Valley of Fire Roads

[RobFellows]

We missed the golden hours by some considerable margin so I have turned to B&W to give a more dramatic (and I think aesthetically pleasing) look. Let me know what you think.



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[Wavelength]

What a splendid set of images; both colors and mono are equally great

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[Manfred M]

Missing golden hour seems to be one of the main hazards of "on the go" photography and trying to get a bit more out of the images can be challenging. I don't think that going B&W is necessarily going to do much and may in fact reduce the impact of the images (the only exception I have found is that it can help hide flat boring skies).

On the other hand, a unique perspective that is used (looking at your #4) really works well. I think that it is the strongest shot in the series.

[RobFellows]

Thanks Manfred, I mostly agree there and after a fair bit of Google research I can't find a pic like the number 4 with that perspective, I'm sure some other fool will have climbed up there but not too many I presume.

The lighting was terrible that day which just washed out all the colour and contrast from the rocks. Even the wife (mostly dislikes b&w) prefers the mono versions so that's good enough for me. I would like to go and do it at sunset but that just ain't gonna happen for me. bugger!

[Mike Buckley]

Agreed about the wonderful perspective used in the fourth image.

My thinking about the quality of light that you encountered is that the time of day was not the worst problem. Instead, the worst problem was the highly diffuse light that is ideal with some subjects but not the subjects you photographed. You probably encountered very few subjects that would have been enhanced by that light, so you did the best that you could at the time.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice set Rob I'm not happy with the selective coloring in the last image though. #4 is my fav too.

[RobFellows]

Cheers Mike, well articulated exactly what I meant to say.

Binnur, you don't like it technically because I have messed it up or just that its selectively coloured? If it's a technical issue I would love to know because I am putting that one in the holiday album when I'm finished all my edits.

[Mike Buckley]

I'm not a fan of selective color, so I made the mistake of skipping past the last image far too quickly. Now that I have examined it more closely and more carefully, it's evident that you were blessed with the best light of the images shown here when you captured it. I'm especially impressed with the quality of your mask; the distant yellow lines become so small yet remain so well defined at least when viewing at the size displayed in the Lytebox. Most images I've seen of double lines are captured straight into the distance, much like your first image. I especially like that the dip in the foreground area of the road and the curves going in opposite directions make the image so interesting. It is certainly deserving of a place in your holiday album.

[bnnrcn]

The selective coloring looks good technically Rob My comment is just a personal preference .

Cheers Mike, well articulated exactly what I meant to say.

Binnur, you don't like it technically because I have messed it up or just that its selectively coloured? If it's a technical issue I would love to know because I am putting that one in the holiday album when I'm finished all my edits.

[Ziggy]

Enjoyed viewing. Driven down those roads a few times.

[IzzieK]

Nice series, Rob. I particular prefer #2 shot because of the textures of the rocks. Not that I do not like the others but that one really lifts up for me.