Skeletons

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted May 1, 2012518 views8 comments

Went shooting in Kananaskis last Saturday night. It was a beautiful evening, but the sunset didn't yield much in the way of drama.

This is an area of Spray Lake that is typically under a good amount of water - I'm standing about 30 feet from where the shoreline normally is. Consequently, I'd never noticed all these stumps before - there were hundreds of them!

I have a few different compositions, but wanted to give some B&W a shot with this one. I waited until the setting sun was just illuminating the BG mountains. Let me know what you think!

Larger file added for detail.

Mods, if this would be better suited for the M&N gallery, please feel free to move it.

5DII, 17-40mm, CP, ND Grad

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 1, 2012 at 11:19 PM

This electrifying shot crackles with interest, texture, tones and a story. Top notch in my book. My eyes scan back and forth...finding delight throughout this. Wow! Best shot I've seen in a while.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 2, 2012 at 7:31 AM

Very well done and the tonal values are those that would make Ansel smile. Who and why cut these trees down?

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 2, 2012 at 10:06 AM

A very well done b/w Jeff. Looking at the large view of this is wonderful. Excellent tones in this and very interesting to look at. I like this alot!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 2, 2012 at 12:48 PM

Hi Jeff - This is a wonderful B&W with excellent tonal range. Exceptional clarity especially in the larger view.

As you mentioned this is best in M&N due to the obvious hand of man. Hope you don't mind.

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on May 2, 2012 at 4:53 PM

I find the closer stumps distracting. I feel it would look better with most of those cropped out. The fact that they look sawed down takes something away from the natural beauty of the scene. Other than that a great shot.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM

Great black and white image. I love how you composed the scene and excellent tones.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on May 8, 2012 at 11:33 PM

What I would think of as an unappealing scene is rendered beautiful here. The black and white works very well, as do the background mountains and sweep of uncut trees around the shoreline. It seems appropriate for the Man and Nature gallery.
Nicely done!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 9, 2012 at 12:19 PM

Very effective image - the B&W works well here, and the tones are excellent.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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