Storm Clearing, Derwent Valley

My little attempt to follow in the footsteps of Ansel Adams, the greatest of all landscape photographers in my view. Of course my hero had the Yosemite Valley, a Hasselblad and his own matchless talent and skill to draw on, whereas I had the Derwent Valley, a small Canon compact and - er - me. All right, I'll come clean. There is no comparison in end result, but I was trying to do the same sort of thing. Were this a traditional print, made from a film negative, it would have been described as 'split-toned' because of the blue tone in the sky. On this digital picture, it was achieved by increasing the saturation on a black and white original, which is something I have never done before and would normally have considered pointless.

The Derwent is a tributary of the Tyne, rising in the Pennines above a little place, called Blanchland, and flowing down to Gateshead. Considering that it passes Consett on its travels (no offence, but a place not exactly renowned for its natural beauty) it is actually rather scenic - but comparisons with the Yosemite Valley should end at this point.

Title:	Storm Clearing, Derwent Valley
Username:	davewaine
Uploaded:	4 Apr 2011 - 7:18 AM
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A80
Lens:	Canon 7.8-23.4mm
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Tags:	Black & white, Digitally manipulated, Landscape / travel
Votes:	3