Repost Below of Alvord Desert Tracks

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 2, 2015116 views5 comments

Here is another in my series of black and white images I'm working on as I whittle things down to create a b/w portfolio. As always, I am eager for any feedback on whether the image is working, why or why not, and especially specific suggestions on composition and contrast. I place this here due to the prominent tracks (and a distant structure).

Canon 7D with sigma 10-20mm at 13 mm
ISO 100, f/20, 1/125s
BW converesion in Nik with LR finishing

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5 comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 2, 2015 at 7:23 PM

The leading lines breaking up the familiar Alvord patterns makes this different. The composition and conversion work great for me.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 3, 2015 at 12:59 PM

Excellent job capturing the feel of the place, Marylynne. I like the way the tracks work. To my eye, the intensely dark foreground clouds seem a little overdone. I like the balance of land and sky.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 5, 2015 at 2:28 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I wasn't sure whether the overdone cloud was the one on the left or the wispy one on the right. Here is another take: Conversion in LR only this time.

Let me know if you like it better. I got some noise the first time in the compression, so hopefully this one is better.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 6, 2015 at 6:41 AM

I like your repost best Marylynne. The sky is a little bit more subtle allowing the viewer to focus their attention on the patterns on the desert floor.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on December 7, 2015 at 1:51 PM

Very nice Marilynn. I love this place. I shot an almost identical image this summer. The sky above the clouds seems a tad too dark for me.

Actually it looks improved in the repost.

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