Beyond Here Lies Nothing

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 27, 2014402 views18 comments

Nothing but opportunity, if you have water and a camera. This shot was taken last June in a badland area outside of Caineville, Ut. Beautiful light all evening with passing storm clouds but little or no rain.

5d2,24-105 @ 24mm, iso 200, f/14, 1/25

Comments and critiques greatly appreciated, please view large

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18 comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 27, 2014 at 8:38 AM

gary - nice image - lines and tones working well here. what appears to be blending seems a little too obvious to my eye particularly on the tops of the peaks to the right ...

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 27, 2014 at 2:32 PM

Wonderful light and tones, Gary. I agree with Stuart about what looks like blending artifacts above the ridges, but, otherwise, this is excellent, and this comes from someone who is not a big fan of B&W.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 27, 2014 at 4:27 PM

Thank you Stuart and Scott for your comments. Actually there is no blend here. I take great care in the conversion to keep a constant vigil for halos, particularly along ridge lines. I think this may well be accentuated by web compression. I' m holding a 13 x19 print to be framed and no haloing what so ever. Bummer it shows up here, as this is one my favorites.

Man, I just went back and looked at the version sent to the web and you are positively right. I tweeked some things before posting and screwed it up . I'll have to go back and fix it. That's what happens late at night with perhaps with a stiff single malt on board.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on February 27, 2014 at 6:03 PM

This looks great to me...a very powerful B&W image. I really like every element of it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 27, 2014 at 7:14 PM

Fantastic B&W Gary. I do agree with Stuart and glad to hear your print worked out well. Overall, I love the contrast.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 27, 2014 at 7:57 PM

Very nicely done, Gary. The comp is very effective and it captures the feel of this place perfectly.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on February 27, 2014 at 8:04 PM

Very nice. I like the light especially, and its varied focus on different parts of the scene. In fact, I assumed that the darker spots at the top of the peaks showed they were in the shade... The comp here is very effective, with the strong leading lines drawing ones eye into the middle of the frame. Great image!

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on February 27, 2014 at 8:21 PM

This is a great photo Gary. I really like your comp with the wash leading the way in. Love the textures, especially the cracked mud. Well done. Chet

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on February 27, 2014 at 8:30 PM

Very nice leadings lines and processing, Gary.
The craked mud and ominous peaks look great.
The clouds are a tad dark for my taste.

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on February 27, 2014 at 8:37 PM

Excellent Gary! Great scene converted beautifully! No nits here.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 27, 2014 at 9:25 PM

Black and white conversion looks pretty good, the clouds near the top look a bit dark, but overall a nice looking scene.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 27, 2014 at 10:47 PM

Beautiful, Gary. Great take on a beautiful locale.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 27, 2014 at 10:48 PM

Gary, This is a great looking scene and I really like your b&w conversion for it. I think your comp works very nice here with the foreground lines leading you back into the scene. Very nice! Bet the print is pretty cool!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on February 28, 2014 at 5:03 PM

Artifacts aside, I like everything about this image. Wish it was mine!

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 1, 2014 at 6:33 PM

Wonderful image Gary, especially the way the composition has the arroyo lead into the scene. I agree about the nits on the clouds and ridgelines, but bet the print is awesome.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 2, 2014 at 7:21 AM

Love the depth, leading lines and tonal range/contrast here Gary.
Very very nice.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 2, 2014 at 2:42 PM

Gary, this looks like a wonderful place to go exploring and your comp. with the wash leading so nicely into the distance does a lot to create that sense of invitation.

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Comment posted by Tim Mulholland on March 13, 2014 at 4:12 PM

Very nice composition and work-up! I love the way that your editing draws my eyes in and around this photograph!

Tim!

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