new mexico Adobe and Sky 4

Beautiful! Toning and contrast are in perfect balance. Nice Work!

wow...whereis it?

Beautiful work.

Perfect !!! 7/7

Amazing tones, textures, sky and composition! Wow!!

great composition. i like the combination of smooth heaven and grainy wall structure.

good job! (7/7)

Great work !

This was the first print I made with my new Durst Laborator 1000

enlarger. I was using a cheap, beaten up old enlarger before that

had very little contrast control. The Durst is a beautifully

designed machine, rock solid, smooth focussing, and in perfect

alignment. I'm a happy man. I did a test print or two of this image,

then did a final print which I lightly toned copper. Similar shot of

this scene taken with Voigtlander and 15mm lens is also in this

folder. I like this one better, my wife likes the other one. Thanks

for any comments or suggestions.

I really like it -- great to see a real print from enlarger -- you did a nice job. The tonality is beautiful, but what drew me in to this photo was the wonderful texture of the Adobe.

Excellent!

An eye-catching, strong graphic image. It's good to see one of these buildings photographed in b&w for a change, and the toning is very effective. Sunshine and a predominantly cloudy sky have certainly assisted the tonal balance of the pic, with complementary textures in both the building and sky. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the near wall on the right. Possibly the print toning is to blame, but the halo along the rim and patchy loss of texture produces an artificial effect rather like a tear in the print, separating that corner of the image from the rest. An unusual and visually ambiguous effect that could be exploited well with a different composition, but here I find it a little distracting. Otherwise, a fine pic.

Great stuff! The overall range of different grays is brilliant.

Thanks for all of the positive feedback. Trevor, you're right about the bottom right corner--a lot of burning in. . . . I might try another print with either flashing or masking.

Excellent!

Great tonality.Great work.

Wow Robert! this is splendid ... great toning, spotless (I wonder what paper did you use?).

After have seen this several times I must change my rating to 7/7. I like this very much.

Great feeling of mood here Robert, with lovely tones and texture as everyone has pointed out. Is this a monument of some sort? It almost appears to have been sculpted by hand. What is an Adobe? I thought it was a software manufacturer!

A fantastic shot, Robert. I just think the burning needs to be a bit more precise in some places. Regards.

Dramatic use of fore & rear ground, great subtlety of contrast.

I just love this picture. The tones are incredible.

Simply perfect to me!

Excellent use of texture.

This is great !