Chilyaka Peak Sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 15, 2011243 views11 comments

Sunset behind the highest peak in Eastern Rhodope Mountain, Bulgaria - Chilyaka peak.

This one is from my first Velvia 50 film! Shot with Mamiya RB67 PRO SD. Lens Sekor C 50mm. 10 seconds @ f/22. I've used 3-stop hard edge GND and 2-stop soft edge GND to balance the high-contrast scene.

It's a little underexposed and I'm not perfectly happy with the composition. Let me know what you think.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Art Escobado on March 15, 2011 at 5:37 PM

It's got nice color - I'm not sure if it's the comp or the subject matter that's making the image weaker. The twisted branches to my psychology aren't the best subject for this great sunset- i could easily see the branches replaced with wild flowers and telling you voila great shot! Maybe crop out the branches? However that reduces the intervals in the image and also the depth. The sky color is very nice.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 15, 2011 at 6:21 PM

I tend to agree with Art Escobado, Boris. From the trees to the mountains is sublimely beautiful but the tangle of brush in fromt is just a little too weighty and of lesser interest. This looks like a Nikon 9000 scan - is it??

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 15, 2011 at 8:58 PM

One more in agreement with the foreground not adding to the image, but perhaps even detracting some. The light on the trees, mountains, and clouds is excellent. Wonderful color as well.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 15, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Like the others, I agree that the chaotic branches in the foreground only detract from the image.

- Dan

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Comment posted by INGOMA on March 15, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Hi Boris,

Lovely sky and mountains you have there. I agree with the others and would try to crop that foreground out.

Regards,
Christoph

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on March 16, 2011 at 12:34 AM

I like this moody dark shot. I don’t think it looks under exposed. I say cop out some of the foreground and enjoy.

Registered on January 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 772 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 16, 2011 at 1:29 PM

Fantastic light on the mountains and trees Boris. Beautiful sky as well but I am with the others on a crop of the foreground.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 16, 2011 at 1:44 PM

Somehow I like the balance that foreground creates with the beautiful top 2/3. Often it reflects that up close nature is not always so attractive as the whole when viewed a distance away.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 16, 2011 at 11:14 PM

I like the strong contrast between what I assume is a human-created foreground and the beauty beyond. Makes for an almost story-like image of the difference between the two.

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

Comment posted by Boris Pophristov on March 17, 2011 at 5:15 AM

Thank you all for the critiques. I tried cropping out the foreground but it didn't work for me. I'll look for a better and more appealing foreground next time.

Ian, it is an Imacon scan done at the lab.

Registered on February 1, 2011, 15 Posts, 73 Comments

Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on March 17, 2011 at 1:37 PM

I like the top two thirds of the image very much. The foreground, however, doesn't do anything for me. I think if you cropped it out the image would be much stronger.

Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments