Front Range Trail

[Dzerzhinski46]

Canon TLb, Ilford FP4 Plus, 1/125th at f 16. Comments and critique welcome.

Drew

[OldSchool]

Hi Drew,

That is a nice capture with focus and exposure and all. But, I have a couple suggestions.... For this subject, I'd look for something stronger going on in the bg -- such as an approaching storm on the horizon or something. Also, the subject looks to be a road/trail on a constructed embankment. For me, the natural contours carved out by mother nature are more pleasing to stare at.

Just my humble .02...
Tim

[erich_vasconcelos]

Dear Drew. I go stright to the point: it works wonderful for med. It's simple and clean, the way I like my photos. But I'd like to come with a suggestion: putting the camera on the floor, or going closer to those hight plants might have given a better, stronger perspective.

All in all it is per se a beaultiful shot.

Best regards from the cold north.

Erich

[jar_e]

Drew,

Perfect shot. Very well done, and I love it! I wouldn't change it at all.

Nice eye for composition,

Jared

[McMadCow]

Drew, I can't say the subject matter does a heck of a lot for me, but your end result is very dramatic and more than makes up for it. Was this a custom print? Tweaked in PS? The tones and contrast are very nice. Kudos to making that happen, whether it was on-camera or off.

[Dzerzhinski46]

Tim, I probably should have popped on my red filter (I think I didn't have it with me ;) ) to make the clouds stand out a bit better. And I understand about the color issue. Not everyone likes black and white .

Erich, thanks for looking and commenting. Thanks for the suggestions on perspective. I will try it next time I get the chance. And greetings from the warmer climes of Colorado .

Jared, thanks for the comments. Glad you like it.

McMadCow, I know the subjects don't exactly inspire great thoughts , but I was going for more the perspective lines on this one. A study in perspective if you will. And not this isn't a custom print. The only tweaking I did in Gimp was a slight levels adjustment, and a small amount of Unsharp Mask. But this was just to get to look more like the original than anything else. So yup, mostly in camera.

Thanks for all the comments.

Drew