post your trees!

[Gabe]

I thought you posted a movie, for me the clouds are moving too! What a great image is this! It's it's on a wall, very large, you are completely lost, almost psychedelic.

Many thanks.

I guess it may be because the energy and forms of the composition follow that same direction. Try as I might the clouds don't budge for me though

[Bill Poole]

Got down to a favorite out-of-town spot this week. Monterey cypress, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach, California.

Chamonix 45H-1
Sironar 150mm
HP5
HC110


202208-01-06 by William Poole, on Flickr

202208-01-07 by William Poole, on Flickr

202208-01-03 by William Poole, on Flickr

[Gabe]

Really nice work Bill.

[Gabe]

Linhof Technikardan S45, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/210, FP4+, Pyrocat-HD.

--- by atomstitcher, on Flickr

[Ulophot]

Gabe, well done. Looks to me like a brontosaurus neck or something on the left, i.e., animate. The play of branches in the foreground is excellent.

[Gabe]

The play of branches in the foreground is excellent.

Thanks Philip. I was paying particular attention to those in the composition.

[CreationBear]

Looks to me like a brontosaurus neck or something on the left

Hmm, I was going to go with "dryad with daddy issues," but perhaps that's something for me and my therapist to hash out.

At any rate, I'll throw in my lot for the out-of-focus areas in the background--the toning really adds to what otherwise would be merely negative space. Hope it prints--it seems a candidate for the Cone inkset/piezography approach if that's an option for you in Old Blighty.

[Gabe]

At any rate, I'll throw in my lot for the out-of-focus areas in the background--the toning really adds to what otherwise would be merely negative space. Hope it prints--it seems a candidate for the Cone inkset/piezography approach if that's an option for you in Old Blighty.

Thanks. Piezography is something I've never really looked into, although now I'm curious. Looks like there is only one service in the UK which does it (https://www.imageprintcentre.co.uk/p...nting-services).

Re: the background, it's actually mostly in pretty good focus apart from the lowest part (due to the necessary tilt). See the full size upload at https://www.flickr.com/photos/atomst...14558/sizes/o/. But yes, I did do some subtle luminosity masked burning in those areas to help bring out a bit more saturation and contrast. Some of the brightest areas of foliage were on Zone IX, but the compensation from pyro semi-stand helped with that somewhat.

[Daniel Unkefer]

Great Sand Dunes Ntl Monument SW Colorado 1992 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Sunrise at the Great Sand Dunes National Monument SW Colorado late 1980s. 4x5 Sinar Norma, HP5 (not +) PMK+ dev 90mm F8 Norma Super Angulon. Norma Yellow Glass FIlter, 8x10 Foma fibre paper Dektol developer. Omega DII Omegalite head 180mm black Rodagon.

What a lovely experience this was. Quite a long hike to get to this spot. Who says you can't use Monorail View Cameras in the field?

[CreationBear]

but the compensation from pyro semi-stand helped with that somewhat.

Ha, I was thinking that scene might require the "two bath" pyrocat approach. At any rate, I'm a pictorialist at heart, so I hope you find something in piezography that might get you close to the old lith'd Brovira look from days of yore.