Mono Lake, Sunset and Storm

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 6, 20035,252 views9 comments

I posted this image on the old forums, so I'm mainly doing this a test. That said, I'd still appreciate your comments. Thanks

This image was made looking east. It was quite a dramatic ending to a grand day! Mamiya 645e, 55mm Mamiya Lens, 81-b filter on Provia 100-F. Exposure not recorded.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Anne K on November 7, 2003 at 12:59 AM

Wow, the detail and the depth in this is incredible. It makes me want to take my little images and tuck them under my arm an slink away!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on November 7, 2003 at 9:34 AM

Wonderful light and surreal color. I like this very much.

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on November 7, 2003 at 7:55 PM

The time of day, depth of the image and subject are right on. Nothing like a bit of dramatic lighting to finish the day off. The only problem that I have is the foreground elements. I would like to see a bit more space between the two rock formations in the lower right foreground. Also perhaps a more central placement of the boulders as the left side of the image isn't as interesting as the right.

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Comment posted by Chris Ross on November 8, 2003 at 6:11 AM

Some nice dramatic light in this one, plenty of foreground detail and interest. How was this one scanned? I had my MF scanned the other day and was underwhelmed with the quality.

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Comment posted by Mark Graf on November 8, 2003 at 9:07 AM

Gorgeous! You sure timed the light perfectly on this one.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 9, 2003 at 2:49 PM

Hi All,

Thanks so much for the comments! :)

Adam,

I agree with your assessments. I would have liked to gain a foot more camera height for better separation of the two large rocks, but didn't have anything to stand upon. Moving more to the right would have placed me in the creek, and I did not want to disturb it. Thanks for your comments.

Chris,

I scanned this on my Epson 1200U at it's highest optical resolution (1200 dpi) with the scanner's USM turned off. I then resampled the file for this size. Hope this helps.

Best regards,

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on November 11, 2003 at 9:48 AM

I agree with others here. Excellent image. great depth and color!

Congrates!

BTW, Isn't 1200U a film scanner?! I have a 1250SU at home but that is a flatbed with slide adapter.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 12, 2003 at 12:18 AM

Prashan,

The 1200U is a flatbed USB scanner with a transparency adapter.

Thanks for your comment on the image.

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Comment posted by Paula Graham on November 19, 2003 at 5:56 PM

A most impressive shot. The detail is amazing.

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