Rock, Abert Lake

Thanks.

Great DOF and composition.

 

 

Well done.

sky looks wonderful, good exposure.

 

Josh

I was wondering...how did you get the sky to look like that, did you use a filter on you camera or was it something in photoshop? If it is photoshop, I would really like to know how you did that.

 

Thanks,

Josh

Simple but effective. I would prefer the rock to be a little closer but that's a matter of taste. Nice eyes.

Fine, regards :]

Were you going for a sense of isolation? If so, mission accomplished (although the small rock formation to the right sort of breaks the illusion).

Hi Robert, great sky, tones, etc. but this composition does nothing for me. Sorry to be so negative.

I think I'm able to look this shot during minutes and minutes... I find it really peaceful. Very ZEN shot.

Thanks, everyone, for the comments. Abert Lake is an alkali (5 to 10 times more salt than the ocean) located in the middle of nowhere (actually SE Oregon). The lake is covers about 20 square miles and there aren't any people living near it. I was going for a sense of isolation, so I did center the rock at the bottom of the frame.

 

Josh, the darkening of the sky at the top was the result of a polarizer used on a very sunny day.

Bob, Overall, I like this image a lot. I think it was a great choice to center the rock horizontally in the frame. I love the pattern in the clouds and their subtle repetition in the water. I also think the b&w conversion worked well.

 

Since you expect it from me, I'll offer a few nit picks. The dark sliver of land jutting in from the right is demanding more attention than it deserves. I'm not sure what you could have done about that. I would have preferred an angle that would have placed the top of the rock either above or below the horizon vs. right on it. And lastly, there might just a tad too much polarization. Again, under the circumstances, that probably couldn't be helped.

 

Despite my overly critical comments, I still think this is a worthy photo.

The sense of isolation is for sure well conveyed by the dead-centre composition. Still, this message is partly broken by the espanse of land to the right and the other stone close to that... maybe a tad less land would have strenghtened the message.

 

As for the polarised dark sky, I like it, and I find it effective to give a gradient of grays from the bright horison to the top of the frame, what is similar to what you also get in the water.

 

The main "shortcoming" of the composition is the ambigous position of the horison. To me, it should be either positively above the rock or definitly below it...of course, the message can then change from oppressive isolation to an isolation which favours higher targets...