Fotos

sevy (12783) 2009-07-02 7:16

Hello Barbara,

I did not see your previous shot, but this one caught my look. It really makes me thinking about the bolivian salt desert Salar Uyuni I had the luck to visit.
I was not thinking the salt desert in USA were so similar.
The human presence is a major point inside the frame, but perhaps put too much in the center.
I would have also said the silhouette could have been better visible if not put on the horizon border, but I think you would have like to play with the human making a link between the ground and the clouds; so similar in the white colors.
Whatever, for sure an interesting shot.

Yves.

sacavem (8014) 2009-07-02 7:40

Olá Barbara,

A splendid well presented snow scene.
Excellent composition, very nice colours, and sharpness.
Regards,
Filipe

Nicou (43605) 2009-07-02 8:21

Hello Barbara,

Qeulle image, ce minuscule eprsonnage dans cette immensité arride, , le format avec les deux plans est grandiose, vraiment la classe.

Merci et amitié

Nicou

ciakgiak (9932) 2009-07-02 13:11

Hello Barbara,
You can also talk about rules in the composition of images, central subject or not, the rule of thirds etc.
But I think that first of all, the photo should be instinct and freedom, what I see in this beautiful image.
I like the central horizon line and the subject at the center of the image, very beautiful neutral colors and the magical atmosphere that you are able to create.
I love this splendid scene :-))
Warm hugs
Giorgio

gneufeld (14957) 2009-07-02 18:32

Hi Barbara,
Effective minimalism at it's best! I had to look a few times to get the idea here, but I do like the power in simplicity. Cool shot and TFS. GErald

phwall (5384) 2009-07-03 1:22

Hello Barbara,
Personally I liked your other photo better than this one. I was about to comment on it when, "poof", it was gone. So let's let the "love in begin".
I've read all of the comments re composition and I agree with all of them, there are pro's and con's with regard to the composition split of 50/50 it is just personal taste in a photograph like this. If I had my druthers, I think the person is just too far away to have enough impact, I'd have liked to see him about halfway closer to camera, it wouldn't have taken away from the vastness of the location and you'd be able to make out what he's doing.
The other point for me is the colour of the salt itself, I'd like to have seen it a lot whiter. How much would you have paid for a blue sky!!!!!
I was in Wendover in 1975, in those days it was a sleepy little town with 100 foot gravel verges on each side of the road, clapboard buildings with wooden verandahs out front. Halfway through town though there was a big white line painted across the middle of the road, this was the border between Utah and Nevada. On the other side of the line there were bars, night clubs, casinos, restaurants and 15 meter high neon cowboys pointing to the casinos, it was a real wild west town. Those Mormons sure knew how to party.
Have a good weekend.
Warm wishes
Peter

MarianneS (14262) 2009-07-03 8:45

Hello Barbara,
As far as I am concerned, the first reason why I post a photo is because I like it, very often because it is associated with a good moment or souvenir.
Perhaps it does not respect the rules (of course, I don't know them;-) but I don't care.
Of course, when I receive no comments, I wonder what's wrong with my photo. But at the end, because I like it, I think it still deserves its place in my gallery... And if the other ones do not like it, I think it is a pity because they cannot 'feel' what is in my photo.
Let's come back to yours. I did not see the one you uploaded yesterday, so I have no idea why you received so few comments.
I was surprised when I saw this one because you centered your subject and you put the snow and the sky 1/2. It is not what I woud have done, but still I like your photo, which gives me a great feeling of immensity. This person, looking at the sky and showing it with his/her hand seems to tell us to look higher and higher!
Regards,
Marianne

crhieatt (5143) 2009-07-03 22:50

Barbara,

I've not been out to this location - yet - but I'm always impressed by the stark photographic potential of the place. Also, impressed by "The World's Fastest Indian" - a lovely, warm, film, and a great performance by Hopkins.

I like the composition, and he pose struck by your willing model - we should all have a willing model in our camera bags - maybe I'll design an inflatable version for the lone wilderness traveller! :)

This shot does have a very cool, almost icy feel, probably at odds with the actual envirnoment. I'm guessing, just guessing, that it might have been hot!

Failed to reach you on your mobile yesterday - but I'll try your land line at a decent hour.

Cheers
Colin

Waylim (10623) 2009-07-06 11:41

Hello Barbara,
So here is it, if not knowing where you were, I would have think it's another winter scene from sitzerland full of snow. I love it, in some way, there is a similarity to my images from Death Valley of the playa, except instead of dry earth you have salt and there are similar patern on the salt and the distant mountain and cloud. the person add perspective of the scale of the place. My only minor criticism here is that the horizon is a bit too center as well as the person. In this case I think the special element here is the salt plain and I would have like to see more of it. I'm sure you have it some where in your memory card. You're just saving for later. I do like the texture of the salt plain and its patterns. thanks for the note and infomartion. Have a nice evening.
Way

Wanda1 (10832) 2009-07-17 9:49

Hi Barbara,
Hey, I did see that film and it was great!
So this is where it all took place. I always find it quite difficult to get some detail out of white surfaces, so I can see that your exposure here was quite good to get some of the textures of the salt which I like whilst also getting a good result in the sky. This certainly gives a feeling of vastness and emptiness and the person definately helps with that.
Regards
Wanda

kensimage (8539) 2009-07-25 18:22

Nice composition, Barbara! A great way to capture the vastness, especially with the person reaching for the sky. Nice to have those mountains on the horizon, they're important in providing something besides straight lines. I'd like to go to the salt flats one day.

Perhaps you could cut 1 or 2 cm of sky so the horizon isn't centered. Ideally the light would be from a low angle so we could see all that nice texture, but you're there when you're there.

Regards, Ken.