2011 Fieldstone Retaining Wall

Hi Len

Time after the other I find myself in front of a work has a lot of workmanship and individuality. Some time it is difficult to find the very expressive words in my English but I thing this should not be an obstacle.

Len.. The excellent exposure gave this capture a very wide spectrum in tone gradient, as if it's a another example for the Zone levels which are A.A. talked about. The sharpness and the textures are just in the optimum level. Very unique angle of composition. Definitely GREAT B&W. Best regards

Thank you for your thoughtful comment.  As is the case with a lot of favourites we photographers post this one was a subject of opportunity, ie: not planned on.  It is a retaining wall near a waterfall.  The textures couldn't be resisted and I took this one with a 50mm lens basing the exposure on an incident reading at the wall.  The lighting was overcast with the sun, at this particular moment, chosing to try to break through.  Thus the directional light which helped to reveal the shapes of the stones.  I knew it would be a keeper at the moment of exposure.  The melting snow from above gave the stones the wetness and thus the reflectance you see here.  Best, LM .

Your comments\constructive critiques will be gratefully received.

Best, LM.

It now appeared to me what difference makes the angle of view on such a simple motif, just a wall! If the picture was taken with angle perpendicular to the wall it would have been a quite different mood!

Warm regards Len!

PDE

Great observation about the angle of the camera.  I had a choice & thought that this textured wall detail would have more impact if portions of it, left and right of center, were a bit out of focus.  In retrospect an even wider aperture would have been ideal.  This allows attention to be diverted to the sharper central portion where the textures are shown to better advantage.  A straight-on shot would have rendered every stone sharp and, as you say, project an entirely different mood.  Good of you to take the time.   Best, LM.