2nd Repo Palouse #3

A  lovely image of a soft landscape.  I find the tyre marks cutting across the grain of the surface a little jarring but there probably was no way of avoiding them.  Also, it might help to pull back the yellow in few places where the plants are very light.

Pretty cool, Marylynne. I'm a sucker for rolling farm ground shots.  In my youth, I ran a tractor around a lot of rolling acres.  I've spent a fair amount of time enjoying this image and I agree with Jake, that the yellows are a little hot.  I also like a crop from the top  to where the last ridge curves up to the right edge.  For some reason it really helps the flow of the image for me. 

Very nice, Marylynne. I like it as is, but I could also see a vertical of just the right half or maybe right 2/3 (going toward a square format) which would emphasize the alternating zig-zagging lines on the right. Not necessarily better - - more of an alternate image or two for one. 

Marylynne, I'm enjoying the feel of this image very much. Kind of a soft, pleasing and inviting feel that works very nicely for me. I do like the small crop that Gary mentioned.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Very pleasing to look at. I would also probably tone down the yellows a little.

The Poluse country has a unique flow to it, resulting from it's aeolean roots and it's own aestetic. In this case lightly modified by agricultural use. I find a slight vertical imbalance with the lower and top zones relative sizes making the image seem a little top heavy. This is somewhat increased by the flattening effect of a long focal length. Crop the top to more balance the top and bottom zones?  

I would agree this is a landscape, if not a wilderness shot. Perhaps we tend to confuse the two sometimes? 

Thanks for sharing of this beautiful area!

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the feedback.  It is much appreciated as always.  Here are two new variations: The first cropped down a tish from the top (far enough?) and a slight greening of the yellows and bluing of the greens.  Let me know if that takes care of the yellow intensity that seemed a bit off. 

And here is the same as the first repost, but with a square crop.
I'm interested in knowing whether either of the crops provokes standout preference as well.

Beautiful, Marylynne. The abstract works really well for me. I like this a lot. It really needs to be viewed large. 

I think the image might improve with a little added contrast.  The parallel hills to make for a more static image, but the alternating green tones keep it interesting.

Beautiful abstract, Marylynne. I like all three of the versions and hard-pressed to pick a favorite.

This is a beautiful image, and I think some added contrast can take it a long way!

Thanks, everyone.  I'm still trying to calibrate my new computer, so the lack of contrast might be due to how wonderfully contrasty my new monitor is ;-).

Here is a new version of the square crop (increasingly my favorite comp) with more mid-tone contrast and more contrast overall.

Let me know if you think this is as good as this one gets ;-).
ML

It's funny how these palouse landscapes resemble the death valley dune abstracts in many ways. Personally I'm not too fond of the horizontal compositions. Their symmetry bothers me a bit. A horizontal line in the middle with 2 mirrored layers on each side, a wide one followed by a narrower one. It seems too simple. Although if you look at it long enough the simplicity starts to grow on you. It does have a calming, soothing effect and the simplicity adds to that feeing.

Perhaps its wrong to compare images to others but ... The best I've seen in this area seem to use the shadows of passing clouds to create a patchwork of tones on the rolling fields. It might be good to wait until weather conditions are optimal to go there.