Spirit Shadow

Comments and suggestions on the B&W rendering and the composition

would be appreciated. Thanks.

It works for me; I like the angle of the shadow... the texture of the stone vs the ground, the overall dark moody feel I get when viewing this. Best regards.

Nice light and well exposed to create the mood. Good composition and lovely textures. 

Stephen,

I find this image to be outstanding in every aspect.

It is nice to see the Hasselblad H4D-40 represented her on PN.

Which lens did you use ?

Regards,  Mike

Thanks for the comments -- they are appreciated.  Mike, I wasn't sure which lens I used at the time I posted (it's a long story involving an adapter to use "old" V lenses and a multiplication factor of this camera's sensor).  I now realize I was using the 35-90mm zoom lens that came with the camera; this was set at 75mm, which is just slightly wider than normal for this system, but probably closer to normal for this camera.

Nik software provides a number of preset images that can act as a base for further refinement to produce an image that is to the photographer's liking.  I chose to start here because the upper left corner contrasted more with the tombstone that projects into that darkened area.  I also liked the amount of light in the upper right corner -- a "Goldilocks balance" of not too much and not too little (from my point of view).

This is beautiful work Stephen I like it a lot very well done....Grant.

I find it nicely toned and well balanced compostionally.  I like the light falling on the marker against the much darker background, and the long shadow leading to upper right, filling most of the frame.  Uncluttered, simple, satisfying to the eye.