Spider Rock

I submitted a tmax version of this and it is really flat by

comparison. It can be found in my BW folder. I starting to believe

that Velvia and the Channel Mix to convert to BW is somehow superior

to shooting straight BW. At least for some shots it seems to work

much better. Any thoughts on that matter? Thanks for feedback.

awesome!

I love your work. So many of these images are familiar, but are very interesting. You've done a great job of changing the perspective on traditional "Ansel" shots.

A really impressive photo. I like the sharpness, the tonal range and the clouds forming a diagonal line. Superb!

Well composed B&W shot

Very 19th century and atmospheric. Not being a film photographer I have no comment on the film, but certainly channels rather than desaturate gives you far more control over the depth of "colour" you can achieve. Well done.

I tend to find that I like different methods of conversion to B&W for different images. You're right about shooting with B&W film, though ... it eliminates the choice. I almost always take a color image and try each channel just to "see" what it will look like ... then I try "desaturate" then I try "greyscale" and THEN I try some combination of duo/tri/quad-tone to see what I like best. I haven't yet found a formula for approximating before all of the guess work which I'll like best, though.

 

I like the almost-sepia feel to this image. Is that a hogan in the foreground? I've never been to the SW, but plan to go next summer. I can't wait ... am reading everything I can find on the subject, and am looking at LOTS of pics ... which is why I'm spending so much time in your portfolio lately. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!!

A great photo,would love to go there myself.

This is just beautiful and should be looked at LARGE..

a fantastic sepia!!!!!

I would like to thank everyone for their feedback. Lou Ann that is a hogan in the foreground, according to my Navaho guide. You need a Navaho guide to accompany you to this area and they charge $15 per hour. So you just have to hope that you will have the right light when you get there.

Very nice tone and range. I like the way the composition is balanced by two mountains on each side and the foreground object.

A refreshingly different take on this well known location. Congratulations for that. I like the drama in the sky but don't like the burnt out highlight in the cloud. Was it burnt out on film too, or just an accident in the digital domain?

Very great image. I have the impression to see a shot of Edward S. Curtis.

Very good composition and the tone is wonderful. Congrats!

Excellent work!

I like the details of this photo! great composition...

nice composition. I like its antiquity. Regards.

Ok I saw all threee versions of this shot, and this one is best. Originally i was going to say the color was my favorite in terms of impact, but I think its because Ive been here and love the red colors and blue sky of its reality. however, this image stands above the others! The exposure and contrast is very dramatic, accentuating the clouds, the cliffs, spider rock and the hogan!

Stunning image! Light, composition and tonality.... all flawless!