Hi,

In case you were wondering what I was up to in a couple of the images in Hugh's last post well, here it is. I made this image using Velvia 100F with a polarizer. However, I was really upset when the conversion to sRGB for web posting changed the gorgeous blues in the sky to a matte yuck, so I converted it to B&W.

Thanks for looking.

Best,

Jose

SV45ti - Schneider 80mm XL - 1/60s @ F11 - Velvia 100F - Polarizer - B&W conversion

Talk about detail!! Tons of it.
I would love to see the blues as well, I can imagine they look stunning. BW is a good choice though.
Just out of interest - do you develop your films yourself?
Ute

Hi Jose', I like this a lot. Beautiful contrasts. Just a bit of touch up, and it could go in the limited edition portfolio

hugh

Thanks Ute! The Blues are stunning, and I was able to scan them in pretty much unharmed. They lost so much in the conversion to sRGB when I reduced the image for the web though. I was very disappointed!

I use a local pro lab for my film development - Zebra Color Lab. I'm very lucky it is only 10-minutes away. They are not only super people technically, but we have become good friends. In by 1:00pm out by 4:00pm same day for E6 - 24 hours for B&W!! They will process up to 8x10s.

Thanks again!

Jose

You've got some awesome textures here. Like the BW, but I also imagine it with the blues. Must be gorgeous.
Wayne

Killer shot Jose, I love the high contrast conversion.

That dark sky makes for a wonderful background here. Super work, Jose.
Daniel

Jose

Beautiful comp and conversion here really dig that dark background it contrast so nicely with the foreground, gorgeous work Jose

Ray Still

Top shot Jose. Absolutely fabulous detail and textures. Well done.
David

Excellent image, Jose. I like how it is processed.
Karl

Way cool, Jose. Love the stark contrast of the sky against the sand. The sea oats along the ridge remind me of the furry hair that rises on the back of an elephant.

Cheers,
Ed

Very striking image!

Wonderful contrast in the Jose. The fine grass against the black sky is wonderful.

Rich

The textures in the sand are very nice, but without clouds or something else, the sky is too stark.

Wonderful details and textures. No loss going to B/W in this shot.

Thanks All! Always appreciated .

Best,

Jose

one of the finest B&W ever.

Glad to see your happy with your lab, but with all the beautiful images you pull off I hope you find a way to go bigger than 8X10. Your stuff should be printed bigger IMO. Love your stuff, keep posting. Rick

Superb shot, Jose. Your photographic evolution is simply awesome. I really LOVE your work. More and more interesting every day.
Composition, minimalism (no sé si se dice así "minimalismo, en Inglés), delicate but defined textures...
Great, really great job, my friend.

Best,

Javier

Hey Jose,

I don't know what the color version looks like, but after looking at this B&W conversion, I would say you have to toss it away! Wow, this B&W is a real stunner. Just incredible work here!

Jim