The hill behind Artesa winery.

[Adsos Letter]

The hill behind Artesa Winery:

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Looking out toward Mt. Tamalpais from Artesa Winery:

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[NV Whino]

1. Very nice

I wouldn't have thought black and white would work for scenes like that, but these are wonderful. I think keeping it simple with basically three elements for the first, and distinct separation of the elements in the second is what makes them work.

I accidentally cropped from the bottom on the first one when I was looking at it. Removing the thing on the right side that way gives a cleaner shot, and yet you don't lose too much of the hillside.

[Adsos Letter]

4. I think you are right about what makes them work.

I liked the way the hill rises in the first image, and the distribution of the trees helped. I probably could have done with less sharpening on the second one. I tried cropping that fence corner out, but I liked the way the trees fall in the image more than having the fence disappear, so I left it.

[NV Whino]

7. The second one is arguably over sharpened

But I think the smoothness of the far background saves it. The contrast of the sharp detail against the smooth background works.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Very nice, my dear Adsos Letter!

Something about the textures in these makes them so pleasing.

You have done beautiful work.

Thanks for sharing!

[Adsos Letter]

5. Thanks Peggy!

I prefer the first image. I think I over sharpened the second image. I almost didn't post it, but I did like the way the hills fall off toward Mt. Tam.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. Oh, lovely!

They have a fantasy quality to them, like they aren't even real.

[Adsos Letter]

6. I think part of that is because I probably over-processed them, especially the second one.

I think there is too much Clarity applied to the second image, which gives it the appearance of being sharper than it should be. I always seem to get the most positive feedback on those images with the least processing.

[Curmudgeoness]

8. Not this time.

This time, the over-processing gives it a very interesting look.