Valle Caldera

[sweetgrass]

Took a drive to the Caldera last month as it can be interesting in the winter, but I wasnt very inspired this time. So I spent some time working this scene, however the color version just wasnt working for me. So I decided to convert, and I like B&W version better.

C&C's are always welcomed.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Looks like you made a good decision on the B&W, nice conversion.

 

[JimFox]

I haven't been to the Caldera yet. I might have to add that on to the list for a future visit Sonny. Very nice work here and it does work really well in B&W.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice work with the B&W for this one - it works quite well. Did you focus stack for the wide DoF we see here?

 

[sweetgrass]

Thank you guys, and Alan I dont think so as I dont even know what that entails. LOL
I actually shot this at f22. Forgive me for my ignorance, but how do you focus stack?

 

[Amy Nelson]

Very nice, harmony was the first word to come to mind when I saw this....well done.

 

[Dale Berlin]

Beautiful. You handled the lighting well.

 

[AlanLichty]

Thank you guys, and Alan I dont think so as I dont even know what that entails. LOL
I actually shot this at f22. Forgive me for my ignorance, but how do you focus stack?

f/22 certainly did the trick in this case.

Focus stacking is where you take a series of images from the same spot with the focus point moved from the closest thing you want in focus to the farthest. How many shots you take depends on the scene you are trying to capture. There are multiple post processing applications that can handle stacking but I use Photoshop which lets you open the series of images as layers and then you can have PS align the layers and then blend them together for a full front to back in focus final image.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Looks like an interesting place to capture. Nicely done

 

[sweetgrass]

Very nice, harmony was the first word to come to mind when I saw this....well done.

Thank you Amy, funny thing is, I was trying to find harmony in the moment. As my grandson was in a chaotic state playing in the snow behind me. I told him, whatever you do, dont go beyond my tripod. He didnt. LOL

BTW you have inspired me to pull the trigger on a Lensbaby Velvet 28. I think you have the 56, but I wanted to be a bit different.

 

[sweetgrass]

f/22 certainly did the trick in this case.

Focus stacking is where you take a series of images from the same spot with the focus point moved from the closest thing you want in focus to the farthest. How many shots you take depends on the scene you are trying to capture. There are multiple post processing applications that can handle stacking but I use Photoshop which lets you open the series of images as layers and then you can have PS align the layers and then blend them together for a full front to back in focus final image.

Hmmm, I've never thought of doing it that way. If I've wanted a W DoF, I've always stopped down, but how could this create undesirable results?