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Gathering clouds!


Gathering clouds!
Photo Information
Copyright: Dean Pringle (deanophotos) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 195 W: 14 N: 339] (2240)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-06
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 30D, Sigma 10 - 20mm f4-5.6
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-16 2:33
Viewed: 386
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another view from Route 66, this image was crying out to be b&w simply for the wonderful sky, I also like the way small bushes are scattered almost in a formation.

Hope you like!

PP resized, b&w converted, and resharpened.

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To Janice: Hi Janicedeanophotos 1 07-16 04:31
To Kilted-Arab: Hi Richard!!deanophotos 1 07-16 04:09
To rewshearer: Hi Rewdeanophotos 1 07-16 02:41
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Absolutely a shot that had to be black-and-white! It's all about the shapes of clouds, bushes, distant hills ... I love everything about it except the title. :)

Beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing.

Rew

Those clouds stand out so white!! Yes, great shot in B&W Dean, well done
Janice

Hi Dean - the photo certainly does stand out from the crowd when looking at the thumbnails on the page.

The only thing that bothers me is the tree/bush thing front and centre. That aside, the b/w works well and I think there are good tones throughout, something I find very hard to manage when doing b/w conversions. So for me this is educational, a good example of "what to do".

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  • Suerte Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 64 N: 255] (3254)
  • [2007-07-16 12:40]

good bw work, great contrasts and frame.
well done!

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  • eBirdy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 223 W: 1 N: 61] (1518)
  • [2007-07-16 15:44]

Hi Dean,
Yes, you are right... Sky and the whole landscape deserved a B&W...This picture communicates loneliness, desolation...But really nice... Marta

Beautiful shot Dean and a super B/W conversion.

There has been so much talk lately regarding composition and rule of thirds etc. I think the compositions works great here. I like the wave like ripples in the ground and the bushes with their shadow that pop up.
Also, as yourself and others has mentioned fantastic sky!

Great shot and great presentation!

Cheers,
Jens

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