Bryce Canyon Natural Bridge

Bryce Canyon is truly a beautiful place to see. The rock's colors

change depending the time of day and the brightness of the sun. The

colors range from a pale yellow to the brightness of reds. This was an

mainly an overcast day with some scattered sun and color of the rocks

was mainly pale to bright yellow. I used a yellow filter to get some

separation in the sky but also to raise the value of the yellow rock

faces. The sun was partially out when I took the exposure and gave me

my highest values in the snow. In the processing of this image I

wanted as many tonal values as I could get. I accomplished by running

a Levels adjustment layer and bringing the sliders to just where the

data started. This assured me that my brightest whites and my darkest

black s would all be represented to there fullest. Separate curves

adjustment layers were used in all areas that needed some tweaking. A

final overall curves adjustment layer allowed me to blend everything

together. I used the Ektalure Cream tone to bring some of the feel of

the yellow rocks back into the black and white print. Comments are

welcome!

This is stunning. I've been following your work for awhile and I'm always dazzled by the quality of your work. Also, thanks for being so generous with information about your methods.

I always wanted to see Bryce during the winter, sadly I've moved back to Michigan and likely wont see it for a long time. I love the beauty of all the colors Bryce and the surrounding area has to offer. I was surprised when I seen this in B/W, we must have been standing in the exact same spot. I have attached my version, in color. Thanks for sharing this great image. -Larry

Excellent B&W tones. Love your innovative B&W landscapes.

That's just too funny! I think we used the same tripod holes. It's nice to see the B&W and color together. I believe I also took a color photograph ; I will look for it and post it. Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful B&W. Regards.

Another truly beautiful image. Regards...

Leo, So this is another of your photographs that makes me want to get there. I have been to both Bryce and Zion but long before I started shooting. Good thing is they are only a couple of hours from my house. This might be a perfect location to start using my CS3. Keep sharing these wonderful photos with us Leo and post production techniques...RAY

great composition and amazingly detailed tones. Your landscape shots are stunning !

 

Didier

This shot looks so much better in black and white. It really makes it more dramatic. That is one beautiful photograph, well done.