Close Encounters of the IR kind

[Michael13]

Devil's Tower in Wyoming, got lucky with the clouds that day. 590nm converted Nikon D600.

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[AlanLichty]

That cloud on top is perfect for this scene and so is the IR palette.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice rendering in 590nm. The dark cloud at the top isn’t working for me though. I feel the image is stronger with the top part cropped.

 

[JimFox]

That's so cool Michael! I love Devil's Tower and I love IR! What a great combination.

I do agree with Jameel that I would crop off that cloud at the top, it doesn't seem to fit the image.

 

[Michael13]

That cloud on top is perfect for this scene and so is the IR palette.

Thanks Alan, I was initially unhappy with the color in that top cloud and tried adjusting the color and saturation locally, but was unhappy with what I was getting so I just left it alone.I thought it's density was helping to create an ominous feeling in the image. Maybe that is better conveyed in this version converted to black and white?

 

[Michael13]

Nice rendering in 590nm. The dark cloud at the top isn’t working for me though. I feel the image is stronger with the top part cropped.

That's so cool Michael! I love Devil's Tower and I love IR! What a great combination.

I do agree with Jameel that I would crop off that cloud at the top, it doesn't seem to fit the image.

Thanks for commenting guys. I cropped off the top cloud for you then cropped a bit from below the trees and ended up with this square version. Better?

 

[Jameel Hyder]

The edit is much stronger. I really like it.