The Old Road Through Glencoe (Page 2): No, between 500 and 1000 foot, but it is flat. There are some sod farms near here in central Michigan that look this flat also. They are probably...

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Graham Smith wrote:

This is all at or below sea level, is northern Ohio? ;-)

Graham

No, between 500 and 1000 foot, but it is flat. There are some sod farms near here in central Michigan that look this flat also. They are probably at about 500 foot also.

infocus Loc: Australia

Graham Smith wrote:

Scotland

I love the almost "silky" appearance of the foreground and the grey dramatic sky just sets it off. Nothing to critique from me.

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

Love that photograph, Graham. Perfect.

We drove that road with a tour group when I was young and agile (not old and fragile - sorry). The guide told us about the massacre that took place there. We went on to Rob Roy country before mountain walking in the Cairngorms. Scotland is a beautiful country. I guess I'll add a return visit to my bucket list. Thanks for posting.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

Graham Smith wrote:

Scotland

Having back-packed, and in later years driven that road in snow and imagined the MacDonalds of G.C. trying to escape the damned Campbells bent on their extinction I cannot view that scene without much profound emotion ...as well as regret at not having retired to Scotland when it might have been possible. Your images prove that although its difficult to take a bad image of Glen Coe,it is nigh on to impossible to even approach the level of interpretive excellence that your images achieve.

Perspective cues ...regression, of massifs and the road, and atmospherics...with even the whisps of clouds...
color temperature grading from intermediate to colder...
and the wind down the valley...oh...er...I guess I'm just imagining that...yeah...that's what what I mean about so many of your images..."consummate inspiration" comes to mind.

Dave in SD

Nightski

We don't have to criticize in the PC&C Section. Praise is welcomed. Please articulate on what you think makes the photo work, so others can learn from the successes as well as learning from the failures.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Graham Smith wrote:

Scotland

Love the color and tonality Graham. Thank you for posting.
- You know I had to try the black and white.

Glencoe, Highland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencoe,_Highland
Map http://www.google.com/maps?q=56+40+1+N+4+59+2+W&t=m&z=14

Original

Black and White

rockavon

Hi Graham, Love your photo's, drive this road quite often, as we have a caravan based at Loch Linnhe, on the Mallaig Road.I am camera mad, take photos all the time, but nothing like yours, maybe someday. Cheers for Now.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

St3v3M wrote:

Love the color and tonality Graham. Thank you for posting.
- You know I had to try the black and white.

Glencoe, Highland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencoe,_Highland
Map http://www.google.com/maps?q=56+40+1+N+4+59+2+W&t=m&z=14

Looks good Steve, I doubt I have an image that hasn't been tried in B&W. I have to post a few in colour otherwise some people will say "Graham only does B&W, I don't like B&W so I wont look", and they will never be captured by the glory that is B&W :-)

Graham

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

St3v3M wrote:

Love the color and tonality Graham. Thank you for posting.
- You know I had to try the black and white.

Glencoe, Highland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencoe,_Highland
Map http://www.google.com/maps?q=56+40+1+N+4+59+2+W&t=m&z=14

Try merging the two images Import into PS as Layers make sure the B&W is the top Layer and change the blending mode of the B&W to luminosity and see what happens

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Graham Smith wrote:

Looks good Steve, I doubt I have an image that hasn't been tried in B&W. I have to post a few in colour otherwise some people will say "Graham only does B&W, I don't like B&W so I wont look", and they will never be captured by the glory that is B&W :-)

Graham

I would have been disheartened if you had posted the black and white first. The color tonality is stunning only equal to being there I am sure.
Thank you for sharing the country with us. I've added it to The List!

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

mborn wrote:

Try merging the two images Import into PS as Layers make sure the B&W is the top Layer and change the blending mode of the B&W to luminosity and see what happens

Perhaps another with more post processing skill.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

St3v3M wrote:

Perhaps another with more post processing skill.

repost with store original and I will try it for you

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

mborn wrote:

repost with store original and I will try it for you

With respect to Graham.

Black and White

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

St3v3M wrote:

With respect to Graham.

here it is with B&W overlay in luminosity

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

mborn wrote:

here it is with B&W overlay in luminosity

I understand the concept, essentially adding the highs and lows from the black and white back into the color, but for the faint at heart can you do a step-by-step? It might be helpful if you place the original above the rework for easy review too.