Posted by David Mayhew on January 30, 2012 at 11:22 AM
My first little trip to check out the Pawnee National Grasslands area. Would be a great location to shoot my skyscapes.
Posted by David Mayhew on January 30, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Some sunset shots, but hoping for a better sunset next time - it'll do for now!
Posted by David Mayhew on January 30, 2012 at 11:24 AM
And one more...
Posted by Jeff Hackett on January 30, 2012 at 11:54 AM
The first one is my fav. I like images of old buildings and such. Very stark with the abandoned building, leafless trees, and brittle dead grass.
Posted by Grant Collier on January 30, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Great photos, especially that first one!
Posted by Joshua Hardin on January 30, 2012 at 5:05 PM
These are really cool. The house image has a moody, almost spooky, feel to it but I love the B&W treatment and the sharpness of all of the textures in the scene. A great tribute to a remnant settlement left from the Dust Bowl days. I also like both windmill images, the separations in the cloud formations coincidentally seem to echo the look of the mill blades.
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 30, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Another vote for #1. Cool shot!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on January 30, 2012 at 6:15 PM
That first image is wonderful, David. I really like the comp, and your processing works really well. The lower left area isn't all that interesting to me. I wonder if some slight vignetting would help. This is a nit, but the almost vertical cloud above the left side of the house draws my eye because it looks like a contrail, even though I don't think it is. (hard to tell at this size). Anyway, nice work.
Posted by John Mumaw on January 30, 2012 at 7:13 PM
I like the first one quite a bit! Great subject framed well by the old trees, and I like the 'lowdown' approach you took in composing this scene. I think that cropping both sides (left more than right) for a closer to square format works well here and you lose the pivot sprinkler (?) on the right in the meantime.
Posted by Jack Garrett on January 30, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Yes siree, number 1 for me! Great B/W treatment on that one.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on January 30, 2012 at 9:20 PM
I prefer #3 with its cloud fan. The vane on the mill aligned with the cloudlines helps too.
Posted by Bret Edge on January 30, 2012 at 11:20 PM
These are all nice but the first one is outstanding. Excellent b&w conversion and perfectly composed. I just love it.
Posted by David Mayhew on January 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Thanks all! The B&W was a 5 minute edit - I still have to try the HDR version and compare. I might re crop, but I like to keep most work at the 2:3 ratio since it makes it standard for matted prints, makes my life easier! I did use a slight vignette, but backed it off a little. Also used a ND grad filter in LR for the sky. I always like to take a step back before doing a final edit.
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