I liked the other one a lot, but I think I might like this one better. Tough call. I liked more of the sky in the other, but this is a cool comp. Can't decide.
I can decide - I like this one better! I love this comp with the moon situated perfectly and the bold lines with deep blues. It's really refreshing to see dramtic images where deep blacks and "negative space" play off of each other so well.
Actually, I think I like this even better than the first one. The wedge was a great idea and the contrast between the blue, black and white is fabulous.
Posted by Jeremy Week on April 6, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Why do I have to decide?? :)
I like both of them!
Posted by Darren Huski on April 6, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Really nice. Simple and effective.
Although when I saw the title of "wedge issue" I thought it had something to do with a Star Wars X-wing pilot.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on April 6, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Both are nice. This second one seems like a bolder image. I think it would be great as a square crop also.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on April 6, 2011 at 12:35 PM
This is awesome Todd. I like it more than the last one as well. It has the same type of dramatic gradient in the sky but the placement of the moon between the silhouetted rocks puts it over the top!
Posted by Pam Colander on April 6, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Love this and would love it more with about a third cropped from the top.
Pretty cool--altho i prefer the first one. I wonder if it would have been possible to catch multiple exposures of it on the edge of the rock, so it looks like a ball roling down...
The first thought that came to my mind when I saw this was 'sensuous'. My only nit was the fact that the sky got so dark near the top that it almost blended in with the rock walls.
Well, the square crop sure took care of that! This is fine art photography and deserves a place in one of your books and/or calendars. Beautiful work, amigo!
Posted by Pam Colander on April 6, 2011 at 7:32 PM
Awesome comp! I like the rectangular version better. I know, if you had a Hasselblad the square version would be a winner, but why saddle yourself with a Hassie viewpoint. When I saw Wedge as you title, knowing you I thought I was going to see some kind of Wedgie, lol.
Posted by Todd Caudle on April 7, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Stan, good point on the noise, I noticed that, too. In defense of the image, I didn't do a shred of noise mitigation on this one before posting, as I did for the one posted before it. This is a super simple fix.
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Although when I saw the title of "wedge issue" I thought it had something to do with a Star Wars X-wing pilot.
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Well, the square crop sure took care of that! This is fine art photography and deserves a place in one of your books and/or calendars. Beautiful work, amigo!