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While driving US Route 50 in Nevada, (loneliest road in the USA), before dawn one morning I was lucky to spot this scene. I’m sure I would have missed it if it were not for a few Badgers here & there crossing the road that caused me to slow way down.
This location is actually where two fence lines miles from nowhere actually make a true corner.
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The light and color are beautiful in this image, Paul, and the bucket adds a nice sense of mystery. The deep shadows fit the desert, though I find the bucket shadow frustrating because I can just barely make out some detail in the shaded side, but not quite. However, it does keep me looking at the image.
Interesting that there were badgers crossing the road. I never thought of them being populous enough to cause any concern that way.
@Dennis_Plank@Bill_Fach thank you for taking time to review this scene. I was glad the Badgers had me slow way down in the pre-dawn light as I would never have seen this location a bit off the road. Although the first Badger was a shock after not seeing one for almost 40 years in the wild, the real surprise was seeing two others together closer to this site crossing the road…
Cool image, Paul. It’s amazing how these old fences survive the harsh weather in the desert.
I agree with @Dennis_Plank regarding the shadows, especially the bucket. I’d love to see more detail there, assuming it’s on the film. The narrow latitude of Velvia was what drove me to Astia, which has wider latitude. That said, you can’t beat the color of Velvia.
The image is nicely composed and shows the lonesomeness of the desert.
-P
@Dennis_Plank@Bill_Fach@Preston_Birdwell The exposure with the “Original” Velvia 50 allowed me to bring out detail in the shady side of the bucket without having the cursed noise there at all.
Thanks for the idea on that item. Let me know if it’s too much…
A nice improvement pail, though my personal taste would say maybe 2/3 of the change to keep more of the sense of mystery. That’s always such a subjective decision.
Dennis, not sure this will work without mounting the image up with the other two for ease of comparison. But I lowered the exposure on the pail by a -10. Part of the issue is, after opening up the shadow, is the pail is not uniformly discolored if you will from side to side. So, the lightest version really starts to project that and maybe part of the over reach your seeing on that revision at the top. This might work better. Let me know as it’s a simple tweak.
