Date Palms waiting for harvest

Date Palms waiting for harvest

I think I needed to move the camera to the right a few inches to even out the front palm trees.
Location
Coachella, CA
Equipment Used
8 x 10 Kodak 2d, 355 G Claron
Exposure
1 sec. @ F64
Film & Developer
Berger BPF 200, PMK Pyro
Paper & Developer
Kentmere fineprint VC, 130
Lens Filter
none
Pretty shadows and light on the ground. It's an interesting scene that you rendered nicely!

Janet
 
Thanks everyone for the comments. This was an image that I'm still not sure if I want it as dark as it is. In reality, the palm branches formed a light canopy over everything and there weren't any real dark shadows to be seen.

This print is only a check print and my final printing has yet to be done. I'll probably try it in both Platinum and silver but go a little lighter that what this image shows. I think I'm going to go back and re-shoot this getting the centering right and maybe try an 8 x 20 along with the 8 x 10.
 
very nice photograph ... I agree with exploring pt/pd..

Miles
 
I agree with you in that I think you've printed it too dark. I would try printing it lighter, and leaving the contrast alone (for a silver print, anyways). That will open up the shadows, and give you better whites (which look a bit depressed, at least on my screen).

In regards to composition, if you're going to re-shoot it, definitely move to the right. The left-hand tree trunk lends a heaviness to the left edge that unbalances the print. You could crop, but I think that would ruin the 'panoramic' feel to the print.
 

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