Cloud Cover +repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 22, 2011678 views9 comments

Ok, so here's my first go at B&W conversion so please excuse any heavyhandedness!..No, don't excuse anything...let me know what you think! Advice and criticism welcome. This is Barn Bluff and Cradle Mountain in the Tasmanian high country taken from The Walls of Jerusalem National Park. By the way, what looks like haloing behind each ridge is actually haze in the valleys.
D300, Nikkor 16-85 @ 85mm,1/400th @ f/16.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 22, 2011 at 1:02 AM

Looks prety good to me. I might be tempted to work on the perception of a halo between the first two layers. That one looks more like a halo than the other areas with haze. Also, the foreground contrast and blacks look a tiny bit heavy to my eye.

Chris

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on March 22, 2011 at 1:11 AM

When you're calling yourself out for heavy handed processing in your introductory comment, you know you're probably on to something. The contrast in the sky seems forced and the heavy blacks at the bottom hide details that don't go unmissed. On the other hand, the weather looks dynamic enough that surely there will be some conversion and contrast adjustment that results in both excitement and the appearance of moderation. I'm not monochrome expert, but I would imagine you could get the most useful feedback from those in the know by including a color (relatively unprocessed) version for comparison.

Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments

Comment posted by Neale Dyster on March 22, 2011 at 1:15 AM

Thanks for that guys, as soon as I looked at the posted version I did a quick re-work to lighten up the f/g trees and partly address the apparent halo.

Registered on February 19, 2008, 94 Posts, 738 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on March 22, 2011 at 1:21 AM

Nice job on the re-post. There's a huge improvement just in that quick adjustment.

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on March 22, 2011 at 11:22 AM

I love the dramatic clouds!

Registered on August 6, 2008, 194 Posts, 1315 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 22, 2011 at 12:14 PM

I think your repost is right on target Neale. Wonderful drama.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 23, 2011 at 12:33 AM

Neale, I'm not a very good judge of B&W, because I don't do it.
This scene is very contrasty, but I like it from the darkened FG
to the much lighter cloud section. Even in the dark areas, you
seem to have achieved reasonably good detail. You have many
layers of interest here. That's my opinion. In my opinion,
the repost is an improvement. I like it.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on March 23, 2011 at 5:14 AM

A nice shot, Neale, with some really great drama in the sky. The repost has definitely fixed up the fg, but I don't think there's much you can do about the light hitting the fog in the valleys creating the halos. My only suggestion would be to add a vignette to contain the image and enhance the mood.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 24, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Neale, this is a dramatic scene, but for some reason (wish I could say why technically) the sky looks a bit TOO dramatic in the original post. The repost is an improvement for the sky as well as the FG.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments