Backlight, a photo from Al Madinah, West

Photographer's Note

This one was better in B+W, the only way I could get the reflection of this tomb in the puddle was against the light, which washed out the colors a bit.

This tomb is the best known and biggest of the tombs at Madain Saleh.

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pauloog (11751) 2008-11-23 5:05

Hello Harry,
Interesting view but also well taken and transformed to black and white, with good contrasts.
Regards,
Paul

marcocig (781) 2008-11-23 5:25

interesting compo, but The PP isnt perfect IMO. The contrast is treated differently on the top side respect to the bottom side.

M

dijjac (1569) 2008-11-23 5:52

Hi Harry
trиs belle image en NB, le reflet et la composition sont superbes!
Magnifique.
Jacques

johannes68 (3469) 2008-11-23 7:21

Hi Harry,
classic photo, clear, somehow timeless. The perspective is interesting as well, it shows how much of the rock thay had to remove. The light is fine, you achieved a bright and well balanced result.
Regards, Johannes

a-lee (430) 2008-11-23 13:58

hi harry;
Wonderful scenery...
Really beautiful composition, colors and good sharpness.
best wishes
a-lee

SteveH (8220) 2008-11-23 18:09

Hi Harry, another remarkable image of this fascinating place. Reminds me of illustrations in Doughty's book. Another great use of that puddle. Perhaps just a touch of oversharpening visible where the sky meets the rock. Is that a dust spot in the sky, very top, just right of centre? cheers, Steve

mirarer (4751) 2008-11-24 3:28

Hola Harry,
Perfecta simetrнa entre el edificio y su reflejo. Buen trabajo en blanco y negro e interesante arquitectura. Buen trabajo.
Saludos,
Mirari

Waylim (25436) 2008-11-24 9:23

Harry,
It's good to see the overimage of the tomb. It give a really impression. From the last post, I imagin it to be a lot bigger, and I know in reality, it is still bigger than the impression I get from this image. As much as I like black and white, I still kind of miss the color. I think the contrast maybe a little strong here, not sure, there seems to be a halo around the tomb. Love the reflection on the puddle. This reminded me when I was a child, I would alway look in the puddle to see the sky and cloud and imagine if I were to jump in the puddle and I could reach the sky and ride in the cloud.
Way

yaya13baut (3344) 2008-11-24 10:09

Hi Harry,
what a strange monument, built in the big rock, very imposing.
Good reflection job, and I also think the use of B&W was the best to do here.
Yannis

JLG (2086) 2008-11-25 1:15

hello Harry
assez impressionnante cette photo
une belle reflection et une grande richesse dans les details
great shot
jean louis

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2008-11-25 1:59

A wonderful rock from a great point of view. Wonderful nature and beautiful reflection. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

BennyV (34748) 2008-11-25 5:49

I'd never heard of this place, Harry, so thanks for presenting it here. I like the timeless bl/w touch, plus that lovely reflection, of course. The halo effect on the top is a plus, imho, after all...it IS a holy place, isn't it? Good work.

Benny

testmaniac (13508) 2008-11-25 10:42

Hello Harry, very nice B&W image. Great place and wonderful reflection. Excellent composition and presentation!

TFS and regards,
Phil

PaulVDV (62970) 2008-11-26 10:50

Hello Harry,
The vertical composition of the picture is very good here.
I find the shape of the rock very beautiful and specially because one side of it is the faзade of a big tomb.
Best regards, Paul

CaesarP (3924) 2008-11-30 4:42

Harry ,
thank you for showing the world this piece of art, and the great capture of this unbelivable tomb makes it very special.
Regards Caesar

Cretense (68709) 2008-11-30 6:03

Hi Harry!

You are really mastering b&w photography, you have proven that many times in your excellent gallery! Fantastic framing and composition, amazing reflections! Your light managment here in this backlit photo, is for the textbooks and seminars, just perfect! Congratulations!

Hercules

dvlazar (6662) 2008-12-01 20:07

Harry - great black and white shot of this amazing tomb. The reflection and the vertical framing all are perfect for the image.

Cheers,
Dave

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2008-12-02 2:11

Hi Harry,
A beautiful scenery! Wonderful light, sharpness and superb reflections. Thanks for sharing,
Best wishes.
Ahmet

toto (0) 2008-12-06 14:26

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce temple et de son superbe reflet dans cette flaque d' eau de grande taille.
Ce NB donne un bel effet et de jolies diffйrences dans les tons de gris; de noire et de blanc.

Amitiйs Thomas

Bruno40 (6662) 2009-01-21 6:17

Hi Harry,
Nice option of B&W, teh reflection and framing are flawless, very beautiful photo, very crispy.
the subject is also interesting, I learnt some new place.
Too bad about the board.. but there is nothing to do.
tfs
Jorge

FreewheelerBee (263) 2009-10-13 2:45

Hi Harry,
First thanks a lot for your critic, i appreciate it.
I picked up this one even my eyes couldn't really stop admiring your works.
The water reflecion is enjoyable cause it brings more depth and lenght to this monument. The stone structure is also great because it gives to your composition more force, volume. The black and white is a good choice even it would have been a pleasure to see what was the colour result.
Great work :)
Best regards
Clemence

golden (2289) 2010-04-12 1:13

Good morning Harry!
This place looks so interesting..Great choice of b&w!

Well done,
Chrysoula.