Posted by Chris Martin on January 25, 2011 at 9:02 PM
There have been some great posts recently! I'm constantly in awe at the quality of work from this group.
Anyway, here's one from last October, a view of Long's Peak from the east. Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks for looking.
Posted by Don Grall on January 25, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Beautiful light and love the clouds. I would prefer to see some foreground that provides a leading line to the diamond face, though. Still, the light really gives some depth to it, even without that foreground.
Love those wispy clouds! I think a crop from the bottom would work well here and maybe BW conversion to make those clouds stand out a little more.
Posted by Morris McClung on January 25, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Classic view and expertly captured here. I agree with Aleks about a crop from the bottom, but it has great clouds and color and very nice clarity.
Posted by Pam Colander on January 25, 2011 at 10:36 PM
This is beautiful Chris! Great clouds and mountains. The FG is a bit bland and I agree that a crop from the bottom would benefit this one. Thanks for sharing it
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 25, 2011 at 11:30 PM
I'll go one step further. Despite those cool wisps of clouds, what about cropping top and bottom for a really strong pano? I'd also 'shop the contrails.
Posted by John Mumaw on January 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM
A lovely scenic! My problem with the bottom is that the trees seem excessively 'warm'. If you could select those and cool 'em down (and perhaps darken them?) a bit, you wouldn't need to crop anything. As Todd noted, 'lose' the few pesky contrails and you have a real winner here.
Posted by Bill Brennan on January 26, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Like the scenic view. Agree with a crop and cooling of foreground to strengthen image. Also test the BW idea as you have a broad tonal range. Have fun.
Bill Brennan
Posted by Chris Martin on January 26, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Thanks for the comments and suggestions so far, I really appreciate it. Anyway, I've worked on some of your suggestions, and come up with a crop and B/W conversion that I'm happy with. Also, I think I lost most of the contrails (I hope!). Anyway, I'm also working on an uncropped version with the trees cooled off a bit, so we'll see what happens!
Thanks again.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on January 26, 2011 at 11:02 PM
I'm glad I waited for the repost. This is a wonderful B&W, Chris.
Posted by Phillip Noll on January 27, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Very nice! I think the black and white treatment makes a better image.
Discussion
11 repliesAnyway, here's one from last October, a view of Long's Peak from the east. Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks for looking.
Bill Brennan
Thanks again.