Lackendorf, February 2011

Nice to see you posting again, Carsten. One has view this larger to appreciate it fully. Does the person at the horizon have walking sticks ? The large black space is interesting, it kind of dwarfs the figure and gives an otherworldly look to the landscape. I can imagine a cropped panoramic version, though, working equally well for me. What are your thoughts ?

I forgot the attachment. Here it is.

Thank you, Peter. It was indeed this special look and feel I wanted to convey. I find this kind of strange composition better. The stitch is indeed quite large, PTGui made an upsizing while stitching, to 140 MP size. You have a good eye: the person is my wife, with walking sticks, already running away :-)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5489056661_7c58bb3578_o.jpg

I also have a few shots with my wife captured running away from the frame, and some work well... I admire her patience for my hobby, anyway. :-)

Carsten, I think that Peter's idea has a lot going for it. I'm not sure that so much dead black works for long term viewing, while the cropped version would be very easy to live with.

I think the black space works extremely well with this image. It gives it a calm, desolate feeling while emphasizing your wife walking into the horizon. Curiosity overwhelms me as I continue to look into this image.

Love the black sky, very dark and moody. The figure makes the picture in my opinion

Thank you all for your thoughts !

wunderbar weites bild..tamarh

Vielen Dank Tamarah, das war genau das was ich zeigen wollte. Freut mich dass es ankommt :-)

Endlose Weite, anderweltliche Stimmung. Risk to be lost in no man's land. Hurry up! Fortunately you are used to run with your Leica ;-)  Karl

You definitely have a talent for photography, especially in terms of post-processing. This image is powerful and moody. The sky is kind of threatening, but it contrasts with your wife who seems to walk calmly on this path to light. Very well done again, Carsten!

Regards,

Alain

Karl and Alain, thank you !

Inspiring! The rest has already been said :(

Very unique, Carsten, cheers Jana

While both versions have merit I find I prefer Peter's crop.  Not often I part company with your choices.  In your version I feel that the extra negative space tends to allow the viewer's eye to escape out of the top of the frame while searching that area.  And the square crop makes it look like there's a Hasselblad inside that Leica.   Perhaps it would more appropriately fit if it were displayed as a very large print on a large gallery wall.  (would go well with all your other gallery class material)  Peter's crop, on the other hand, looks like it would likely suit a wall in a home or office.  Either way, take your pick, this image is another example of making a dynamic image from a minimum of available subject material.  I think the colour version would pale beside this monochrome production.  By the way, how did you make the sun go away?  Best, LM.

Sorry to be so late to the party Carsten, I always get great pleasure from viewing your images. Having read the comments and considered Peter's crop, which was in my head too, I have to say that your crop and presentaion is so beautiful and simple. The essence of a good image is simplicity for me, it makes the enjoyment easier on the viewer, your gaze is not dragged around looking for a point to stop on.

I just love the negative space here, monochrome looks best with some good black space, this is a perfect example for me of how to do it and still hold the attention of even the casual viewer. You're grabbed by the dark look and pulled into the visual feast.

To have visualised this in the tiny finder of the Leica is another feather in your cap my friend, it looks like the considered work of a 5x4 photographer.

My hearty congratulations on a marvelous monochrome image.

Dougie

I just recently acquired the Leitz Elmarit 135 2.8. I didn't go in with high expectations, but after a month of using it on my 1D Mk II, I really can't figure out how I was ever able to live without that hunk of metal. Your pictures make the M9 intrigue me quite a bit, and I just might take the plunge. The composition here, as per usual with you, is exquisite, the tones well managed, conveying a sense of space and nothingness. The only thing I would consider is lightening the image to make the scene appear a tad more real. After all, only in total eclipses does the sky go black in daytime. Well, those are my two cents. Greetings, as always.