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Way Out West

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Posted by Rudy Ruberti on March 3, 2010 at 8:27 PM
Way Out West
I took this last year on a cold spring day near the Upper Owens River, with the Sierras hidden in the clouds.
Thanks,
Rudy
D700, 24-70mm
Posted by Paul Duval on March 3, 2010 at 9:17 PM
Rudy,

Nice job of conversion, it has a feeeling of mystery to it, is it starting or is the storm clearing?

Paul
Posted by Jeffrey Sipress on March 3, 2010 at 10:34 PM
I like this, Rudy. Good tonalities.
Posted by Robert Dayton on March 3, 2010 at 10:48 PM
Good choice of B&W, Rudy. This has a solemn mood and a feeling
of mystery. It conveys a sense of history.
Posted by Mat Malone on March 4, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Love it, Rudy. The fence posts all work together, and give it a 3D feeling. Does not look like an easy scene to organize.
Posted by Anil Rao on March 4, 2010 at 8:06 PM
This is quite lovely, Rudy. Beautiful tones which sets up a nice mood for the photograph.

I think that if you had a little separation between the top of the fence and the mountains it would provide a better perspective.
Posted by Steve Sieren on March 5, 2010 at 1:31 AM
It fits the title so well Rudy. I'm thinking with all the mood here a cow is about to get stolen or the savages a comin! :toast:
Posted by Reno DiTullio on March 5, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Very nice bw treatment, Rudy. I agree with Anil on the perspective, maybe a little higher on the tripod, but, you were there, not me :toast:
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 5, 2010 at 4:01 PM
The title is an excellent one considering the subject matter, Rudy. Too bad the vast many of the old farm & ranch structures are dwindling overall. I've always been a big fan on images which included those older structures, including of course corrals, windmills, cisterns, livestock "chutes" loaders, etc.
Posted by Eric Good on March 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM
That old fence makes a great subject matter to shoot and the backdrop ain't half bad too. :) I too agree about wishing the camera was a wee bit higher to add to the sense of depth, but this more than works as is. Nice work!