Topic: Dunewalkers, White Sands Nat'l Monument. (Read 3077 times)

Mjollnir · « **on:** January 12, 2014, 01:28:24 pm »

Too light, perhaps? Not enough darkness in the shadows?

I have no idea who the two figures are, about a mile distant, frame center left, but I'm glad they stopped walking for a brief moment.

Lost in the White Sands, New Mexico, B&W by tanngrisnir3, on Flickr

Peter McLennan · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2014, 01:49:58 pm »

Quote from: Mjollnir on January 12, 2014, 01:28:24 pm

Too light, perhaps? Not enough darkness in the shadows?

You're lucky and clever with those figures. Perfect placement.

Your instinct is correct, IMO. Darker overall and more contrast would be my wish.

Also, I'd lose the narrow light band across the very bottom RHS.

And I'd crop or significantly darken the upper 20% of the sky just above the dark band on the right.

And probably I'd clone out the jet contrail.

THEN it'd go on my wall : )

Christoph C. Feldhaim · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2014, 02:01:04 pm »

This is a fine image.
I agree on the jet contrail, but be extremely sensible when working on the toning.
The empty appearance of the image with not too many distinguishable tones nicely conveys the atmosphere of a barren place.
Please try NOT to overload it, though a slight contrast increase might be okay, IMO.

Cheers
~Chris

Mjollnir · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2014, 02:27:06 pm »

A bit more contrast/blacks, and no mo' contrail. Keep in mind where it is, though. With the AFB there and missile testing ground, it's always messy up in the sky around there.

Lost in the White Sands, New Mexico, B&W by tanngrisnir3, on Flickr

Rob C · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2014, 02:33:15 pm »

That's a nice framing and so forth, but one thing bothers me: what can you (anyone!) do to prove that it's sand and not snow?

Rob C

Mjollnir · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2014, 03:57:10 pm »

Quote from: Rob C on January 12, 2014, 02:33:15 pm

That's a nice framing and so forth, but one thing bothers me: what can you (anyone!) do to prove that it's sand and not snow?

Rob C

The figure on the left is in shorts and carrying a beach chair.

Christoph C. Feldhaim · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2014, 04:00:47 pm »

Quote from: Mjollnir on January 12, 2014, 02:27:06 pm

A bit more contrast/blacks, and no mo' contrail. Keep in mind where it is, though. With the AFB there and missile testing ground, it's always messy up in the sky around there.
...image ...

Well done.
Great shot.
And thanks you didn't overdo it!

Rob C · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2014, 05:25:26 pm »

Quote from: Mjollnir on January 12, 2014, 03:57:10 pm

The figure on the left is in shorts and carrying a beach chair.

Heysoos! This glaucoma is worse than I thought!

;-)

Rob C

cjogo · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2014, 08:24:11 pm »

Quote from: Mjollnir on January 12, 2014, 03:57:10 pm

The figure on the left is in shorts and carrying a beach chair.

:-0 :-)

Just so there is no question ...place a sign on that path.

( see below) To the Beach

cjogo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2014, 08:30:03 pm »

Great shot by the way - ~!! -

In the olden days :: you would use a filter for that sky & develop the neg > for the highlights. No real burning of the sky and the whites would fall where you placed them with your pre-visualization and the spot meter. ( somewhere near ZONE 7-9 )

Have no idea how this is done simply with a digital camera these days ?? Probably a lot more post processing...

1) Shadow/Highlight ==== Then set Black @ 03 with Curves ==== Highlights @ 241 === Dodged sky with 1% white wand - to bring some of the 250 pure white > into the image ===

Ed Blagden · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2014, 05:55:48 am »

Personally I rather like your first (lighter) rendition of the image. It evokes searing heat and blinding light.

francois · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2014, 08:37:29 am »

I also like the first version a lot. Not only, as Ed wrote just above, it evokes heat but it also conveys the mood of White Sands… a white, bright, sometimes blinding desert.

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #12 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:56:55 am »

I also prefer the lighter version. The darker, more contrasty one could be dunes just about anywhere and not White Sands.

RobSaecker · « **Reply #13 on:** January 13, 2014, 02:35:46 pm »

And a third for the lighter version.

Peter McLennan · « **Reply #14 on:** January 13, 2014, 03:40:59 pm »

In retrospect, I agree. Increased contrast and darker isn't working. The original feels HOT.

Lucky are we who can make those decisions later, at leisure.

seamus finn · « **Reply #15 on:** January 13, 2014, 06:22:54 pm »

The lighter one.

Alan Klein · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2014, 07:29:24 pm »

Quote from: Rob C on January 12, 2014, 02:33:15 pm

That's a nice framing and so forth, but one thing bothers me: what can you (anyone!) do to prove that it's sand and not snow?

Rob C

Clone in a camel.

stamper · « **Reply #17 on:** January 14, 2014, 03:57:56 am »

I am usually a fan of dark shadows but in the second version you have - imo - overdone it. Overall a nice image that you could leave for a while and look at again in a couple of weeks with "fresh" eyes.

Rob C · « **Reply #18 on:** January 14, 2014, 04:22:15 am »

Quote from: Alan Klein on January 13, 2014, 07:29:24 pm

Clone in a camel.

Wot? You don't have camels in Alaska?

Rob C

Riaan van Wyk · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2014, 09:09:51 am »

Quote from: Ed Blagden on January 13, 2014, 05:55:48 am

Personally I rather like your first (lighter) rendition of the image. It evokes searing heat and blinding light.

Same here.

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