Corral at Durango, Colorado

[Jay Sheinfield]

Taken late morning in strong sun. A quick photo on the way to the Colorado Million Dollar
Highway. Nikon D3, 31mm, 1/50, F/22.

Thanks for the look. Feedback wanted...........

[dankearl]

Very nice idea, the corral is great and I like the b&w a lot.
It appears soft to me, maybe intentional, but I would like it bit sharper, especially the background.
A really good comp in my opinion, my eye moves around the corral.
The clouds are nice and it doesn't appear to be in harsh light, so well done.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Thanks for the feedback........... posted without sharpening, here you go..........

[Dave Mills]

Hi Jay, good choice of going to B&W when your dealing with harsh light. I like how you framed the image using the fence as a foreground and a leading line.When shooting this image at F22 your range of front to back should be sharp and it isn't. Not sure why unless there was a very mild camera shake which is possible at 1/50. If this were mine I would evict the 3 posts on the rt.

As soon as I posted my comments I saw that you sharpened the image. A definite improvement!

[Jay Sheinfield]

Hi Dave, I blew it up to 100%, camera shake it is................:e3 I didn't have my tripod with me, and should have hiked the ISO to compensate. Hopefully with some sharpening I can save the image. I have mixed feelings on the right posts, and will consider cloning. Thanks, good feedback.

[Ron Bernstein]

I love the action created by the circular journey the fence posts take me on. I would have to see a version without those three fence posts to decide, but I thought they anchored the right side of the frame and created other lines. I don't know what you used to convert to B/W, but I wondered how some of the frames in silver efex pro 2 would look on this fine image.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Ron, thanks for the feedback. I used a combination of Nikon NX2 and PS for the B&W conversion. I have Silver Efex and might try a few different options, to see what that does.

[Ron Bernstein]

Ron, thanks for the feedback. I used a combination of Nikon NX2 and PS for the B&W conversion. I have Silver Efex and might try a few different options, to see what that does.

You're welcome, Jay. Only SEP2 has frames, I think. The upgrade is worth it!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Jay,
Bummer on the camera shake......heck.....you've got the D3 so I wouldn't worry about ISO!!! You comp was excellent IMO on this one....I could lose the 3 posts.....but not a deal breaker for me. I hope you can sharpen this one up as it has great potential!

[Bob Miller]

Jay...I like your composition....not sure about the 3 posts on the RHS.....really cool sky!

[Jay Sheinfield]

Trying to sharpen better.......................sans three posts.:S3:

[Robert Amoruso]

Jay,

I like it with the three posts in. Seems that my eye likes to skirt around the coral and look past on the right side w/o those posts.

Looking good with the sharpening.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Thanks everyone. Good feedback. The jury is out on the 3 fence posts. Glad to hear the sharpening is having a positive effect.

[Roman Kurywczak]

I'm kind of missing the 3 posts now:e3