I really like it as well. I suggest leveling the horizon between the two rocks in he distance. They probably are not really level but I think it makes more sense to he eye to have it level.
I like it as it is as it is close to some of the things I try to do with Palladium (once in a blue moon). I think it ties the historical photograph to the contemporary (due to the wide angle treatment). The image has subtlety which I value even though the vast majority of viewers may not. The tone is uniquely modern but harkens back to salt paper prints. Other than minor tweaks I would let it be as it has one hell of a good structure and aggressive manipulation will change that. I manage to make about one image a year of this quality using noble metals and the labor involved is quite intense, so I have a real appreciation of this kind of shot. I think that digital methods are fine and I have no beef with any of that but I do think that the availability of lots of nifty tools can lead workers to rush right past the beauty that is present in a simple image toward a more constructed image and to my mind that means that some of the wonderfulness of photography gets lost.
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I really like it as well. I suggest leveling the horizon between the two rocks in he distance. They probably are not really level but I think it makes more sense to he eye to have it level.
ReplyDeleteWon't do that. Trees like to grow straight up. I have something in mind. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteVery nice image, Robert. Can't wait to see the results of your punching it up.
ReplyDeleteMe Likum.
ReplyDeleteI like it as it is as it is close to some of the things I try to do with Palladium (once in a blue moon). I think it ties the historical photograph to the contemporary (due to the wide angle treatment). The image has subtlety which I value even though the vast majority of viewers may not. The tone is uniquely modern but harkens back to salt paper prints. Other than minor tweaks I would let it be as it has one hell of a good structure and aggressive manipulation will change that. I manage to make about one image a year of this quality using noble metals and the labor involved is quite intense, so I have a real appreciation of this kind of shot. I think that digital methods are fine and I have no beef with any of that but I do think that the availability of lots of nifty tools can lead workers to rush right past the beauty that is present in a simple image toward a more constructed image and to my mind that means that some of the wonderfulness of photography gets lost.
ReplyDeleteVery nice shot. The light is really great.
ReplyDeleteThe younger living tree is growing from the old dead one. Kind of a resurrection mythology message.