Floating Factory

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 28, 20165,863 views15 comments

I can't seem to pass this place by. The butte appeared to be floating between the clouds and cloud like badlands.

iso 100, 70-200mm @ 98mm, f/8, 1/500s

Your comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

Way better large.

Compression seems to getting this one. Just printed and no sign of halos. I took it down and reprocessed it a bit. Hopefully the right edge will be acceptable.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Paula LeVay on August 28, 2016 at 5:03 PM

Simple, yet there is a lot to see! I love the detail in the foreground hills and stately butte. In my mind, the butte could also be a ship floating on ocean waves.

Registered on July 29, 2016, 66 Posts, 270 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 28, 2016 at 5:19 PM

I can't seem to pass this place by.

Extremely hard to do, Gary. Admittedly I hit this usually around midday, but still an awesome site. Had a few photo ops here during extreme weather. The B&W treatment is a perfect fit. I had converted one of mine awhile back too. Seems to make the area and the butte fit the viewing a bit better then most colorized images from here.... laugh

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 28, 2016 at 6:22 PM

Fine view of hallowed ground. I might explore a little more contrast in the butte. Also, looks like a round blob on the right edge middle? Looks okay in the print?

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

Comment posted by gary phillips on August 28, 2016 at 8:20 PM

Good catch Harley. Noted and fixed, guess I was so concerned with the high contrast edges of the butte, I missed that blob sad

. As far as contrast goes, the butte had taken on a lot of water and was as dark as I'd ever seen it. I didn't want to loose that attribute.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on August 28, 2016 at 9:01 PM

The Foreground makes it for me. Just a pillowy anchor for the Butte. I might take some off the top.

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on August 28, 2016 at 9:11 PM

Very nice image of FB, Gary. I like the foreground and the "floating" imagery. I've been to Utah five times (always after flying into Vegas), but never made it up there due to time constraints. That area is on my must go list. I love photos from that area.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 29, 2016 at 3:33 PM

Real nice, Gary! I love the tonality and texture in the foreground. I agree with Harley regarding exploring the contrast in the butte. Very nice image, sir!
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Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on August 29, 2016 at 7:50 PM

Great image Gary. I really like the B&W treatment on this. I thought about taking a little off the top clouds as well. But that is just preference.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on August 29, 2016 at 10:54 PM

Sweet. Reminds me of a riverboat on the Mississippi, Gary. I love all the details and nuances of the large version. This is a superbly crafted B&W.

Ed

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on August 29, 2016 at 10:57 PM

Marvelous image - the detail of the large version must be seen!!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on August 30, 2016 at 1:22 AM

Another incredible image, Gary. The idea of the butte floating on the undulating landforms below really comes across. Love the tones.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 30, 2016 at 4:32 PM

This looks great, Gary. A wonderful looking scene with fantastic b&w processing. I like it all just as it is here. Really nice work you are doing!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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

Comment posted by Tom Falley on August 30, 2016 at 9:51 PM

Yes, Large is "way mo bettah". A little bit of uneven tonality in the darks in the butte. Careful work with this would be a very nice LARGE print. I always like to revel in the plethora of details as if I were there. I know that there are issues with everyone's screen view varying, reduction of pixels and further translation in the forum.

Nice view and execution!

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on August 31, 2016 at 2:38 AM

Technically well done, Gary. There is a richness of tones and the sky is very dramatic. The overall composition feels a bit static from my point of view.

Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on August 31, 2016 at 11:59 AM

I particularly like the way the clouds mimic the patterns in the ground. Lovely work as always, Gary. Your SW collection is stellar!

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