Watkins Glen
by XMountaineer

Comment by vawendy:
ooh!! I love Watkin's Glen! Live up upstate New York for 2 years right after I was married. Isn't a wonderful place?

(sorry, love the photo! I think the b&w was a brave, but good choice)

Watkins Glen
by XMountaineer

Comment by RianBotes:
Love this. DOF requierment met..phew...B&W works for me

Watkins Glen
by XMountaineer

Comment by fitz3000:
I really think thet this photo look more exciting in color, good deep DOF btw

A Bright Future
by XMountaineer

Comment by dahkota:
The image holds no blacks or whites. Could use a stiff curves adjustment - it just looks washed out. I think the out of focus works here. 6

A Bright Future
by XMountaineer

Comment by ahjenny:
I like the idea of the sun between them, and great caption!

A Bright Future
by XMountaineer

Comment by Judi:
Very nicely done. Fits the challenge.

Let the Sun Shine In
by XMountaineer

Comment by ThingFish:
Great perspective and excellent b&w conversion with nice tones, contrast and detail turns what could have been just an ordinary shot into something striking and almost abstract.

Let the Sun Shine In
by XMountaineer

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy):

Positives: You've managed to create a real sense of size and looming from your POV and the inclusion of the horizontal structure communicates a sense of three dimensions.

Critical stuff: I will be up front with you and declare that I'm not a fan of this image and I should justify that statement. For me, the overall scene isn't strong enough to carry the image and I don't think you have made choices at the point of shooting or editing to add additional interest to the scene.

Overall: This is a puzzling image for me. You must see something in it or you wouldn't have offered it up for a Free Study. I'm just sorry that I don't see what you do.

Forgotten Steel Mill
by XMountaineer

Comment by Clark_Kent:
Very good lines.

Forgotten Steel Mill
by XMountaineer

Comment by ByHelnwein:
Interesting tilt. Good lines.