Zabriskie Point

This could be your finest black and white to date! The tonal range is fantastic; and some really excellent contrasts too. Look at your composition; perfect use of the rule of thirds (not that that is supremely critical), and the image flows from fore to aft; and you have a dynamite sky. To me, the crowning touch is the catch of the snow-clad peak in the Panamint Range in the distance. No nits on this one. This is really superb, Christal; and one of your best landscapes! Well done! Cheers! Chris

 

When it is available for rating, I'll be back!

Stunning. The textured hills work perfectly with the rippled sky. The tones are nicely done. That brighter patch on the foremost hill almost looks lit by a spotlight. In all, a fantastic photo.

Why thank you, gentlemen! You made my morning. Now I'll bounce off to work with a bit more pep in my step. And I'm quite excited. I'll be having lunch and spending some time today with a famous photographer. The brother of my orchestra's maestro flew in from Europe and will be on stage taking photographs of the musicians....as he says, 'trying to make us look as good as we sound'. Now I'm going to go and submit this for a rating. Frankly, I've never even noticed that there was no 'rating' tab for my photos. I didn't realize that you could ONLY get a rating by submitting a photo for critique. Oh well....you learn something every day! :)

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5/5 Anonymous

Very good! 6/7

Beautiful patterns and a wonderful range of tones. Top notch.

 

Simon

Hi Christal. This one caught my eye instantly when I came to visit. The lighting is superb. I love the brighter area in the middle, this is what pulls me into the frame. Exceptional rendition of the badlands at Zabriskie Overlook.

One of the best landscapes I've seen lately and I've seen hundreds of them! The B&W works so good here! Everything is so nice and unusual! Read original!

 

PDE

Your serie of the place is stunning. This one from Zabriskie is my preferred one. Fantastic photo. Congratulations, Loic

I haven't been on PN for awhile, so I was pleased to see all of your wonderful comments on this image. It is an amazing place, and I'm pleased that all of you very distinguished photographers would enjoy my rendering of it. Thanks for your comments and ratings!

This is an amazing image. Such clear detail in the undulations, and fabulous tonal range. I like the distant snow cap lit up.

Better late than never. Just re-discovered your black and white folio and had to leave a comment on a couple of them. Your conversion skills are leaping skyward! Lots of tonal range in this shot and the composition rocks. Congrats on a wonderful capture.6/6...RAY