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Derek Weston
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From a recent Yellowstone trip. Haven't found a good processing for color yet, so here is black and white









Sep 26, 2014 at 03:19 AM
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Milky Way to boot! Fantastic. And yes, night shots are tricky with color, why not show us what you've come up with so far?


Sep 26, 2014 at 06:57 AM
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Hey Derek,

This is a nice take on my favorite geyser in Yellowstone. I like how the eruption worked for you, with the night time eruptions I have shot there the eruption usually just turns into a mass of white without some of the nice flow that you have here.

I think the B&W looks great and myself I have no desire to see a color version. This B&W version is quite satisfying and I think we can water down the viewers experience by offering too many views.

Jim



Sep 26, 2014 at 09:56 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


JimFox wrote:
Hey Derek,

... I think the B&W looks great and myself I have no desire to see a color version. This B&W version is quite satisfying and I think we can water down the viewers experience by offering too many views.

Jim


Agree,
Sometimes a poster on this Landscape Presentation Board is too easily swayed by the casual comments of the viewer, and they start tweaking and adjusting with every comment. Stand by your initial vision...



This is one of the nicer B&W images I've seen!




Sep 26, 2014 at 10:03 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


First - great composition and capture. The wind was definitely in your favor - or better put I expect you used the wind to your advantage. But what really makes this special to me are the details you managed to captured in this pic.
Dave



Sep 26, 2014 at 10:10 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


Beautiful! Perfect as is. The serendipity (with your planning) of the Milky Way diverging from the angle of the spray is exquisite.


Sep 26, 2014 at 11:08 AM
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JimFox wrote:
Hey Derek,

This is a nice take on my favorite geyser in Yellowstone. I like how the eruption worked for you, with the night time eruptions I have shot there the eruption usually just turns into a mass of white without some of the nice flow that you have here.

I think the B&W looks great and myself I have no desire to see a color version. This B&W version is quite satisfying and I think we can water down the viewers experience by offering too many views.

Jim


Thanks for the thoughts. (everyone else, too)

I shouldn't have made it sound like I only posted B&W because color wasn't as pleasing -- it wasn't, but I really do like the way the B&W looks. I just think it flat out looked better for this shot.

I do have a few more shots -- I took dozens here given the amazing composition possibilities I had -- that turned out really well too, one in vertical that is in color. Once I'm happy with it I'll post it.

FWIW, this is just past its eruption peak by a half hour or so. I got that just after sunset and while neat, it wasn't as neat as this shot. (I agree with you that it is more blob like during the eruption phase)






Sep 26, 2014 at 11:14 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


I love this shot Derek. The B&W treatement and overall PP are really good. Would you mind sharing the time of night this was shot and the basic exposure information?


Sep 26, 2014 at 11:31 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


BW works great here!


Sep 26, 2014 at 11:35 AM
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Color can be nice, but BW can make more of an impact. Love the shot.


Sep 26, 2014 at 11:54 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


Was there two weeks ago during the day time Got nothing as good as this - love it
Niall



Sep 26, 2014 at 01:06 PM
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Breathtaking capture. The B&W is excellent.


Sep 26, 2014 at 01:08 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


This is beautiful!!


Sep 26, 2014 at 01:09 PM
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Excellent work Derek!


Sep 26, 2014 at 03:13 PM
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Derek,
IMO your choice for presenting as a b/w image was a good one ! Lots of drama with the light in this one. I often process my night images in b/w and tend to like them more than the color versions. Regards,
Dean



Sep 26, 2014 at 03:14 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


What a fantastic shot, well captured!


Sep 26, 2014 at 03:33 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


Freaking killer capture, this is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!


Sep 26, 2014 at 04:54 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


Fabulous shot and rendering!!!! I am drooling.


Sep 27, 2014 at 02:43 PM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Great Fountain Geyser at Night


That's a fantastic image.


Sep 27, 2014 at 04:03 PM
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Awesome shot. Served well in B&W.


Sep 27, 2014 at 05:44 PM
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