Michael Laezza
About the Image(s)
A couple of days ago I was walking in the neighbourhood and came across a construction site and there was a mound of white gravel that attracted my attention. I took the picture with the intention of converting it to B&W. My aim was to give the impression of large snow covered mountains in the distance. I left the dark vegetation in the foreground to create some scale and tried not to show too much detail in the gravel.
Technical: Eos R100, 1/200, f8, Iso 100. Used a polarizing filter.
2 comments posted
Chris,
A man made mountain. It looks a tons of gravel for a big project.
I like your shot but it has just a little too much texture for snow...
Regards
Emil   Posted: 10/02/2025 19:34:03
A man made mountain. It looks a tons of gravel for a big project.
I like your shot but it has just a little too much texture for snow...
Regards
Emil   Posted: 10/02/2025 19:34:03
Mike,
I really like your idea of "creating" mountains, and I couldn't resist playing with it a bit in Camera Raw and Photoshop. To give it a sense of size, I modified the crop to create a panoramic image. Then I played with the lighting to put snow only on the tops of the mountains.
Your thoughts?
  Posted: 10/05/2025 17:36:03
I really like your idea of "creating" mountains, and I couldn't resist playing with it a bit in Camera Raw and Photoshop. To give it a sense of size, I modified the crop to create a panoramic image. Then I played with the lighting to put snow only on the tops of the mountains.
Your thoughts?
  Posted: 10/05/2025 17:36:03