[BlueBubbleBoy]

Here's a photo I took while on a backpacking trip in New Mexico this summer. I'm still very much a novice, so any thing that I did well or should try differently next time, please let me know. My new tripod should be arriving today, so I'm excited to get out and shoot some more. I did not have a tripod on this trip and missed out on some good shots where I could have used a longer exposure.

Thanks!

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[Ash]

This is a bold B&W conversion.
The sky is nicely accentuated with the deepening of the blues, but almost leaves a sullen look about the atmosphere.
The subject seems to be torn between the logs in the foreground shoved down to the border and the tall trees in the mid-ground.
This is what detracts interest more than anything else - a lack of clear subject matter.
Otherwise a good effort.

[Rupert]

Can't say that Ash is wrong...he is usually right on the mark...but I find this to be interesting and well shot.....with multiple points of interest. No one thing draws my attention, but as a whole it keeps moving my eyes around...and I like what I see when I follow. For a B/W Landscape, it is very nice to my eyes! I would call it well done!
Best Regards!

[tibbitts]

Very interesting image, but you might try just a little less density in the darker areas of the sky and trees (lower right.)

Paul

[BlueBubbleBoy]

This is a bold B&W conversion.
The sky is nicely accentuated with the deepening of the blues, but almost leaves a sullen look about the atmosphere.
The subject seems to be torn between the logs in the foreground shoved down to the border and the tall trees in the mid-ground.
This is what detracts interest more than anything else - a lack of clear subject matter.
Otherwise a good effort.

Thanks for the comments and advice, Ash. Keeping a distinct subject in mind when shooting landscape is something I need to consider more.

Can't say that Ash is wrong...he is usually right on the mark...but I find this to be interesting and well shot.....with multiple points of interest. No one thing draws my attention, but as a whole it keeps moving my eyes around...and I like what I see when I follow. For a B/W Landscape, it is very nice to my eyes! I would call it well done!
Best Regards!

Thank you Rupert, I really appreciate the compliment and letting me know what you liked.

Very interesting image, but you might try just a little less density in the darker areas of the sky and trees (lower right.)

Paul

Thank you Paul. That dark area by the trees does catch a little too much of my attention too.

[GeneV]

I like the composition better than Ash does, but I do agree it could use some focus. To my eye, the black and white rendition of the trees cries for a view camera, or a very sharp lens and some greater depth of field. The softness of the firs detracts a little. The loss in sharpness from the reduction for this posting could also be a factor.

[BlueBubbleBoy]

I like the composition better than Ash does, but I do agree it could use some focus. To my eye, the black and white rendition of the trees cries for a view camera, or a very sharp lens and some greater depth of field. The softness of the firs detracts a little. The loss in sharpness from the reduction for this posting could also be a factor.

Thanks for the comments Gene. Would you mind explaining what 'view camera' means? I will keep a greater depth of field in mind when shooting next. Thanks!

[Scottnorwo]

A great shot and BW conversion.