Shiprock

Thank you for your thoughts.

When I looked at small version I thought that the grass is water. It adds more to the name of the photo:)

Great tones and contrast. Your B&W work is very impressive, Shilesh.

I was at first confused by the smudginess of the clouds then saw the the exposure time. For me it the clouds imply a movemnt that the desert scene in it's quietness dosn't convey. I like the photo but am curious as to why you chose the exposure time?

 

Thanks~md

Michael,

 

I have a fascination for late (or early) day long exposures with moving clouds. I only wish I would remember to use the 6 stop ND filter more frequently. You need a fairly narrow light range to do this kind of work. For instance my index exposure was 4 sec at f22, which becomes approximately 4 minutes with the 6 stop filter. However, the light was getting dimmer during the exposure, so I had to open the aperture to f16 after 1 minute and f11 after another minute.

 

I have a regular exposure of f11, 1/4 sec. But I have not scanned it yet.

 

Shilesh

Dmitry,

 

There is an s-shaped pool of standing water to the left of the grass.

 

Shilesh

is it a great piece of work ? it is . is it visually appealing ? it is. why bother about the rest. nice, "different" work, shilesh

Your choice of B&W is perfect for this. Thank you for sharing.

I like the mood of this shot, the long exposure gives it a surreal feel.

Shilesh, to me, this is the best photo in your portfolio, I have never done a long shot with moving clouds.. but I am sure it's not easy. Your black and white shots are masterpiece..the moving clouds on the top creates an excellent contrast to the detailed foreground, I saw this picture as large... and I have no words to explain how much I like this...perfection