Castleton Tower in Fog

I have lots of positive response to this image locally--I didn't

print it for a year then dug the negative out of its file. I am

torn about whether to "heal" the contrail. Thanks for your comments

and ratings. cc

Chris, where I live I've seen this kind of light not more than once or twice a year. to have the camera ready and take a good shot is all you can ask. I love the light, composition and texture. It's magical. Congrats, 7/6

Chirs, this is terrific--one of your best. You should be able to make beautiful, large prints from this!!!!

6/6

great shot!

Superb B&W landscape. I can understand why it is tempting to "heal" the contrail. It could be improved by removing it, imo.

I wouldn't dream of "healing" the contrail. But that's just a personal opinion. Great shot.

Magnifica imagen, con una luz fantastica.Un saludo artista

7.7

Excellent.

Didn't even see the contrail, til you mentioned it. No worries, great photo without manipulation.

Awesome, I am a new Photographer - recently developing and incharge of BESTPHOTOSFX.com and I must say, This image is one of the best..

 

thank you for shareing

Really interesting image. Is the shadow I see infront of the tree from a tree behind you? It almost looks like the subjects shadow but isn't really connected. I think this play on light really ads to the image. The fog ads a sense of mystery also creating a very surreal feel.

 

What I really love about this is that many people futz around in PS for hours to come up with an image like this but I feel you basically did a green channel B+W conversion and called it a day. There is honesty in film images. I don't know why.

 

The only real 'issue' I have is that the horizon is running uphill. I would adjust the perspective a bit and bring the right side down to level it out. Not a big issue, but enough to be bothersome.

 

I really like this image. One of my favorites out of P.net in a long time...

Thanks so much for all the positive feedback on this one--I did not expect this image to meet with such praise.

A Couple Clarifications:

This is exposed on B&W Negative Film--it is not a conversion from a color slide.

The foreground shadow is from a tree behind me--I was just trying to keep my shadow out of the frame, but I love the effect as well.

I have not thought about the horizon line going uphill until pointed-out above, but I probably will not alter it.

Thanks again!

cc

Excellent work!!! 7/7 of my taste.

Chris sorry about the 'conversion' comment. I really wish the image info was on the same page as the comments. The image has a very IR feel to it and thought it was a conversion. My apologies.

Very evocative.

Chris - fantastic! I'd buy a print of it! Out of curiosity, what filter did you use to get such a beautiful dark black sky like that? Orange? Red? Combination? It's fantastic!

 

ps - leave the contrail. it leaves a bit of visual interest in an area which, in my opinion, might go too flat without it. it's that tiny bit that actually makes the tree stand out -more- than less.

so wonderful!

;)

Biliana

i like it

i like it very mach!

 

I usually try to include any filter use in the Technical Details whenever I use a filter. Likewise, I add a general PS workflow when it had some profound impact on the photo (in the case of a color to B&W Conversion for example).

 

This image used a Red filter but no polarizer. I use Red often for landscapes to increase the cloud/sky contrast.

 

I also use Green a lot, especially when shooting redrock textures and Anasazi structures, as it tends to help stretch the tonal range of otherwise monotone red and orange rocks.

 

Thanks again for the tremendously positive feedback on this image!

Great light and composition!