Above the Fog

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 14, 201399 views6 comments

I took this last year. I also took some wide angle shots that turned out quite well. This was shot with my 200mm Prime. It never worked as a color image for me, so I decided to try B&W. B&W isn't normally my thing, but I like this pretty well.

All comments welcome, especially about the look, feel, and processing.The resampled JPEGs aren't doing it any favors. It looks better in LR.

Single Raw image, LR5 only.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 14, 2013 at 2:59 PM

Love all the layers in this image. I think b&w was an excellent choice. Very abstract, with lots to hold my interest.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on September 14, 2013 at 3:41 PM

B&W usually isn't my thing either, at least for nature shots, but IMO this image works well in B&W. Great view of the clouds hanging low in the mountain valleys with some of the peaks emerging above the clouds. I like all the contrasts of shading and texture in this image. There is a real ethereal feel to this.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 15, 2013 at 3:11 AM

Brad,

This is wonderful! I guess saying this has great layers would be stating the obvious.... but these layered images of fog, trees and ridge lines takes this beyond the classic layered look.

Processing looks fine to me; nice contrast and range of tones. I wouldn't call this a nit, but I'm just wondering if there is any more room up top? Not that I need to see more blank sky, but for me it's framed just to the point where I either want to see a skosh more for breathing room or cropped entirely - but not sure that's a better option. Just a thought.

Lon

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Comment posted by Brad Strong on September 15, 2013 at 4:59 AM

Thanks for the comments. I printed this yesterday as well, a couple of 8.5 x 11 proofs and a 13 x 19 (A3), and it's definitely growing on me.

Lon, There isn't any more room at the top. I shot it with minimal sky. The sky was flat, so I skipped it in favor of more foggy mountains. I tried cropping a bit, but I think it crowds the top of the last peaks too much. Those last little ridge lines at the top add that last into infinity feel.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 15, 2013 at 1:28 PM

Very nice tones and contrast Brad and wonderful layers. Very nice in B&W. Well done.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 17, 2013 at 5:54 PM

Real nice, especially in the choice of B&W. It works beautifully. The first thing I thought of was cropping out the sky and back range, then read Lon's comments. It works well as presented, but I think a crop might emphasize the clouds and patterns a bit more? Either way, very sweet.

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