Black & White Sunset, Monterrico, Guatemala

**Peter Rockstroh** · 12-19-2020, 10:47 AM - **3 Likes**

Sunset
Monterrico, Guatemala
HP5 @ ASA 250 in HC-110
Oriental Seagull FB G3

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**Michail_P** · 12-19-2020, 01:15 PM

A perfect choice for bw. The tonality is beautiful. The contrast between the textures is very nice and there is a right amount of abstraction. Nice work.

ShutterPro · 12-19-2020, 03:43 PM

Beautiful, almost minimalistic. Love it.

**MSL** · 12-19-2020, 07:53 PM

I'm not sure what to make of this image and I don't mean that in a bad way. For a B&W it is a mixture of contrasts from the sunlight streaking on the left, to the curves in the waterline. Definitely an original viewpoint.

SimonC · 12-20-2020, 04:28 AM

I really like it but I would crop a bit off the bottom but that's just my thought.

AnthonyR · 12-20-2020, 04:34 AM

Horizon looks slightly tilted - other than that I can't fault it!

**Peter Rockstroh** · 12-20-2020, 06:56 AM

Monterrico is a volcanic, black sand beach. Rather than photographing the obvious orange sunset with color film, I looked
for interesting angles in B&W. Using hyperfocal distance I payed attention to the closest area in the photo and yes, the
horizon ended up a little tilted. The "scan" looks a tad funky. In the original copy you can clearly see the man in the upper
right corner and the gull above

HghlnDR · 12-21-2020, 01:46 PM

I love this unusual composition!
It makes your eyes zig-zag-ing across the frame until you spot the tiny human figure and suddenly you get the scale of the beach!

**jbinpg** · 12-21-2020, 03:35 PM

First rate composition. The vertical shoreline of the foreground leads your eyes up and then everything swings to the right with all complemetary leading lines. Well done!

**Peter Rockstroh** · 12-21-2020, 05:00 PM

Thank you for your comments. Often I see the composition before looking through the viewfinder, and I place
the camera to capture what I had already framed in my mind. That is usually how I work with large format.
The fun part of the Pentax 67 is that I can "find" the composition by looking through the viewfinder and moving
around, until it just looks right.

**othar** · 12-23-2020, 11:22 AM

Nice image. The only irritating thing for me is the skewed horizon.
A little crop from the left side to reach a aspect ratio of 1:1 might also look good.

**Peter Rockstroh** · 12-23-2020, 03:33 PM

The horizon line on this image is tough to figure out. The beach slopes upwards
on the right hand side, and on the far left waves begin to take shape, but they
create the illusion of another slope. Tjme for a drink

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12-19-2020, 01:15 PM	#2
Michail_P Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kalymnos Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,006	A perfect choice for bw. The tonality is beautiful. The contrast between the textures is very nice and there is a right amount of abstraction. Nice work.

12-19-2020, 03:43 PM	#3
ShutterPro Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 389	Beautiful, almost minimalistic. Love it.

12-19-2020, 07:53 PM	#4
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749	I'm not sure what to make of this image and I don't mean that in a bad way. For a B&W it is a mixture of contrasts from the sunlight streaking on the left, to the curves in the waterline. Definitely an original viewpoint.

12-20-2020, 04:28 AM	#5
SimonC Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Trearddur Bay, Isle of Anglesey Posts: 466	I really like it but I would crop a bit off the bottom but that's just my thought.

12-20-2020, 04:34 AM	#6
AnthonyR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hawkesbury, Sydney Posts: 292	Horizon looks slightly tilted - other than that I can't fault it!

12-20-2020, 06:56 AM	#7
Peter Rockstroh Admiral Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Bogota Posts: 445 Original Poster	Monterrico is a volcanic, black sand beach. Rather than photographing the obvious orange sunset with color film, I looked for interesting angles in B&W. Using hyperfocal distance I payed attention to the closest area in the photo and yes, the horizon ended up a little tilted. The "scan" looks a tad funky. In the original copy you can clearly see the man in the upper right corner and the gull above

12-21-2020, 01:46 PM	#8
HghlnDR Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Brianza, Italy Posts: 266	I love this unusual composition! It makes your eyes zig-zag-ing across the frame until you spot the tiny human figure and suddenly you get the scale of the beach!

12-21-2020, 03:35 PM	#9
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	First rate composition. The vertical shoreline of the foreground leads your eyes up and then everything swings to the right with all complemetary leading lines. Well done!

12-21-2020, 05:00 PM	#10
Peter Rockstroh Admiral Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Bogota Posts: 445 Original Poster	Thank you for your comments. Often I see the composition before looking through the viewfinder, and I place the camera to capture what I had already framed in my mind. That is usually how I work with large format. The fun part of the Pentax 67 is that I can "find" the composition by looking through the viewfinder and moving around, until it just looks right.

12-23-2020, 11:22 AM	#11
othar Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Linz Photos: Albums Posts: 3,098	Nice image. The only irritating thing for me is the skewed horizon. A little crop from the left side to reach a aspect ratio of 1:1 might also look good.

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12-23-2020, 03:33 PM	#12
Peter Rockstroh Admiral Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Bogota Posts: 445 Original Poster	The horizon line on this image is tough to figure out. The beach slopes upwards on the right hand side, and on the far left waves begin to take shape, but they create the illusion of another slope. Tjme for a drink