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by Paul Duval

Gallery: 10 Years of NPNPosted April 13, 2010124 views4 comments
This was an early BW conversion long before learning anything here on NPN. Image is from early 2007 when my Olympus E-500 had hardly flipped it's mirror. Probably auto settings. I cropped the image to emphasize the ridge line and sky and remove allot of the talus slope. Darkened highlights and opened shadows, then boosted contrast slightly. All things I learned from the constructive critiques on my posts. All thanks to Jim and Donna and NPN members and moderators.

Paul

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 14, 2010 at 1:27 PM
I like the perspective here (looks like some pretty treacherous footing!). Neat image - I know you said this was B&W conversion but there appears to be some tannish/brown in this, but I'm on a crappy work monitor too.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 14, 2010 at 1:30 PM
Paul,

I really like the contrast and balance between the talus slope and the low hanging misty, cloud. Even the overhanging tree in the corner adds something to the scene. Nice contribution.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Paul, this one shares a foreboding or very ominous look to it especially in this B&W conversion. I would have to say this brought back to my mind a scary time upon my first look here. It gave me recall to nightmare canyon a buddy of mine and I had to climb out of in Utah one year. As hard as we pressed upward the more we slipped downward. And of course, it was at the end of a round trip 12 hour day canyon hike for which we were not up to attacking at that point in time.
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on April 19, 2010 at 6:34 PM
A marvelous juxtaposition of sharp texture of the rocks and and the soft texture of the sky.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments