Wild and Windy on Mount Shasta

[CNelson]

I have been so very busy I haven't had time to visit, let alone post, for some time. This is a shot from April...strong winds blowing snow on the face of Mount Shasta in northern California.



Chuck

[Bobobird]

It is a really beautiful pic but for the distracting watermark which keeps diverting my eyes.

[CNelson]

Thank you Bobo. The watermark is from my website...apologies.

Chuck

[Andrew1]

A very nice shot Chuck. Very sharp from foreground to the mountain. Excellent contrast throughout the mountains. I'm not into PP but I wonder if a bit darker sky might a a touch of contrast and make the mountains stand out more. Sure would like to see a big enlargement of your photo. Well done and thanks for sharing. (and your signature doesn't bother me. It's in a non-critical area and I can see around it.)

[Steve S]

Beautiful composition , chuck. Very nicely done!! Perhaps a touch heavier on the blacks to add a bit more contrast.

[CNelson]

Thank you Steve and Andrew...sounds like good advice

[jeeperman]

Nice work Chuck, beautiful area.

[Donald]

I agree with others about the watermark. I think if we do want to write something (like I do), we need to build a border and put it on that.

On the question of putting more black into it and upping the contrast.....Mmmmmmmm?

I know that's how we're meant to think and, for very good reasons, that is usually quite correct. But there are alternative ways of thinking and making B & W images. Like the 'rule-of-thirds' there is nothing cast in stone that every image must have blacks and must have whites. If we look at a lot of the work of Paul Strand, the exploration of greys (from very dark grey to very light grey) can be a very powerful style of image-making.

I like this image as it is. For me it's much more subtle than one that contained more contrast.

And, irrespective of all that, it is a wonderful constructed composition. 'Majestic' is the word that springs to mind.

[jusoljoe]

It is likely a matter of taste but I agree with Donald and admire the composition and overall density as it is. It makes just the right mood. A change in contrast would change the whole mood. Teriffic presentation!

Joe

[FrankMi]

I love the way the wind is whipping the snow into the air!

Although it would simple enough to clone out, it's a shame that your website forces you to ruin such a perfectly composed image. If you just cropped the text out you would lose the critical base for the image's grandeur.