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Man you work in some hard light. Here you did a good job and it works, partly due to your subject. Like the subtle cool tone and your composition.

I have to say that this is truly one of your best black and white photographs in quite some time - and that is the dyed-in-the-wool gospel truth! The juxtaposition of light and dark, and the opposing curved faces of the two boulders creates a once-in-a-lifetime composition. Your post-processing has created a superb range of tones; and the brightly-lit boulder pile in the background just pulls the eye in. This is a photograph that evokes the style of Ansel Adams. Excellent work, Leo! Cheers! Chris

Alright, I'm out of insightful comments this evening. Let's just say I love this and the sky is the best part (except for everything else :-P ).

 

I might clone away the intruding few tufts along the bottom edge (just the one clump which breaks into the shadowed area).

Thank you very much for your words of encouragement. They are very much appreciated.

Really well done. - Sean

Leo

 

The shadow in the foreground is like a stepping stone to the illuminated rock in the background. Wonderful pov and framing. The richness of the black and white tones are perfect. Wow!

 

deb

This is best viewed larger. This was taken in Joshua Tree National

Park which is full of these giant boulders.

Outstanding tones, lighting and contrast... Well Composed, Beautiful B&W Photo!!!

Thank you Sean, Debra and Glenn for your encouraging words.

Good place. You have the Very interesting Photos from there!

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