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Spring Wheat and Clouds

laurence_smith2

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Miles and miles of sky in this fertile region of the Palouse River plains in eastern Washington. Held a polarizer in front of lens (obviously!). Photo was manipulated, letting Photoshop adjust automatically in Auto Levels, which didn't do anything to the clouds and sky, but did slightly saturate the green fields compared to the original. I left the AutoLevels as Photoshop interpreted them. This image was harder (for me anyway) than it looks. It took some time to get a pleasing bunch of clouds that balanced the image, and I fooled around with exposure values for a long time to get the right exposure. I think that the square 6x6 format of the old Yashicamat was apropriate for this type of image.

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d. ross cameron

Laurence, two things struck me about this picture when it first came up on the screen: 1) I really can't get into the overlaid frame thing. I think it takes away from your photograph, sir; and 2) this really reminds me of those 19th century plates where, because of the limitations of the emulsions in those days, photographers would print one negative for the forground and then another for the sky, to give a sky that would be completely blank those dramatic cloudscapes. I'm interested to know if that's what you've done here.

 

Anyway, as my photo professor from Texas used to say, "That's right purty, my man."

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Thank you much for the comments. That's what helps me to evaluate this stuff. I took away the digital framing, and you are right on...it was a distraction. As far as any double-exposure or something like that goes...this was taken right by the side of the road "as is", except that Auto Levels was used in Photoshop. In other words, I hit the Auto Levels button in Photoshop, and Presto! Not much effort on my part, for sure! It changed the look of the field quite a bit, but hardly did anything to the polarized sky. Thanks again for the constructive criticism. I see that this image is the "love it or hate it" type.
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Rob: I'll put one up without that damnable black box as soon as I get a chance. Thanks all for suggestions and good critiques. I appreciate it. That's how I'll improve.
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