Wonder in B&W

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 2, 2010228 views13 comments

Hi guys

After a short period I'm coming back, I know this is a very known place but every time I remember the four hours photographing there I say wov what a magical place.

I converted the original color slide into black and white image to get a diferent view of the place, focus on the textures and patterns of the sandstone.

Do you like it?

Velvia film, ISO 50, Canon EOS 33v, Canon Ef 17-40 f/4L USM, Polarizer, tripod

Regards

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ron Richins on February 2, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Very nice. Love the BW. I think it works great here.

Registered on March 6, 2008, 113 Posts, 1009 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Stankiewicz on February 2, 2010 at 4:17 PM

Interesting. Its not often I see the canyons in black and white. I think the bush adds great perspective.

Registered on October 26, 2008, 52 Posts, 462 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on February 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM

Very intriguing shapes and textures here. The stick is a nicely placed focal point.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on February 2, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Very nice! I think B&W really helps emphasize the wonderful shapes and lines of these canyons. Cropping a little off the left side might be interesting, but this more than works as presented. Good stuff!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on February 2, 2010 at 5:58 PM

Wonderful photo and nice work!
Congrats:István
Hungary

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Anil Rao on February 2, 2010 at 7:01 PM

Very nicely done, Roberto. The composition is intruiging, speciallly w.r.t. to the placement of the dark and light areas. Excellent job on handling the tonal range too.

Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on February 2, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Overall I think this is great. I like the choice of B&W processing; its a nice change of pace from the usual super-saturated images we see from these slot canyons.

One critique I have is that the left side feels like it could use some more contrast to balance better with the rest of the scene. Thats a minor complaint though.

Registered on January 16, 2008, 56 Posts, 953 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on February 2, 2010 at 9:58 PM

This works very well in black and white. Beautiful photo.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 2, 2010 at 10:53 PM

Very nice. I like the black and white take. The bare tree is a bonus with the whites. Well done.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 2, 2010 at 11:01 PM

I do like it, Roberto. After all the color we see from here, the B&W is different. The more expansive view is nice. It really brings out the shapes and textures like you wanted.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 3, 2010 at 3:51 AM

Very well composed. Great shot, Roberto.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Wade Hardy on February 3, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Looks great and the b&w works really well with this image. Nice!

Registered on May 2, 2006, 121 Posts, 1824 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on February 3, 2010 at 9:40 PM

I like it in B&W. I like the tonal ranges.

Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments