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#413 Shiprock + B&W repost

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 9, 2010123 views10 comments

Hello everybody,

just arrived from a trip in Switzerland, I like entering in this great challenge.
This is my pic with cloudy sky and rock taken in New Mexico last summer.

40D 10-22 @12
f 8,0
1/160
ISO 250
tripod

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Marco Rilli on January 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Bellissima Monica!

Registered on January 3, 2010, 12 Posts, 11 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on January 9, 2010 at 2:55 PM

I like the comp very much. A little too heavy on the polarized sky, I'd back that off a bit and crop the top 1/3 of the sky. Nice job.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on January 9, 2010 at 3:53 PM

Monica thanks for this shot It made me run to find and post my next shot.
I just love the clouds in this shot

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 9, 2010 at 6:26 PM

Nice take on Shiprock, Monica! I had to clean up a bunch of broken bottles when i was there last year. Might make a good Black & White conversion, in B&W the polarized sky might actually work to your advantage here...

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Monica,

I like your image very much as posted, the fluffy white clouds are a very nice contrast to the formation of Shiprock and the hard ground surface extending from the lower section of the frame to the horizon. The inclusion and softness of the plant at the bottom of the image draws me right in.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on January 9, 2010 at 7:51 PM

Nicely composed image. I agree with the crop from the top. Looks like a great place to shoot.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 10, 2010 at 7:09 AM

Thanks to everybody for the useful comments.
After Stan's suggestion, I was curious about the B&W version.
Here the result.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on January 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM

I'd be tempted to increase the contrast of the foreground (meaning of the earth, as opposed to the sky

) in the black & white version. Also, in my opinion, the subject, which is that rock formation, is a bit small in that composition.