Desert Rocks

Well, you can't actually see the wind... This is a redo from a year or two ago; I started

over with the processing and think this is a much improved version.

Great detail and nice tones. Well done.

Nice textures!

Beautiful B&W work - Great textures and tones and luminosity.

very nice, great details

very Ansel Adams. A perfect B&W. Nicely done.

Stunning!

Thank you all for your positive comments. This is actually one of my favorites.

Jim C

Excellent. The dark sky and highish contrast work very well to make a crisp, powerful comp. I like the distinct yet soft side light on the outcropping.

The contrasting combinations of sky , rocks and tree, seem to compliment one another really well, and the tonal range depicts each element nicely.

Very well done!

Regards

Alf

After experimenting with HDR and coming back to this image I can't help but wonder if you did a little HDR work on this photo?

Marc, Alf and William,

   Thank you for your comments. I had some difficulties in pulling back the contrast on this one; initially it was way too harsh—not because of the light, but because I went overboard right at the beginning when I was processing the RAW file. Eventually I realized I needed to start over. It actually still looks a bit too contrasty to me in compressed form, but is fine when printed.

  Alf—I did not use HDR, but I did make an effort to keep the shadows open while processing, by being careful with Curves and by using the Shadows/Highlights adjustment. 

Another great image, Jim.  I like the way the stratification of these rocks along the upper edge echoes in the cloud pattern.  It is as if the rocks are in a dance with the clouds.  Excellent B&W conversion again.  I must be sounding a little repetitious!  Take care, Jim.

Paul