Posted by Todd Caudle on October 14, 2010 at 7:08 PM
All in one image! As in, the competition between the vibrantly colorful foreground and the monochromatic background.
Posted by Joseph Kayne on October 14, 2010 at 7:09 PM
Posted by John Mumaw on October 14, 2010 at 7:27 PM
Real nice fade and layers! The fading fog (?) imparts a bit of mystery into the scene.
So...do you just snap your fingers to make these weather conditions appear for you all the time?
Perhaps made a deal with someone on some crossroads somewhere?
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2010 at 7:31 PM
I feel let down, i was all excited about the decision i was going to have to make...
Well, smarty, here's my suggestion--desaturate the blues in the sky/peak so its as close to B&W as you can get without it looking stupid. Ordinarily, id argue for the nice blue-yellow contrast here, but i think you inadvertantly nailed it by pointing out that the real strength of this is between color and no-color, not blue/magenta and yellow. Just a thought
Layered, semi-abstract yet three dimensional, great color palette, dramatic: damn fine shot, Todd!
Posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2010 at 8:46 PM
And my favorite guitarist, Steve Vai, played the devil's part at those crossroads.
You would have killed to see some of the shows ive seen with Stevie baby (one of the only benefits of growing up on LI) Two highlites: Vai trading licks with Mike Keneally (of Beer for Dolphins) on Paganini's Caprice #5 (the Crossroads solo). And 2) Vai playing the guitar like Mozart in Amadeus (upside down, on the ground and behind his head) with Billy Sheehan holding the guitar for him. Sick man...
Posted by D J Kuklinski on October 15, 2010 at 1:22 AM
Hmm, I think I like the purple one the best.
And not to get into a "favorite guitarist" debate, but I'll take Albert Lee, Ritchie Blackmore, Rory Gallagher, or Joe Satriani over Vai.
Posted by Stan Rose on October 15, 2010 at 1:40 AM
Albert Lee, definitely. Satch was my biggest inspiration, but Vai kept growing while Joe languished. Danny Gatton could put them all to shame easily in his prime--no contest.
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on October 15, 2010 at 2:14 AM
The cloud man always delivers! Great stuff...
Posted by Paul Wegemann on October 15, 2010 at 7:34 AM
This is really nice, Todd. I bet a large print would look great.
Posted by Paul Martin on October 15, 2010 at 3:27 PM
I clearly know less about great ax players than I thought -- but I do know a nice landscape when I see it! This is a great example of composing a scene in your head and nailing exactly what you intended.
Posted by Pam Colander on October 16, 2010 at 1:09 AM
What a perfect set up of conditions! Love it!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on October 19, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Very cool Todd! I like how the mountain fades away and the contrast between color in the trees to mountains is awesome.
Discussion
16 repliesSo...do you just snap your fingers to make these weather conditions appear for you all the time?
Perhaps made a deal with someone on some crossroads somewhere?
Well, smarty, here's my suggestion--desaturate the blues in the sky/peak so its as close to B&W as you can get without it looking stupid. Ordinarily, id argue for the nice blue-yellow contrast here, but i think you inadvertantly nailed it by pointing out that the real strength of this is between color and no-color, not blue/magenta and yellow. Just a thought
"Well, I'm going to the crossroads........"
You would have killed to see some of the shows ive seen with Stevie baby (one of the only benefits of growing up on LI) Two highlites: Vai trading licks with Mike Keneally (of Beer for Dolphins) on Paganini's Caprice #5 (the Crossroads solo). And 2) Vai playing the guitar like Mozart in Amadeus (upside down, on the ground and behind his head) with Billy Sheehan holding the guitar for him. Sick man...
And not to get into a "favorite guitarist" debate, but I'll take Albert Lee, Ritchie Blackmore, Rory Gallagher, or Joe Satriani over Vai.