Once Upon a Time in the West

Comments/Critiques appreciated. Many thanks.

This is classic. I love it! The dark edges bother me, but I love everything else about it.

Looks like you have a slight tilt but a very good composition none the less.I like the B/W.

Thank you for stopping by Kim, and Joseph. Kim.. this was shot in colour with polarizing filter, and the foreground was a dark red/black crushed cinders.I'm not exactly sure what you mean , and would like to try to improve this. If you have time, sure would appreciate your ideas. I also loaded the wrong shot, Joseph. I ran it through ShiftN and corrected the perspective,(as attached) and then clicked on the wrong one when uploading.

 

Yes ,I like it !

Oh, the polarizer explains the dark sky. I don't know that I'd do anything to try to change it. I thought maybe you did it on purpose, and wondered why. I really like this!

Doug, fabulous shot. What a mood it creates. It speaks of loneliness, the American West, and is a portrait of the country as much as a landscape. Very powerful image. I think the foreground could be dodged a little to bring it to life a little, bringing back some highlights which do seem to be there, but I also think it's great as is.

Never thought of that as it was very dark in the original, but the detail was there.Here's a redo, and thanks for mentioning it.

Do like this in the same way as the colored lake above. Perhaps even more! Strong! Obviously your (!) choise. That colored lake didn't give you any choise than just shooting!

I like this just as it is, Doug. Other than Joseph's suggestion about the horizon, not sure I'd change a thing. I like the contrasts, and that the light is really most apparent on the building, as it should be. I particularly like how the curled up edges of the corregated metal roof have caught the light. Excellent work, my friend! Cheers! Chris