Mayflower Gulch

Just wanted to thank everyone who gave me advice regarding Mayflower Gulch. I finally made it out there last Wednesday. The hike out was very easy and straight forward and we had a bit of sunshine. What I wasn't really prepared for was the amount of wind, which made it really really cold. It got so bad my D200 stopped firing from the weather. Had to put it in my jacket to warm up.
Anyway, here are a couple of shots I converted to BW in LR2. Let me know what you think about the conversion since this is my first post of BW.

Mahalo,
Bert

#2

Both are No Ka Oi, Bert. Man, that is some sense of scale in #2.

I'm really diggin' that second one. The inclusion of the human adds so much!

+1 for the second one. As far as the BW conversion, looks good to me - maybe just a tad "flat," but that's personal taste.

The first image is nice, but there's just too much foreground for me.

I really like #2. The people are great for scale. The image has an entirely different feeling without them.

It appears that there is some more detail that could be extracted from the foreground snow in #1. Maybe adding a slight exposure gradient in LR would help show it?

Another vote for #2. For #1, consider cropping some of foreground. Like the BW treatment.

Bill Brennan

And even another vote for number 2. I didn't even notice the people until Todd mentioned it. WOW, that really does give a sense of scale.

Yeah #2 is sweet!

I think the B&W came out well. I like #2 better than the first one and agree with the cropping advice.

Again I like #2. however there could be potential in #1 like it was said above.

I'm kind of excited, a friend and I are supposed to do a backpacking trip up there next weekend. My only concern is everything I've read says the weather can get pretty extreme.

Agree with the others... #2! Powerful mountains.

Add me to the growing list that prefers #2. I do think a panoramic crop of #1 would greatly strengthen it though.

#2 is sweet! Makes me want to get out there myself

Thanks to all for the awesome compliments. I'll rework #1 and see if I can get it any better. I didn't think about a pano crop, thanks for the suggestions.

Nathan ~ I'm thinking about heading back up there next weekend with my wife and dogs. If you see two big Berners (Tank & Dozer), that'll more than likely be us. Say Hi if you have the time.

Really like the sense of scale and the comp in #2.

#2 the skiers add scale and the mountain is really nice.

looks good Bert--stark and cold!

Bert, I would if I were still going up. I ended up having an emergency surgery sunday evening so I'm out for a few weeks. Have a good trip though, I look forward to seeing some more images.