Winter Lenticular

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 15, 2010367 views25 comments

Image shot in the northern San Luis Valley in Colorado. I was attracted by the amazing cloud, and being shot in mid-day light I envisioned it as a B&W.

Nikon D700
Nikor 17-35 AF-S f/2.8 at 17mm
RAW processed in LR2 and CS4
Nik Silver Efex Pro for B&W conversion

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Taylor Reed on March 15, 2010 at 2:42 PM

Cool shot! Good choice for the BW. Placing the mountains at the bottom gives the cloud a vastness that works well

Registered on February 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 556 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on March 15, 2010 at 2:43 PM

Great cloud, perfect BW tones. I like that you included a good bit of sky above the cloud.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 15, 2010 at 2:51 PM

Good choice to convert to b/w. I love the comp with the mountains at the bottom and giving so much room for the sky. Great cloud.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on March 15, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Oh yes!Greath photo.
Congrats:lstván

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

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on March 15, 2010 at 3:01 PM

What a spectacular view. I like how the snow peaks stand out. Well done, Stephen.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on March 15, 2010 at 3:04 PM

That cloud looks awesome for sure, Steve. I would be attracted too. Great shot and I love your conversion too.

Registered on May 1, 2007, 101 Posts, 3187 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on March 15, 2010 at 3:08 PM

Stephan,

The B&W was definitely a good call. It is amazing how the cloud almost dwarfs the mountain range.

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Comment posted by Peter Gordon on March 15, 2010 at 3:42 PM

Great cloud formation and expansive comp..very nice..

Registered on May 31, 2007, 224 Posts, 1490 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on March 15, 2010 at 4:27 PM

The aliens are coming!

Great image, Steve. I love the big sky.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Laurent Baig on March 15, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Nice! I'd crop a bit off the left to center the cloud

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 15, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Stunning effect, Stephen. I'm really impressed.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on March 15, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Steve... I really like this image...it successfully conveys the vastness of the landscape. However, the lenticular cloud and the snowiest mountains are also of great interest so I think a tighter crop, using the same ratios but just to the top and sides of the lenticular cloud and the mountains also would work very well.

Cheers, Reed

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by Bret Edge on March 15, 2010 at 5:51 PM

Killer photo, Steve! The b&w conversion is perfectly done and that cloud is flat out awesome.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 15, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Wow, awesome sky, and such a great range of tones here - very impressive.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on March 15, 2010 at 7:49 PM

Wow, Steve! This is incredible. I love the comp and the BW conversion was a great choice.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 15, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Pretty amazing view. I'd love to see this large.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on March 15, 2010 at 8:41 PM

Beautiful

Registered on March 6, 2010, 26 Posts, 299 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 15, 2010 at 8:46 PM

Fantastic image Stephan....... wonderful B&W image with great mood and tonal range. Love it!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 15, 2010 at 9:38 PM

What a trip! Is that a UFO?

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on March 15, 2010 at 10:52 PM

What a great capture of that natural phenomenon. Very striking!

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

Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 15, 2010 at 11:24 PM

Awesome Steve. The cloud and your b/w processing look incredible. Excellent work. Will make an incredible print.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 16, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Again, a very powerful shot, Stephen.

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on March 16, 2010 at 3:06 AM

super image Steve!
If Ansel would have taken this one, it would have been one of his all time greats... ;-)
just took the time to check your new website while I'm at it (well, as I've found out actually not soooo new anymore...) - it is really, really sweet! the guys of Wide Range Galleries did a fantastic job, I'd say...
very

georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 16, 2010 at 4:24 AM

exquisite (toned) b&w image.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on March 16, 2010 at 4:47 AM

Spectacular image, Steve! Amazing cloud formations and the mountain line looks unreal. Excellent conversion and a really wonderful shot.

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