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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Colorless Badwater

Here are a couple BW conversions from my last trip to DV.
Badwater is a great place to experiment with texture and composition.
These 2 images were taken with my A7R coupled with the TS-E 17mm and a couple filters.
All the best,
Fred

Jan 31, 2014 at 02:56 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Colorless Badwater

As in the earlier colour post these are great shots and the B&W conversions work superbly to bring out the complex forms and textures, that these are done with an A7r and Canon lens is real game changer.

What an awesome place!

Jan 31, 2014 at 03:16 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Colorless Badwater

Fred,
The 2nd one is awesome. i can just imagine how a large print of this would look.

Jan 31, 2014 at 03:42 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Colorless Badwater

Hey Fred,

Both of these are really cool. The B&W really brings the textures out in the salt pan. It's hard to pick a favorite, but I am leaning to #2, that wide sweep, and the cool patterns in the foreground really work.

Jim

Jan 31, 2014 at 03:51 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Colorless Badwater

Good of you for visiting this spot over and over again. I do! Quite the dramatic interpretation here, Fred. I'm awaiting my next visit. See you there...

Jan 31, 2014 at 06:39 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Colorless Badwater

Nice showcase of texture and contrast here. I also like how you captured the transition from the lower salt ridged hexigons to the rougher formations in the midground. The gradient from FG to BG is a little abrupt for my personal taste, but that's completely subjective.

Jan 31, 2014 at 07:46 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Colorless Badwater

Sunny Sra wrote:
Fred,
The 2nd one is awesome. i can just imagine how a large print of this would look.

Thanks Sunny. I have a hard time printing BW images. Perhaps a paper makes a difference to showing more contrast.
I will try printing these images with my Epson 4900 and see how they come out.
Best,
Fred

Feb 01, 2014 at 02:00 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Colorless Badwater

Great texture, detail and contrast Fred.
Looks like the camera is a winner!
Dan

Feb 01, 2014 at 02:10 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Colorless Badwater

Great work Fred. I also really like #2. The highlight on the center foreground really sets a mood. I really wish I didn't also shoot weddings or else I'd ditch my 5d for an A7r

Feb 01, 2014 at 02:20 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Colorless Badwater

Fred Miranda wrote:
Thanks Sunny. I have a hard time printing BW images. Perhaps a paper makes a difference to showing more contrast.
I will try printing these images with my Epson 4900 and see how they come out.
Best,
Fred

I have had good luck with the Epson luster paper on the epson printers..i got some Photo Metallic paper from Red River paper and hope that would work nicely with B&W also. Should try that with my 3800 today.

Feb 01, 2014 at 05:44 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Colorless Badwater

JimFox wrote:
Hey Fred,

Both of these are really cool. The B&W really brings the textures out in the salt pan. It's hard to pick a favorite, but I am leaning to #2, that wide sweep, and the cool patterns in the foreground really work.

Jim

Thanks Jim. It's fun going BW sometimes.

Feb 01, 2014 at 11:31 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Colorless Badwater

Beautiful shots. Fred.
I think TS-E 17 is Designed for Death Valley.

Feb 02, 2014 at 12:04 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Colorless Badwater

Great stuff. Both are strong images that really work in B&W.
My favorite is the first one with leading lines and slightly brighter tones.

Feb 02, 2014 at 02:00 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Colorless Badwater

Jeffrey wrote:
Good of you for visiting this spot over and over again. I do! Quite the dramatic interpretation here, Fred. I'm awaiting my next visit. See you there...

Jeffrey,
It would be great to shoot together in DV.

I keep coming back to the same locations hoping for better light.

Thank you all for the comments and feedback.
Best,
Fred

Feb 03, 2014 at 08:01 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Colorless Badwater

Two beautiful images from one of my favorite national parks. Last one is my favorite.
Harsha

Feb 03, 2014 at 08:37 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Colorless Badwater

Fred,
Two wonderful interpretations of a dramatic scene.
Some people think Badwater is a cliché and therefore avoid it. Well, it IS popular, and for good reason. Glad you also include it in your DV ramblings.
Both of these images have their strengths and I like them equally. The first because by turning your camera vertically, using a wide lens and aiming downward, you get that s t r e t c h e d out look that I like so well. And the second shot conveys the breadth and depth of the salt pan.
Like the post.
Charlie

Feb 04, 2014 at 05:28 PM


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