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Photo posted by gary phillips in the Landscape gallery on 01/03/17 at 9:40 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on 01/04/17 at 10:17 am EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
Another dramatic sky...You get a lot of these. Nice SS, the cloud looks like taffy.
Maybe just a tad lower for a bit more FG?
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 01/04/17 at 1:11 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Excellent! Very dramatic and beautiful sky and I love the high contrast. I might clone in a bit of texture/cloud in the bright white areas above the three smaller rocks on the ridge.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 01/04/17 at 1:25 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Gary,
Great power and drama in those clouds and the landscape has a matching mood to it with that high contrast. I like the balance between the land/rock and the sky/clouds. The contrast in the rocks/grass may be a little high for my taste, but again it reflects the power and drama of the clouds and overall scene, so it works!
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on 01/04/17 at 3:05 pm EST
Registered on 12/14/10, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments
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I love this, Gary. The diagonal rock formation, clouds, and clear sky at the top make for some wonderful layers and a very engaging composition. The shutter speed choice is perfect. No nits from me.
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ML Diggs
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 01/04/17 at 3:17 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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The unusual thing about this image is that it looks more like surf breaking over a rocky shore than clouds over land.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 01/04/17 at 5:37 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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This is superb, Gary. Those clouds are just outstanding and add tremendous impact. To me, this image is all about the sky so I might bring down the brightness of the grasses a touch to maintain focus on those incredible clouds.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 01/04/17 at 9:51 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
Comment last edited by Brian Schrayer on 01/04/17 at 9:52 pm EST
This almost looks like an erupting volcano with the triangle formed by the landscape making the cone and the clouds forming the plume of ash. Then again it might just be my overactive imagination! 
Either way this is masterly composed with the converging lines in the landscape pointing upward to the great cloud formation. There is a lot of interest throughout the frame and your B&W processing is great as always. Maybe those are at least volcanic rocks...
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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 scott lanz on 01/05/17 at 9:29 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Excellent image, Gary. Awesome cloud formation. I agree with Dave about the brightness of the grass a pinch. Looks great though. 
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 01/05/17 at 11:52 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
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Fantastic, Gary. Love the bold, dark rocks across the bottom, adding so much power to the already powerful drama of the sky above. And the bright grasses mimicing the whites of the clouds. Simply superb. Another masterful black and white. Love the larger version of course.
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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 Navin Sarma on 01/06/17 at 2:46 pm EST
Registered on 07/17/11, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments
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Amazing dynamism to this image. The moving clouds and strong contrast really help the mood. Great job with another amazing B&W gary
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Navin Sarma
Washington, D.C. |
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Comment posted by Gerald Emery on 01/07/17 at 12:48 pm EST
Registered on 01/02/17, 65 Posts, 25 Comments
Like this photo, started out in B&W, loved developing my own photos but fell in love with velvia! when I started to photograph nature.Digital processing was a whole new ballgame!
Thanks for the welcome and comments Gary and hope to run into you one of these days in the neighborhood!
Jerry
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Hi folks! New to this trying to figure out how to navigate the site. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio moved to St. George Utah a few years ago. Got introduced to Utah during a workshop and decided it was the place for me! |
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