rolling west Doorway to Mexico

Comments/Critiques appreciated. Thank you.

very nice work - this works very well in B&W

Hey Doug, I like the image a lot and the way you've captured the various levels of light. I'm not a big fan of so much black space in a photo without any detail, so that's a little distracting to me. Would have been super if there were yet an outer layer with light and tones instead of the black, but I'm sure it just was not there. Nevertheless, great feel from what is there!

Doug, looks like you captured a lot of feeling in this shot. Partial to black and white photographs. This caught my eye right off. (reminded me of the scene from John Wayne's " The Searchers " ) high marks and great shot..Ray Banfield

Excellent composition of this image, difficult and very resolute their very hard light in the shades, you have known how to give the perfect light to the area where they prevail, the big grise masses, cordial Greetings Doug..

Excelente composicion de esta imagen, dificil y bien resuelta su luz muy dura en las sombras, has sabido darle la perfecta luz a la zona donde predominan, las grandes masas de grise, Saludos cordiales Doug.

Holds my interest for a long while, very well composed B&W. The second layer (room) should be a bit darker toned, IMO

Thi is so very cool! Nicely seen and captured! Great lines!

great shot! I very like BW works!

 

and thanks for your comment. "Klementina"...:)))

Doug, the larger view is even better. The details both subtle and pleasing in every small grain of soil and rock. The black framing is very dramatic and that small light line creeping through the door jam crack is and elegant touch. A cleaner composition is hard to imagine.

I like this, very original and a great title to go along with it Doug, Great work!

Thank you, everyone, for your complimentary comments and suggestions. I have so much to learn about digital processing. Haven't even tried Layers, yet. So far, it's just the Lasso, Gamma control and Cloning tools, to do the burning in, and dodging. Did another version and cloned in more room, toned it down a bit, and reduced the black matte content.

Your floor looks cloned - can see the repeats and you don't want any 3/3 gremlins catching that!

Doug, I like this new one a lot, the contrast works for me, the darker interior is a little more mysterious yet I can still make out the details. Not sure what happened when you posted this new one, but things got kind of pixellated. Note the strange patterns in the sky that weren't in your original posting. Not sure what happened there. Any way you slice it, this is a real nice photo and, like someone above said, I too immediately thought of John Ford's The Searchers, one of my favorite movies and favorite directors.Of course, he would probably have some time-worn woman with a face full of pathos somewhere in the shot, but then . . .

Very nice capture , i love mexico , i've never been there , but through the carlos castaneda books and the don juan matus , i travelled the middle mexico :) i hope someday i find that don juan or one of the yaqi sorcerers and they show me how deep the rabit hole goes :)

 

where did i go !? i love the composition , and contrast :)

I have viewed this several times . Here's my two cents. The frame puts me in a dark place and the doorway is hope.Is the door closing or opening ? I don't know. Very nice job Doug.

Thank you, Joseph. I believe it's opening wide.

I love the way it pulls you in. I almost feel like I can step up to the door and peer outside.

Lovely shot Doug. Very cool and original composition. I like it a lot.

nice contrasts in the image... love the title, Doug