Motif: Mission Tumacacori - Arizona

Posted by LindaY on Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:34 am

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This one is one of my oldies but goodies of Mission Tumacacori in Southern Arizona. The mission has been abandoned for many years but provided me with some interesting photographic opportunities, particularly for B&W. I really need to pull my SLR out and some of my B&W and do more.

Canon Elan 7, EF 28-80mm, Ilford Delta 100, Orange filter. I cannot remember my settings on this one, but I think that I probably would have shot this at about f22.

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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:47 am

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Looks somewhat akin to what Ansel Adams would do and that's not bad.

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by Ken Cravillion on Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:41 pm

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This is wonderful. The frame is super especially with the vines.

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by eSearing on Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:03 am

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Nice frame! even works with a little cropping on the right and bottom. but as-is makes me wonder what lies out to the right. well done.

One nit. I would clone out the post on the right (info display?) and the distracting hair line just above the shadow.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Nov 03, 2003 12:56 pm

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I think this is exceptional! I like the way it is framed very much and the subject really lends itself to B&W.

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by Laura Stiefel on Mon Nov 03, 2003 2:19 pm

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Hi Linda. I love the framing and use of B&W here. A really fantastic shot!

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by LindaY on Mon Nov 03, 2003 2:19 pm

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Thanks to all of you for your comments! This is one of my personal favorites. The framing, by the way, was done by photographing this from a walkway area at the Visitors Center with it's Spanish style architecture. Harvey, that's quite a compliment to have you reference Ansel Adams. E.J., I think you are right that this lent itself particularly well to B&W. To me, desert areas in general make rich material for B&W photography...of course perhaps since it is November, I am getting in the mood for some December Arizona scenery. I thought about not going this year...but then, now I am reconsidering my decision.

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by Paul Skoczylas on Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:00 pm

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This is a nice, calm image to look at. Very pleasing.

The frame is nice! Not using the full arch makes it different, and I like that. I'm not a B&W fan, but it works well for this scene, as already stated.

I'd like to see the trunk of the tree at the right, and have some connection between the shadow of the tree and its source.

Is that an interpretive sign near the tree? If so, maybe it could be cloned out?

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by Jenny Ellerbe on Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:42 pm

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I can see why this would be a favorite of yours. I especially like the vines hanging from the arch and the shadow creeping in from the right. Beautiful b/w.

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by Juli Wilcox on Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:33 am

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I like the brownish, B&W tones. Gives the photo a nice tinge of historical feel.

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