From An Earlier Time + rp

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 8, 2015213 views9 comments

Tufa towers on the south side of Mono Lake. Tufa towers form below the surface of the water, so these formations were left high and dry when the lake receded many, many years ago.

Omegaview 45E
Schneider Xenar 210mm
TK's masks and some burn/dodge layers
Tri-X B&W 4x5 negative
circa 1982 or '83 not sure which

I decided to crop this square since there was too much foreground in the original neg.

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated. cool

--P

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 8, 2015 at 8:15 PM

Yep, I can recall when the Mono Lake had numerous Tufa formations high and dry too, Preston. This old Tri-X is perfect for this scene. I really like it as presented but might play with a slightly cropped view on the left to eliminate the tree in mid ground, and a bit off the top to retain the perspective......just a thought not any nit at all..... cool

Back in 82-83 was there any water in the lake?.... sad

Seems like a lot has changed out there since those days......... laugh

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on September 8, 2015 at 11:45 PM

It's got to be a treat to go back through these old shots and reprocess them with the current technologies. My first trip to Mono Lake was just last year and outside of the people, it is pretty cool. I agree with Paul on the crop from the left to eliminate the cut-off tree. I really like the grain in the tri-X, gives it that old time feel.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 9, 2015 at 9:40 AM

Nice tufa scene. You might see something like this again if the drought continues. I agree with the crop and i might bring down the mid-tones throughout quite a ways and even more so in the sky?

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 9, 2015 at 10:04 AM

Preston, This is really an interesting scene to look at and I especially like the textures it has. I agree a small crop on the left would work well here. Might be interesting to see the sky a little darker too, but I do like it as is.

Nick Bristol

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 9, 2015 at 1:56 PM

Really nice Preston. The tree branch intrusion doesn't bother me at all, but a crop would be fine too. The contrast of the tufa towers looks great, but I might consider increasing the contrast of the sky a bit.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on September 9, 2015 at 2:04 PM

Very nice Preston. The only place I know of with water and tufa together is Pyramid Lake north of Reno but it may be dry by now...

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 9, 2015 at 2:57 PM

Thanks All. I appreciate your suggestions.

I decided I like the crop, so I did that. I also worked the sky and not-sky independently.

Let me know what you think.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 9, 2015 at 4:09 PM

Preston, clicking on the cropped version brings up a nice darker area around the image and it is a real winner as a rework IMO...... devil

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 10, 2015 at 10:48 AM

Lots going on here leading to an engaging comp. Original post feels a bit gray and I prefer the increased contrast in the repost.

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