Backyard Potholes

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 17, 2010293 views14 comments

La Jolla, California

Yeah, the potholes again. Sorry. This is from a couple months ago. It's probably a little dark for some, but that's how I intended to display it, as I wanted something a bit more moody and different from some of the shots I have from here. There's plenty of detail in the dark areas, btw.

Canon 5Dmk2, Zeiss 21mm, 2 stop hard gnd.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on December 17, 2010 at 3:11 PM

I like it Jimmy. A unique perspective that's nice processed. Love the reflections in the center potholes.

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

Comment posted by Jason Kim on December 17, 2010 at 3:25 PM

The dark, moody shadows work nicely with the reflected golden light in each pothole. I think this wider composition works really well, it definitely feels very balanced.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on December 17, 2010 at 4:33 PM

I never get tired of seeing the potholes. Wonderful reflections and I like the processing.

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

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 17, 2010 at 4:33 PM

I like this. The dark look seems to work well with the reflected light in the potholes. It does give it a nice mood feeling. I like the comp and the sky looks great too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 17, 2010 at 4:57 PM

The dynamic range looks good to me. I like the effect of individual sky reflections.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on December 17, 2010 at 5:30 PM

Gotta love that foreground, and you've got some nice sky too - beautifully presented.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on December 17, 2010 at 6:33 PM

This is where potholes belong! I like seeing the slope up to the potholes and the reflections.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on December 17, 2010 at 7:57 PM

Awesome work Jimmy. I love the comp and colors. You might want to try lightening the whole right side of the image. It looks too dark to me.

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on December 17, 2010 at 9:07 PM

I like this Jimmy, so many layers in the top third of the image.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 18, 2010 at 2:37 AM

the brightness/contrast looks very natural to me and I'm really diggin' this one, Jimmy! This oughta look great printed big on a wall!

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments

Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 18, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Moody and primordial. I like it!

Lori

Registered on November 15, 2003, 90 Posts, 2033 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 18, 2010 at 6:24 PM

These potholes sure have been good too you. I don't mind the dark all that much as it basically forms some great shapes for the reflections. I would say the the large areas of dark around the lower corners does seem a bit much and could maybe use some selective dodging to add a little texture.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 19, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Interesting light play in the foreground formations. I like the muted coloration and dark mood.

Registered on November 23, 2010, 57 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 19, 2010 at 5:57 PM

You do these so well Jimmy. Those pot hole are crazy cool.
I would like to see a tad more detail in the shadows but its really hard to tell in web version.

Nicely done

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments