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    Trail to the bay. . .B&W

    Well , here is another of my lonely, desolate, simple b&w landscape shots. Not sure why I like these and try to go for them. I just like the mood and mystery they invoke. I like this but feel like I may be biased towrd my own work. Wondering if anyone else thinks the shot holds enough intrigue, feel comp or whatever to be worthy of an archived print. Thanks
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    Desolate

    Quote Originally Posted by gahspidy
    Well , here is another of my lonely, desolate, simple b&w landscape shots. Not sure why I like these and try to go for them. I just like the mood and mystery they invoke. I like this but feel like I may be biased towrd my own work. Wondering if anyone else thinks the shot holds enough intrigue, feel comp or whatever to be worthy of an archived print. Thanks
    I agree with your view on this. It's well done, and really comes across as a place you'd rather not find yourself in. It has a feeling of having no hope (to me anyway) because it represents a path that's bleak, and you can't really tell where it goes. And of course, it won't work in full color.

    Nice shot.


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    B&W looks great here, and the sky adds a lot to the feel. This might work really well as a series of prints in a display - didn't you post some others before? This one looks just a little flat and a little dark on the ground - maybe that's my monitor though.

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    Not bad, but I want to see a little of that bay, now that you've told us it's there. Even just a hint of it would suffice. Maybe bring a step ladder with you on these shots, and just hop up there so we can see where the various trails lead us.
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    I like this... though the dark spot on the right side kind of bothers me. This is a typical shot by you from what I've seen of your work thus far. You really are drawn to the desolate landscape shots, but you make them work.

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    Thanks for the comments. . .
    and PJ not a bad idea about the step stool, may give that a try but it also might help if I stood up while shooting ;) as I do like the Dogs Eye View.
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    Quote Originally Posted by another view
    B&W looks great here, and the sky adds a lot to the feel. This might work really well as a series of prints in a display - didn't you post some others before? This one looks just a little flat and a little dark on the ground - maybe that's my monitor though.
    Yes , I have posted a few others of this type and genre..
    no probably not your monitor, I have a tendency to make these b&w landscapes a bit dark. . .but I don't think its flat has pretty good contrast IMO

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