"Painted With Oil"

This is one of the better "painterly" skies I have photographed. A manual blend of two

exposures, one for the sky and a second one for the foreground. I gratefully accept any

contributions of thoughts or comments. The Larger view is recommended!

I really like the exposure in this shot Mark. 7/7 anonymous.

Encantadora luz y tonos.

It does look like an oil painting (I suppose you knew that though)!

It's a wonderful image with fabulous low key processing. Top notch.

 

Simon

Sublime sky, excellent detail in the foreground... Mike

 

Thanks Hussein, Antonio, Simon and Mike. This, for me, is one of the better "Oil" landscapes I have taken. Even though it is straightforward, the sky separates this image from all others. That said, it is subtle and inconspicuous, keeping it under the radar somewhat. After looking at it enough, I think pushing the whites in levels a little will remove a slightly muddy appearance. No matter how many abysmally poor ratings come it's way, I am still quite pleased. Those "Raters of the Dark Side" will not deter me!

Beautiful shot well thought out.

Nice title. Excellent picture.

I do think the sky is worth the price of admission here. The FG looks as though it is 'painted' too. Now maybe it is a little flat and too light; but it is harmonious with the sky. In other words, it all looks like it fits together very nicely from top to bottom. Mark, I am so impressed with the Geistweite Blending Mode; and can't wait to sit down and pick your brain on this methodology. See you soon, Amigo! Cheers! Chris

 

BTW, don't give your 3/3 or 4/4 buddies a second thought.

Thanks Harry, Dimitris and Chris for looking closer. Harry and Dimitris, I have stopped by briefly and plan on returning to digest both of your wonderful collections of images. Chris, we definitely need to target a time in the next couple of weeks to go over some things. I am eager to show you what I am doing with these. I am more satisfied with blending and leaving the grads in the bag. I will use them when the scene calls for them, but a scene like this goes against the concept because the subject occupies space above and below the horizon. Takes more time, but the results are stunning. In fact, it is even easier now that I have CS3.

This is beautiful stuff!! Looks like a Dali painting!!

 

Best regards,

 

Vamsi Krishna

Best of Series! Beautiful pastels with a big hunk of steel to balance everything out. I still think the oil derrick series deserve a show somewhere. Really like the way you can take something as mundane as an oil derrick and turn it into fine art...RAY

Thanks Vamsi and Ray for your thoughts. This is currently my most satisfying image. I am always drawn to images that have that surreal, painterly look. While the sky contains blues and pinks, the overall color scheme from my standpoint is copper, which seems to work well with the weathered derrick. It is challenging to transform a scene containing an old derrick into something aesthetically pleasing. I guess for some, I may have pulled it off, but I expect this is not for everyone. I do welcome the challenge, however. I am looking forward to next spring, when I can go out in full force and work these in with some spring greens and flowers. That might pull in a few more outsiders. Thanks for the compliments!