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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Mark Nadler on February 19, 2023, 11:11:49 am

Title: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: Mark Nadler on February 19, 2023, 11:11:49 am
I wanted to capture the dry and brittle nature of this scene.  Comments welcomed.

mark
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: RMW on February 19, 2023, 11:30:08 am
Mark,
I think you've succeeded well.
And implied, to me, is the irony of the dead tree and the wooden post fence.
Richard
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: MattBurt on February 19, 2023, 12:55:48 pm
You definitely got what you were after!
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: David Eckels on February 19, 2023, 01:47:10 pm
Well done! Might be nice in b/w too.
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: Mark Nadler on February 20, 2023, 08:23:18 am
RMW, yeah, I agree with your comment on the dead tree.  I would not have taken this picture without it.

MattBurt, thanks for your comment.

David, I will follow your suggestion and see what it looks like in b/w.

mark
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on February 21, 2023, 03:30:13 am
I find this scene strangely appealing.
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: Bob_B on February 21, 2023, 07:05:55 am
Yes, to the scene, but I also favor trying B/W (and boost the contrast a bit).
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: francois on February 21, 2023, 09:56:55 am
Very nice scene and the sense of dryness is spot-on. A B&W version would certainly be beautiful too.
Bravo.
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on February 22, 2023, 06:02:40 am
Well done.
Title: Re: Nebraska Cattle Ranch
Post by: Mark Nadler on February 22, 2023, 05:37:42 pm
Rajan, I also found this scene "strangely appealing."  I am usually not a literalist when I develop images.  Yet, in this one I tried to stay pretty close to what I saw.

Bob_B, David, and Francois: After your suggestions I tried a b/w and I did not like the way the sky looked.  I am not a fan of a whitish/grey background.  I think if a cloud was present it might work as a b/w.  At least, this is my feeling.

Paulo, thanks for your kind words.

mark