A Golden Fortune

[Igor_Doncov]

Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

Yet another rock image from Alaska. I was attracted to the yellow rock initially and then things developed from there. This version included the green slate which I decided added to the image. The initial vision was a portrait of the yellow rock and its immediate neighbors. But in the end I decided that version was too simple of a composition.

Specific Feedback

Is this too dark?

I’ve been wrestling with how much brightness to add. But decided that the point was for the yellow to come out of the darkness so why make it bright.

Technical Details

GFX50R, 120mm, f/11, focus stacked

This was a huge stack because the fg rocks were much closer than the bg.

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[Youssef_Ismail]

Igor,

Wonderful composition. I love all the lines and angles formed by the rocks and the open path to the rock with the yellow/golden streak. I think the inclusion of the green slate in the FG was a good call. If I were to change any thing it would have been to try get a view showing more of the gold streak, that other rock immediately in front of it cuts off that lovely color. Oh, I think the luminance level is good, not too dark and not too bright, just right.

[WillR (Will Rabinovich)]

An intriguing image, almost an abstract. I think the limited color palette works well to draw attention to the primary deep orange rock and the secondary slate green rock, I don’t think that its too dark. That suits the mood.

-Will

[Ben_van_der_Sande]

Igor, I love the style in your latest images !! This one has beauty by his color and composition. To me in a painterly , a bit fairy tale maner. Ben