To feel small in the landscape
With all this recent Pacific Northwest stuff, did you forget that I was in New Mexico earlier this summer?
This wild and lyrical place is near Abiquiu; my class at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops visited there; our visit was cut short by a lightning-filled storm, which could also probably be described as wild and lyrical.
If you want to feel small in the landscape, this would be the place to go.
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014
Also, for anyone keeping score, today’s post marks number 1,000 here on One Day | One Image.
Posted on August 19, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, landscape, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, one day one image, photo a day, photography, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Bookmark the permalink. 30 Comments.
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Awesome!! Did you get any cool storm shots too?? Are you holding out on us??? 😉
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Thanks, Derrick!
These two shots were taken from the same area near Abiquiu:
https://melindagreenharvey.com/2014/08/03/the-fault-of-he-who-asks-no-questions/
https://melindagreenharvey.com/2014/07/15/the-weather-moved-in/
And this one was made late in the evening near Abiquiu Reservoir:
https://melindagreenharvey.com/2014/07/08/chaos/
(There is also the possibility that there are more….)
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good stuff!! 🙂
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Thank you, Derrick. All of these shots were made while I was taking a class at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops; it was an excellent week and I am glad I did it.
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Lyrical is an appropriate word for this wild scene, Melinda. The figures really give a sense of scale, and that diagonal line makes for a really good composition.
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Thank you, Andy. At first, I thought the figures ruined the shot, but then I came to my senses…!
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They don’t always work, but these are looking into the picture and they feel natural.
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That’s good observation re. the people looking INTO the picture – it helps draw the viewer in, to some degree. I hadn’t thought about it that way until you mentioned it.
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I know that spot 🙂 live jest north of there bout an hour in pagosa
i go down there to abique an ojos ever so often 🙂 Keal 🙂 yes indeed 🙂 Q
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I remember that you commented on one of my other shots from near Abiquiu – it really IS a nice area and I’m glad I got to go.
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Magnificent!
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Thanks, Ashley!
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Worthy post for #1000. Congrats! I love what you did with the clouds. Conveys motion much better than any of the photos I took there. I have so much to learn! Agree with the comment that the people enhance, not detract from, the picture.
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Thanks, George! I’ve been able to get some good details from clouds with NIK Silver Efex Pro, using the Structure sliders. If you’ve got that plug-in, I’d recommend giving it a try with your own cloud shots. I used it on this shot, too: https://melindagreenharvey.com/2014/07/15/the-weather-moved-in/
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Yes, I do have it. I’ve been on the road and so just editing my photos with Lightroom only as I am on a laptop and not going for fine art print level development, but as I get into more of the heavy duty stuff, I will surely use it. Thanks for the tip! – George
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I haven’t printed much since I got back from the class. But I am following that workflow that Brett gave us, up to the point where you have to do specific print-related things to them. The new posts on the blog are all from that workflow. Later, when I am printing, the images are almost ready.
I will be part of local studio tour in November, so I will need to start figuring out what to print (and sell, too, I hope!) before too much longer! Next week, I will be in Nebraska, and will get to see Brett. Maybe I can get some more tips from him while I am there…
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This is a wonderful shot. And the people just add scale, not noticed at first but come out in a detailed look. Congrats on number 1000 for this blog – I am guessing that between all your blogs you must be pushing 5000 posts by now.
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That you have to pay close attention to the people is what I like about this one.
Nope, nowhere near 5,000 – it’s more in the neighborhood of 2,700.
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Oh. I will add an “only” to that 2,700 in that case!
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(Some days – not often, though – it seems like I have 2,700 separate blogs!)
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I know those days too. Fortunately they are fleeting.
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Fantastic image Melinda, I love the skies, they look like they are charging towards you and the contrast with the landscape is brilliant. Looks like a great place to explore 🙂
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Thanks, Ed. The clouds were moving (rapidly) toward us. It was a great place to explore, and I am happy that I was able to see it. (Thanks, too, for following the blog!)
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Just gorgeous.
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Thanks, Karen. This landscape was just incredible.
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This is a fantastic landscape photo!
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Thanks! I was pretty happy with the way it turned out….
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Wonderful B&W landscape! Like the small people on the left. See you!
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Thanks! And thanks for following the blog, too!
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