Warwick Farm
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Warwick Farm

One of the things that I find striking about this scene is the flat, even tone of the sky. Not the usual dramatic clouds or even a gradation from top to bottom. It looks like someone dropped a seamless behind it. I had to burn the top corners just to compensate for an otherwise unnoticable uneveness in my enlarger's illumination.

I'm wondering if anyone thinks that the picture would be improved by burning a natural looking grade, darkening it towards the top?
Location
Warwick, NY
Equipment Used
Contax RTS, 70 -210 Vario Sonnar
Film & Developer
Plus X
Paper & Developer
Polymax
Lens Filter
#25
The burn would be a wonderful way to make a nice photo into a piece of manipulated crap. Nice photo, nicely printed.
 
Thanks all for the input.
Thomas,
The subject of this shot would fit in with John Voss's (Jovo) project to record the quickly disappearing agricultural character of areas of Orange County, NY. The farm is run down in this photo. It is completely gone now.
 
It looks like the flat sky just before the clouds would bunch and the storm whips loose. I would not change it.
 
Nice one, Neal. I waited till I got home to comment on this because I\'m not thrilled with my laptop monitor at work. The sky\'s just fine as it is and its value is an excellent contrast to the bright wood and the grasses. Were you able to get detailed shots from closer up as well? I love this Orange county area...fine work with this!
 
Neal,
I like what you have done. You might for your own satisfaction try one with the sky burnt in, you may even like it but I personally feel that you have the print right on as it is. I simply think it is a really neat image!
 

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