2x bw

[cmi]

Comments and critique apprectiated.

[Dick Roadnight]

Hi...

The vertical pic looks muddy until I blew it up to 100% ...but there is detail almost everywhere, but, on my (calibrated) monitor it still looks a little dark (it looks a perfect on the laptop screen... do you have a calibrated monitor?)

The Horizontal pic looks good, but the eye is lead into the mist. Mist can be photogenic if you can see beyond it - it can help give a sense of depth to a picture.

[wolfnowl]

I imagine these would both look great as large prints.

Mike.

[popnfresh]

Christian, I think your tonal balance looks great the way it is. The low values are holding enough detail on my monitor. And I'd keep your crop in #2. From the standpoint of composition, I prefer #1.

Bruce, I think you've lightened the photo too much. The blacks now look gray. Perhaps your monitor isn't capable of displaying a wide enough grayscale range.

[Bruce Cox]

Christian, I think your tonal balance looks great the way it is. The low values are holding enough detail on my monitor. And I'd keep your crop in #2. From the standpoint of composition, I prefer #1.

Bruce, I think you've lightened the photo too much. The blacks now look gray. Perhaps your monitor isn't capable of displaying a wide enough grayscale range.

   I'm sorry, I didn't mean to touch the grays.  I'll take it down, if can.  Bruce

[cmi]

Thank you all for your comments.

The first is my favourite, too.

The high blacklevel is intentional.

The second has enough flesh for a 2m / 6,5feet (horizontal) print.

First testprint looks already good