More Alaska in Monochrome
Jan 14, 2024 19:09:42 #
I'm still processing photos from the past year. My travel companions slept late on the ship, so I usually had time in the early part of the day to visit the deck and see what there was to enjoy. The clouds were magical most of the time we were there. The mountains really lent themselves to monochrome.
Mountain mist by Jared Jacobson, on Flickr
Hold and flow by Jared Jacobson, on Flickr
Cloud flow by Jared Jacobson, on Flickr
Flowing ice by Jared Jacobson, on Flickr
Ice surfing by Jared Jacobson, on Flickr
Untitled by Jared Jacobson, on Flickr
Will the cloud reach the top first? by Jared Jacobson, on Flickr
Mountain mist by Jared Jacobson, on FlickrHold and flow by Jared Jacobson, on FlickrCloud flow by Jared Jacobson, on FlickrFlowing ice by Jared Jacobson, on FlickrIce surfing by Jared Jacobson, on FlickrUntitled by Jared Jacobson, on FlickrWill the cloud reach the top first? by Jared Jacobson, on FlickrJan 15, 2024 06:57:39 #
A series of breathtaking grandeur, each photo full of impact.
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Linda From Maine wrote:
A series of breathtaking grandeur, each photo full of impact.
Thanks, Linda. I guess that’s success, because grandeur is exactly what Alaska presented to me.
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jaredjacobson wrote:
I'm still processing photos from the past year. M... (show quote)
IMHO there is a serious lack of mid-tones in all these images. Just my opinion of course.
Jan 15, 2024 21:20:06 #
BobHartung wrote:
IMHO there is a serious lack of mid-tones in all these images. Just my opinion of course.
Except for the second, I suppose, which is mostly mid-tone. Well spotted. It's a choice. :-)
Jan 16, 2024 01:59:29 #
BobHartung wrote:
IMHO there is a serious lack of mid-tones in all these images. Just my opinion of course.
Bob, I think my original response came back as dismissive, and if so I apologize. I appreciate the feedback.
Yes, i suppressed the mid-tones in most of these deliberately, because the tree leaves in the pine forest are not the story I’m trying to tell. I’m more interested in the ridge line—the detailed, spiky silhouette of the trees against the clouds—or the drama of sea ice flowing down a wave.
Right now I’m playing with and learning to emphasize the parts of a photo I want to draw attention to. I’m not much into documentary photography, though I sometimes do that, too.
I think the processing skill I’ll be trying to develop next will be an airy, ethereal look: high key, slightly desaturated, with lower contrast and clarity. I have a photographer friend who does lovely portrait photos that way. I processed a few of our kayaking photos from Alaska that way.
But most of Alaska didn’t speak like that to me when I was there. It was bold, heavy, powerful, even amidst the fog. It was a shout, not a whisper.
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