"Badlands Afternoon" (Page 3): The color saturation is good to me . On right side looks like rule of thirds apply and not on left . I love that ,my eye goes up and down. I like the...

Birdie....1947 Loc: Central La.

Country's Mama wrote:

But WHY do you like it?

The color saturation is good to me . On right side looks like rule of thirds apply and not on left . I love that ,my eye goes up and down. I like the foreground. May not make any sense, but you gotta know my strange mind by now. Thank you Country's Mama for making me reply. I'm shy.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Uuglypher wrote:

...And that is no small part of the magic and illusive mystery and allure of the erosion landforms of the Badlands; the tallest of those particular mountains top-out at about 150 to 200 feet, base-to-top! Dave

OK, I will amend my statement, " ..... after drooling over the molehills (tongue in check), my eye was swept ...... "

hb3 Loc: Texas

Uuglypher wrote:

"Badlands - January Afternoon"
C&C ( no image processing) Please.

Dave in SD

makes for a different image....but not a better one....

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

It's that cloud that makes the photo, in my opinion. To crop any or all of it would ruin the image.

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Uuglypher wrote:

hi, Minniev,
i've been working on a monochrome version of this on off-and-on ...it's comin' along!
Dave

I'd like to see that one, when it's done. Nice shot, though.

DaisyB Loc: South Central PA

Beautiful, I wouldn't change a thing. Color, detail, composition all well done.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Heirloom Tomato wrote:

True. It's really beautiful with all the sky. The panoramic view makes them look artificially tall.

thanks, H.T.
I still agree wih the full sky. The terrain is what it is, with beauty of its own not dependent on masquerading as mountains. It had been some time since I had had this image in a show and I'd actually forgotten the illusory mountains they appear to some...and as they appeared to me when I irst saw them just shy of fifty years ago. But all subsequent visits have progressively enforced perception of reality and a lessened imperative to ...interpretation.

Dave

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Birdie....1947 wrote:

The color saturation is good to me . On right side looks like rule of thirds apply and not on left . I love that ,my eye goes up and down. I like the foreground. May not make any sense, but you gotta know my strange mind by now. Thank you Country's Mama for making me reply. I'm shy.

:thumbup: :thumbup:

Brian in Whitby Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Uuglypher wrote:

"Badlands - January Afternoon"
C&C ( no image processing) Please.

Dave in SD

I like it
It looks like a set for a science fiction movie set on an alien planet. It is hard to believe this is on Earth.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Brian in Whitby wrote:

I like it
It looks like a set for a science fiction movie set on an alien planet. It is hard to believe this is on Earth.

There is no doubt that part of the attraction of such erosive landforms as the Grand Canyon, The South Dakota Badlands, the Scablands of Washington, The Barrancas of Mexico, Monument Valley, Arches N.M., and Zion N.P. is a definite " other-worldly" ambiance. I recall our first trip to the Badlands with our sons who were 6 and 4 years old at he time. As we approached the eroded edge of the prairie their first, simultaneous shout was..."There's "Mordor" (we having recently gotten well into Tolkien's "Trilogy of the Rings" at bedtime). They saw exactly that to which you refer!

Dave in SD

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Minniev's and Bloke's suggestions re: a monochrome version, and St3v3M's comment on the "moody" monochrome sky finally spurred this effort. In fact, the sky, along with the snow's tonal spectrum, are my prime fascinations with this image. I prefer the chromatic version, but had this monochrome version in a recent one-man show where it earned the most individual comments in " The Book".
C&C please.
Dave in SD

"Badlands Afternoon" monochrome

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Uuglypher wrote:

Minniev's and Bloke's suggestions re: a monochrome version, and St3v3M's comment on the "moody" monochrome sky finally spurred this effort. In fact, the sky, along with the snow's tonal spectrum, are my prime fascinations with this image. I prefer the chromatic version, but had this monochrome version in a recent one-man show where it earned the most individual comments in " The Book".
C&C please.
Dave in SD

The sky takes on much more importance in the B&W, I think. Actually, I think it usually does! I spent a few days there back in 2001, when unfortunately my only available camera was a minDV camcorder. It took decent video, but you can only get 640x480 stills from it, and they just didn't do justice to the scenery.

greg vescuso Loc: Ozark,Mo.

Uuglypher wrote:

Minniev's and Bloke's suggestions re: a monochrome version, and St3v3M's comment on the "moody" monochrome sky finally spurred this effort. In fact, the sky, along with the snow's tonal spectrum, are my prime fascinations with this image. I prefer the chromatic version, but had this monochrome version in a recent one-man show where it earned the most individual comments in " The Book".
C&C please.
Dave in SD

I prefer the chromatic version also but this monochrome gives the image very moody feel to it. Either way this is a wonderful image! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

greg vescuso Loc: Ozark,Mo.

Uuglypher wrote:

Minniev's and Bloke's suggestions re: a monochrome version, and St3v3M's comment on the "moody" monochrome sky finally spurred this effort. In fact, the sky, along with the snow's tonal spectrum, are my prime fascinations with this image. I prefer the chromatic version, but had this monochrome version in a recent one-man show where it earned the most individual comments in " The Book".
C&C please.
Dave in SD

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Nightski

David, while you've done a wonderful job on the monochrome, my heart still lies with the color version. There's something special about horizon of the blue South Dakota sky meeting with the gorgeous rustic tones of the buttes. Perhaps I feel this way because I have camped in this area a few times in my life. I want it to look as I remember it.