Sand in the corner

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

I know it's not what you're trying to highlight with those two pictures, but it's amazing how much more detail a nice black and white photo can pick up. Looking at the mountain on the left in each picture, all I see is a flat green hill in the color picture while in the black and white there are very clear ridges and valleys.

I'll have to go look at some of my pictures from Hawaii in black and white and see how they compare.

The basic terrain elements are still there, but you have to account for a century's worth of erosion. Then there's the lighting...

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

The basic terrain elements are still there, but you have to account for a century's worth of erosion. Then there's the lighting...

Drastically visible errosion in 90 years? I think not.

[The Awesome]

Sighting runs are boring, but they prevent easily avoidable emergency situations like this one. Never ass-u-me.

[sfarson]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Drastically visible errosion in 90 years? I think not.

I think part of the clarity diff is the B&W image has much of the terrain in the sun, creating a texture of outline and shadow, while the color image is mostly in the dull overcast shade except for where the sun is pouring its rays on the divine road.

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Drastically visible errosion in 90 years? I think not.

Depends on the soil. In the last 5 years, I've seen 20 feet of ground disappear off the back of the family farm.

And then there's the lighting of the photo. The angle of the sun and whether it's flat cloudy light or a harsh clear day makes a huge difference.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

Depends on the soil. In the last 5 years, I've seen 20 feet of ground disappear off the back of the family farm.

And then there's the lighting of the photo. The angle of the sun and whether it's flat cloudy light or a harsh clear day makes a huge difference.

Soil? That's ROCK man, not dirt piled up 14,000 feet high. The Rocky mountains are millions of years old; you're not going to see visible errosion in 90 years or they'd have been gone before any of us were here to see them.

I know about the lighting differences, I was just commenting the green looked washed out compared to grayscale. I've taken pictures of mountains on the East coast, in Colorado, Hawaii, and China. And every single time I look at the pictures I think "that doesn't do it any justice compared to seeing it in person". Mostly because the greens and blues seem to run together, so I was impressed with the detail in that came through in the subtle differences of the black and white picture. That's all.

[Gas Man]

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[marko138]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

sfarson... pls provide us with info on your book when it comes out. I know I will buy a copy. I have been a fan of your video's for many years now. This you know.

Same here. Always enjoy his threads.