Kadachrome State Part, Utah + hawk
Jan 4, 2015 21:17:50 #
Here are two versions of a shot taken at Kodachrome State Park in S. Utah. I have also added a shot taken at the Sonora Desert Museum of one of the raptors, I think its a Harris hawk but I could be mistaken. I like the landscape in both color and black and white, but would appreciate any opinions. They were taken with a Canon D-6 (raw) 24-70 mm f2.8 @ 24mm, f/22 @1/15th, iso 100. The hawk was with the same camera (raw), Canon 100-400 mm f4.5 @ 400mm, f/11 @1/1250, iso 800. I think the hawk is pretty cool and hope you do as well. I had questions about this lens in the past, however I am definitely coming around. Previous shots were I'm sure operator error, but I think I am getting a little better. I think the lens is pretty sharp.
Jan 4, 2015 21:55:26 #
Very nice shots, but you can correct the spelling of "Kadachrome" in your topic title.
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Jan 4, 2015 23:06:16 #
OOPS! Thanks for the catch. Don't think I got there fast enough. By the way, couldn't agree with you more re dogs. Have a 100# female black lab. My wife's dog is a Chiwawa Palmeranian (sp?) Can you guess my preference?
Jan 5, 2015 10:40:10 #
Jan 5, 2015 19:56:48 #
Jim Soholt
Loc: California Central Coast
Nalu wrote:
...I like the landscape in both color and black and white, but would appreciate any opinions.
Nalu,
I think the landscape has a lot of "pop" to it. It does seem, though, that the left side of the pillar and the background disappear into each other, robbing the shot of a lot of depth. Compare that with the nice crisp separation between the right side of the pillar and the background. This is especially noticeable in the monochrome version. Not sure what the "cure" for this is except maybe a little higher point of view when the shutter was tripped ... kind of hard to do in post processing, though!
Also, a little lightening of the shadowed mountains on the left, and a little more detail there, might make that area a little less heavy. As is, it kind of competes for the eye's attention.
The overall saturation, tonal range, and composition are really strong in my view.
Nalu wrote:
I think the hawk is pretty cool ...
Uuh, Yeah! Maybe kick up the contrast a tich, but it's a keeper!
Keep Shooting.
Respectfully,
Jan 5, 2015 20:32:39 #
Jim, Really appreciate your critique. You are right on with respect to the pillar merging with the background in the B&W version now that I look at it a little closer. It gets confusing as to what's near and far. I tried burning the background, but really didn't help much. It did however help the color version and from that perspective the color seems more successful, creating more depth. I'll mess with the hawk, but definitely going on my wall. Again, appreciate the comments.
Jan 6, 2015 01:05:41 #
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