Vulnerable

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WOW factor! Expertly captured! Great job on the title too. My only tip for improvement would be to add a little more definition in the dark band of clouds right above the house. I lose almost all detail there on my monitor.

Well done!

Dramatic shot. The buildings have great detail. I agree with the first comment in elevating the definitions in the cloud tones. I bet this makes one hell of a framed print. Good job and very inspiring.

Hey Seb-

Beautiful tones, depth and sharpness throughout. Just a gorgeous shot. They do indeed look vulnerable on that pretty little farm. Auntie Em! Auntie Em! Heeeeeelllllll.......p!

Hi Sebastian...In one word,,,SPECTACULAR!!! IMHO one of the best images posted in this forum..

Jurgen
Australia

Really nice range on tones... wow!
The detail is exceptional and would love to see this in print and BIG.
I would have liked to see a little (jus a lil) more field just because of the great texture, but that is personal preference.
Great job on B&W! Was this digital or on film and what type?

Cheers.

Powerfull Photo here Sebastian , guess everyone has kinda wraped all the technical stuff up . So ill just second all that has been said . Bravo :)

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Originally Posted by Sebastian

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Next time apply the "rule of thirds," and you'll get a good one...

Just kidding!:D It's a good photo made great by your creative composition and stellar photoshop skills. (It does seem a little chopped on the right, if you really want me to find what I believe to be a fault.)

Wow, thanks everyone. Let me tackle these one by one:

Rick,

I will mess with the clouds some more, that's why I use adjustment layers. :)

Manacsa,

Thank you. I am happy with the detail in the buildings as well.

CLKunst,

Thanks. I try to recreate the feeling I had when I was looking at the scene. Drizzling rain being thrown at you with some strong winds. The flatness of Illinois makes for some quick changing and creepy weather conditions.

Yogestee,

Thanks. :)

Tao,

I have several versions with differing amounts of foreground, they all kind of took away from the imposing clouds IMO. That's why I chose this one. Plus, the wind was shoving me around and I got sick of trying to perfect the framing. :)

Knight,

Thank you.

LL,

The rule of thirds and I have had a bit of a falling out. She doesn't return my phone calls. Something I said about her mother. I agree with you, it does seem a bit too close on the right if you look at it for a little bit. But, I think the overbearing brightness of the two major structures in the middle tends to draw away from it, and that is what I intended to be centered. You know how it is, it's all a balancing act.

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Originally Posted by PlantedTao

Great job on B&W! Was this digital or on film and what type?.

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I don't use film, this was RAW converted to B&W. Sorry I didn't respond to that earlier.

Hi Seb,
A very dramatic shot! I especially like the scale (a large part for sky and a small part for the buildings) you used to achieve the "vulnerbility factor". I am also very curious about the neat structure of the houses and tank. I have an impression that they are lego models which make them more vulnerable.
yoyo

Thank you Yoyo!

Very skilfully created Seb and it works so well. The little farm buildings are in real danger of being gobbled up. It's a foreboding scene.
My eyes really want to see how much more of the buildings are hiding to the right.
Excellent indeed.
Tom

Thank you Overbeyond. :)

Nothing to critique. Colors are great, its sharp. I love the composition. Very nice.

Thanks StormGirl. Enjoying the protests today? :)