Randy Bell
About the Image(s)
This photo is from a mountain lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I thought the sky was interesting this day and many of my photos focused on the sky. I kept a portion of the lake in the photo, but I am not sure whether it adds anything to the image. I have also included a color version of this photo. While the black and white is more dramatic, the color version has subtle colors which, I think, help provide a little more "depth" to the image.
I shot this at 40mm with my Fuji camera at f/11, 1/500 sec at ISO 200. I edited the photo and converted to black and white in Lightroom. The color version was edited in Affinity Photo more recently and I was able to remove a tree that was distracting.
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12 comments posted
What a beautiful view! I agree, the sky is super interesting! It is also interesting how inviting the color photo is, while the black and white is more dramatic and it looks unwelcoming.   Posted: 03/09/2025 14:15:56
It looks like the clouds were accentuated in the b&w - which is great -as the photo provides a great sense of updraft and movement against the majestic and quite unmoving ground.
Sylvia makes a great point about the trade-off between drama and welcome - a good thing to ponder!   Posted: 03/09/2025 14:59:41
  Posted: 03/13/2025 21:39:24
The original with the blue sky and the green areas looks more inviting and friendly. I like Jim's cropping of the image. It looks balanced in the composition. I would crop the sky a little more, but then the wonderful clouds disappear.
It's probably a choice, clouds or mountains.
Overall these mountains are a great photographic object , which you have seen and staged well.
  Posted: 03/14/2025 07:55:37