective thoughts there.
As another thought on vertical and composition in general I might try a slight crop top & bottom for another look. From the top ever so slightly down to the small crease on the center rock. And, maybe from the bottom up to the turn or center of the little switchback in the LRHC. I think that provides a perfect look at the colorful main rock area in the middle. Again, as always subjective thoughts and not nits.......
I too really enjoy the geological stories written in the rocks, Preston. This is a fine look, that tells a neat story about heat stretching the black inclusions and then the whole mass getting stood upright... I agree with Paul that taking a hair off the top really focuses attention on the shapes and textures. The contrast looks fine to me.
I like the abstract quality of this that come through in the shapes and contrasts. For whatever reason that top tannish colored rock adds a sense of reality here that spoils the abstractness a bit for me. Could see desaturating it to look more like the rock just below it.
Preston:
Great photo of the Augen Gniess! Always somthing contemplative about the lage format images that we often only strive for with the smaller digitals, as good as they are.
Regards: Tom
Real nice abstract, Preston. Geology fascinates and confuses the crap out of me. I have a hard time wrapping my head around the manifestations of time and heat. Looks like the Holstien of rocks.
Nice rock pattern. I would agree with Tony's suggestion but otherwise, works well.