David: These images are really interesting; all of them. The vistas are stunning, maybe you should consider working for the Tourism office. I am sure that I am not the only one who feels this way: I am envious of your ability to go that park on a regular basis. Alaska must be such an interesting place to photograph and thanks for highlighting this through your postings. The young moose look healthy. It will be a miracle if they survive to adulthood as they probably do not have sufficient skill and stamina to evade predators. The latest landscape picture ("Mountain Spine on Stampede Road") is interesting and beautiful and as a photograph has much potential (if you ever consider selling your work). I have one minor comment:
Look at the colour version. If you divide the picture in half by drawing a line vertically in the middle of the photo, compare and contrast the shades of blue/cyan on the far left vs. the right. On the right-hand side the colours on the mountain seem perfect on the far left, there seems to be a slight predominance of blue/cyan. I say "seems: because everyone's monitor is different and maybe what I am seeing indicates something about my monitor. However, if you see this too, when processing, you may wish to investigate this and just very slightly reduce the blue/cyan. But there is a risk in doing so, you may negatively affect the blues/greens in the rest of the photo. Still, in the photo the mix of clouds and mountains is stunning.
This is not a criticism, just my experience as I have gone back and forth between both versions of the photo: In the colour photograph I notice subtle things in hue and, patterns of shadow on the mountains. In the B&W photo the clouds capture my attention. Either version has its advantages.
Keep up the great work!
Sean
Mountain spine on Stampede Road by David Dawson, on Flickr
or black and white
Mountain spine on Stampede Road by David Dawson, on Flickr
At the end of the Stampede Road, for cars anyway. Further on in to the wild requires a 4x4, atv, or good hiking boots. Maybe some common sense too.
