Limestone pavement North Yorkshire

[Ken Rennie]

3 images from January 2014 on a trip to buy a bike frame. I was carrying my camera just in case and this time the light kicked off so a detour then a stiff hike up on to the limestone pavements to get a foreground for the dramatic light. Fuji XE-1 Fuji 14mm prime. Heavy rain throughout. Reprocessed this week with the beta version of photoshop which has much better masking. Ken

4 shot exposure blend

 

[AlanLichty]

Your rendering of this light worked quite well. I love the rays of light with the breaks in the clouds as they add a lot of drama to the images.

Looks like it might be useful to start playing around with the PS Beta - these are some really nice results.

 

[JimFox]

Wow Ken! Love your B&W rendering in these. They have a very classic fell with those dark blacks.

That first one is cool in that it shows how windy it must be up there for much of the year. And I think I prefer #2 over #3. I like the large rock in #2 in front cementing the foreground.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Very nice B*W work here. The first stands out for me.

 

[sweetgrass]

Dig the mood that these images create, and wonderful B&W rendering as Jim pointed out. Very nice work and very inspiring!

 

[Ken Rennie]

Your rendering of this light worked quite well. I love the rays of light with the breaks in the clouds as they add a lot of drama to the images.

Looks like it might be useful to start playing around with the PS Beta - these are some really nice results.

Thank you Alan. I have sat on the last 2 images for 11 years, thinking that I couldn't deal with the dynamic range but the modern AI masking has allowed me to rescue them. The first one I processed at the time but was unhappy with the foreground but it looks ok to me now. Ken

 

[Ken Rennie]

Wow Ken! Love your B&W rendering in these. They have a very classic fell with those dark blacks.

That first one is cool in that it shows how windy it must be up there for much of the year. And I think I prefer #2 over #3. I like the large rock in #2 in front cementing the foreground.

Thank you Jim, now I am going to try and print #1 but I think the blacks may turn into a muddy mess. If I can get it looking good then #2 or 3 will be next. Ken

 

[Ken Rennie]

Very nice B*W work here. The first stands out for me.

Thank you Jameel. I would never have gone out photographing in weather like this, the break in the clouds was complete chance. #1 has a more complete range of tones but I prefer #3 with the incredible contrast. #1 may print well but #2 and 3 may be impossible.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Dig the mood that these images create, and wonderful B&W rendering as Jim pointed out. Very nice work and very inspiring!

Thank you sweetgrass. It just shows that it is possible to get an image in almost any weather conditions providing you don't mind getting cold and wet ( very wet). Ken

 

[BlackRockArt]

3 images from January 2014 on a trip to buy a bike frame. I was carrying my camera just in case and this time the light kicked off so a detour then a stiff hike up on to the limestone pavements to get a foreground for the dramatic light. Fuji XE-1 Fuji 14mm prime. Heavy rain throughout. Reprocessed this week with the beta version of photoshop which has much better masking. Ken

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Ken, this series is sublime, your B&W work is great, love the rich hues.

Oliver