From Bryce Canyon

[photophorous]

I took this a few weeks ago. What do you think?

Paul

[mdmc]

Nice shot. This has great depth.I would try lightly burning in the highlights on the rocks as they look blown out and lack fine detail. I think it might look better a bit darker overall.
Still, its a great shot.

[OldSchool]

Hi Paul,

This looks like one of those images that require an enlargement viewing to properly appreciate the beauty of what's presented. I'll do my best with this small web version.

It looks like it was just a gorgeous day to be shooting. I like the sun stripe down the center. Just very nice. There are two things I would recommend trying:

(1) Crop in just a little -- taking off some of the left and some of the bottom. I think this would help draw the viewer's eyes to the dynamic interactions of the image (sun, shadow, towers, sky, clouds).

(2) Bring out the contrast a bit more. I don't think you've yet reproduced the full range of those beautiful clouds for example.

BR,
Tim

[photophorous]

MDMC, thanks for looking. I agree about the need to burn in the highlights on the rocks. I just got PS, and that's high on my list of things to learn. I was affraid the trees and shadows would be too black if I darkened it more, but I'll give that a shot too.

Tim, thanks to you too. I got lucky and found a bit of sun for this one. The clouds where thicker than you'd think from this shot. And you're right, it looks much better bigger. I'll try your crop and contrast suggestions.

Thanks again to both of you for posting. I'll add an edited version when I get a chance.

Paul

[WickedExposure]

Actually, I disagree with the others and think the picture looks great the way it is. I think it's great. I love the depth and I love the shot all the way around.

[mjs1973]

This is a really pretty image you have here. I was in Bryce this spring, but I never even thought of converting any of my images to b&w. Could be a winter project for me.

Was this taken digitally or is this a film scan? The reason I ask is because the image seems pretty soft like it could have been scanned from a print. Just wondering.

[photophorous]

Okay, here's an edited version. I found the "burn" tool and used it on the highlights on the rocks, cranked up the contrast and decreased the brightness just a tad. Better?

WickedExposure, Thanks for looking and liking. That's wicked cool.

Michael, this is a scan of the negative, done at the lab I use. It was taken with TMAX100, and a Nikon N75. It looks a little sharper in the larger version, but not as much as I'd like. I used a cheapo red filter, which may be why it's not as sharp as I would like. Thanks for looking! I'm glad you like it

Paul

[OldSchool]

Hey Paul,
I think I'm with wicked on this and will retract my comment. I think your first submission works better than the crop. I just such a nice image.
BR,
Tim

[PuckJunkey]

I like the composition and especially the mood of the shot. The only thing is (and I'm not sure how much Photoshop -if any- you applied) but you've lost a good bit of your shadow detail in and among the undulations in the terrain. Not a deal breaker but if you could pull some of that out (shot in RAW?), it would make the shot that much better...