Posted by Howard Cihak on March 4, 2015 at 5:47 AM
I made this image looking west towards the afternoon sun from the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. Back lighting works best for this sort of image treatment, and I'm a sucker for back lit landscape scenes of all kinds.
I like the layering. Since the image is dominantly monochromatic, the color in the lower left really draws my eye. So, this composition might work even better in B&W ?
Posted by Howard Cihak on March 5, 2015 at 12:32 PM
I personally like the first rendering perhaps because of the monochromatic color. Both present an intriguing image.
Posted by Monika Chace on March 6, 2015 at 10:27 AM
Howard, I like this series. My eye was also really drawn to the light sand in the lower left and to a lesser degree lower right. Maybe burn it a little? It's less prominent in B&W. Have you tried a bi-color/duotone? I do like the soft blues/purples fading into the warmer tones. Can't make up my mind about the amount of detail in the mesas -- less? leave it alone w/a little mystery? I kind of think less for the closest mesa, making it a silhouette since it's darker anyway.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on March 6, 2015 at 12:15 PM
My personal preference is for higher contrast B&W, so I agree with Monica on darkening the closest mesa.
However, after seeing the conversion, I also prefer the color tints. They seem to enhance the depth. So burning and desaturating the left corner would be my choice.
Posted by Howard Cihak on March 7, 2015 at 5:34 AM
Your suggestions are appreciated. Let me know if this is more to your liking.
Posted by Monika Chace on March 7, 2015 at 9:28 AM
Yes, much simpler, I think (to pick nits) the front mesa could be more purple, as in your 1st post. Nice job, Howard!
Discussion
7 repliesAs always, C&C are most welcome and appreciated.
However, after seeing the conversion, I also prefer the color tints. They seem to enhance the depth. So burning and desaturating the left corner would be my choice.