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Photo posted by gary phillips in the Landscape gallery on 08/17/16 at 3:44 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 08/17/16 at 4:30 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Another stunning B&W Gary. The foreground rock features are a great lead in. Wonderful tones and contrast as well.
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 08/17/16 at 5:10 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Beautiful!!! I love it. What a dramatic image and great spot!!! Where in Idaho is it?
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 08/17/16 at 8:11 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
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Your comp really emphasizes the expansiveness of this landscape. As usual your processing looks great. Nicely done!
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Brian Schrayer
Nashville, TN
"The mountains sing your glory, hallelujah, the canyons echo sweet amazing grace. My spirit sails the mighty gales are bellowing your name, and I've got nothing to say." Andrew Peterson, "Nothing to Say" |
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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on 08/17/16 at 9:55 pm EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
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Looks like a John Ford western... Very nice view and your signature PP. The whites are right on the edge on my monitor.
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 08/17/16 at 10:00 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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Wow, this is fantastic, Gary. Really well composed to pull your eye into the frame. Processing gives the image a strong graphic feel. Just excellent!
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 08/18/16 at 09:08 am EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Your B&W images never cease to amaze me, Gary. I love the range of tones here along with the stark beauty of this desolate landscape. Beautifully done.
Ed
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 08/18/16 at 12:09 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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Very dramatic image. Great depth and the lines in the ground lead you right into the image. Also the formations on either side act like a funnel to draw the eye.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
teller-nature-photography.redframe.com |
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The mountains and the seashore scream at you, but the prairie whispers and you have to stop and listen.
Don't shoot what it looks like, shoot what it feels like. David Alan Harvey |
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 08/19/16 at 1:46 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
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Very dramatic comp, Gary. Your comments remind me of what Edward Abbey might have said at such a sight. As an aside, I would like to know your techniques for B&W presentation. Nice work again.
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Bill
Mississippi Gulf Coast |
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"They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
Walt Whitman
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 08/19/16 at 7:43 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Phenomenal image, Gary. How that arc of dark rock or soil in the foreground points the viewers eye straight back with all the contours and erosion adding to this, all encompassed by the pillars of rock and the glorious clouds. Looking at the larger image, I am captured and drawn in. Another masterful black and white image, Gary.
One thing I don't get though is that Harley thinks you make these images in Idaho. Clearly this is Iowa. I drove through Iowa once, 30 years ago, at night, so I should know.
Seriously, I hope you put together a book of your images of Utah soon. Your command of black and white and the extraordinary places you seek out in Utah all come together in the stunning art you share here on NPN.
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on 08/20/16 at 11:21 am EST
Registered on 02/20/07, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments
This is an amazing image and view of a place that looks like it has not been seen by human's in a long time. I love the description you put together, and it really communicates words to the image you have captured. This would be amazing to see in large print, and I feel like I am here with you experiencing the epic wide open view.
Wonderful stuff
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Ryan Shain
Joliet, IL
The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the ultimate potential of all things. To it, all things are possible.
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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on 08/20/16 at 11:31 am EST
Registered on 04/01/10, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments
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The boomerang foreground and angled side ridges make for a nice lead. Looks to be a little noticeable haloing in the right. My preference would be for a sky not so black, but still dark to contrast with the foreground. Cool badlands you found.
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 08/23/16 at 8:23 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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Wonderful image. The composition is great and the rich tones and luminosity of the land sings. I do feel that the sky is too strong in the composition and takes some attention from the land. I think if the brightest clouds could be subdued a bit it would make a stronger statement. Also, I'm not sure that having the top of the sky so dark is necessary. Not sure about the 2nd suggestion without trying it. Great job either way.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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