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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: churly on February 16, 2014, 05:44:27 pm

Title: Storm Brewing
Post by: churly on February 16, 2014, 05:44:27 pm

I haven't had much time lately but I managed to get out last week between storms to catch the first signs of the next one coming through.
As always, comments, ideas welcome.

Chuck


(http://churly.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v121/p656697938-4.jpg)

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 16, 2014, 06:50:41 pm

Nice one.

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: sdwilsonsct on February 16, 2014, 06:52:30 pm

Sharp, dramatic, lovely.
I would be curious to see it in colour. And might it be stronger without the stream? (Of course then it wouldn't be a Hurly).

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on February 17, 2014, 01:20:49 am

Asking for suggestions:
I'd not hesitate to got for a more extreme toning:
Black high contrast sky, very light, glaring snow and so on.
I'd heavily rely on local fine tuning after the global adjustment.
Cheers
~Chris

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: Tony Jay on February 17, 2014, 02:17:54 am

Great image!
I am also curious to see a colour version.

Tony Jay

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: wolfnowl on February 17, 2014, 02:43:53 am

I love the clouds, but I feel like my eye needs to compete between the sky and the open lead at the bottom of the frame.

Mike.

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on February 17, 2014, 04:08:33 am

Good B&W, with plenty to look at. I do feel like I am lacking a bit more of the stream in the bottom, a bit more closure there in the framing.

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: brandtb on February 17, 2014, 08:32:30 am

Nice.

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I do feel like I am lacking a bit more of the stream in the bottom

+1 and maybe framing tight on right

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: Walt Roycraft on February 17, 2014, 08:37:42 am

Lovely image. I think the snow between the mountain and river is to grey. Also the cloud on left side with the trees in front bothers me.

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: churly on February 17, 2014, 05:03:33 pm

Thanks much to everyone for your comments.  I think nearly everything that was mentioned were concerns of mine as well.  I had already marked this one as a near-miss with respect to the competing elements of the composition and it is nice to know that what was bothering me is the same things that bothered others.  That's valuable feedback to me.

Chris - there is actually quite a bit of local work done on this.  I tend to have a lighter hand than you.  Not saying that it's better but it is a stylistic choice.  IMO there is a pretty fine line into overdone. 

I've included the color version for those that are interested.
Chuck

(http://churly.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v101/p593192403-5.jpg)

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on February 18, 2014, 04:55:33 pm

Pretty in colour; dramatic in b&w. I think you can afford to be a little more adventurous with the conversion, though, as others have suggested.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Storm Brewing
Post by: churly on February 18, 2014, 07:28:40 pm

Thanks Jeremy.  I'll have a go at being a bit bolder on the conversion.