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Vieri Bottazzini

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The Racetrack
« on: May 25, 2017, 03:29:14 am »

The Racetrack, in Death Valley, where the stones travel by themselves, is an incredible location. The long off-road drive to get there is definitely worth it: seeing and photographing these stones with their trails is magic, every time.



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Re: The Racetrack
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2017, 04:01:29 am »

Fantastic.

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Re: The Racetrack
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2017, 07:16:47 am »

Well done.  For all the damage out on the playa lately, you did well.  Your composition is well handled and I like the sky and that you used black and white.  A great keeper.
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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2017, 02:23:36 pm »

It could be my screen, or for that matter me, but I would like a tad more light so I can read the foreground texture better.
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Re: The Racetrack
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2017, 05:22:00 pm »

The texture seems reasonable on my screen, maybe a bit heavy on the vignette, but the clouds are way way too dark for my taste. The diffused light on the ground no longer makes sense. I can maybe live with the dark rocks which give it an outerworldly appearance, but the sky is just a bit too much.

Composition of course is first rate.
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Re: The Racetrack
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2017, 04:17:44 am »

It's another winner. The sky is fantastic. Composition and treatment are top-notch, as usual!
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Re: The Racetrack
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2017, 05:28:27 pm »

Fantastic.

Thank you very much Paulo! :)

Well done.  For all the damage out on the playa lately, you did well.  Your composition is well handled and I like the sky and that you used black and white.  A great keeper.

thank you Kevin! Yes, when I went this winter there was a lot of damage to the playa, sadly :( Still, rocks and compositions could be found, but I really couldn't believe it how people massacred the poor playa. Hope they catch them and throw them in jail for a long time.

It could be my screen, or for that matter me, but I would like a tad more light so I can read the foreground texture better.

The texture seems reasonable on my screen, maybe a bit heavy on the vignette, but the clouds are way way too dark for my taste. The diffused light on the ground no longer makes sense. I can maybe live with the dark rocks which give it an outerworldly appearance, but the sky is just a bit too much.

Composition of course is first rate.

Thank you both for your comments, much appreciated - I appreciate it that not everyone will like the vignette and my treatment of the sky, matter of taste I guess ;)

It's another winner. The sky is fantastic. Composition and treatment are top-notch, as usual!

Thank you very much Francois, I am glad you enjoyed it! :)

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