Traveling through the wet world

[Vitasamb2001]

I like it just the way it is, with some slant. It gives does speed and coming into the turn feeling. Nice work!

[ronfox18]

Originally Posted by sybren

Today the weather was absolutely great in our part of The Netherlands. Loads of rain, it was really pouring in a the-sky-gets-green kind of way. It must be one of my favourite types of weather to photograph in!

About the composition: usually I prefer my horizons to be straight. However in this case I like the slight slant, I think it adds a sense of speed to the photo - which is good, since it was taken with about 100 km/h. What do you think?

The graininess gives the image a haunting, what happens next quality, far more important than the slant which adds to the impression of speed.

[ADPhoto]

This is one of my favorite pics that i've looked at today (and i've looked at a lot). It's surreal and hauntingly beautiful.

[summerdreamn]

well, i hope you weren't driving at the same time! fabulous conversion and image, i find it very appealing.

[emanhaud]

Definitely keep the slant. Awesome picture—grain, darkness, mood, etc. Don't change anything.

[jonnycbgood]

I love this shot! Very cool...good job on capturing the speed!

[nategesner]

Can you tell me what you did to post-process this photo? I love the dark edges, contrast, and grainy feel and would like to know how you obtained this look!

[lizzybeth]

I think the slant is a great accent to it, especially since the road slightly turns as you can see with the car ahead of you. Great shot!

[sybren]

Thank you all for your positive reactions!

Originally Posted by nategesner

Can you tell me what you did to post-process this photo? I love the dark edges, contrast, and grainy feel and would like to know how you obtained this look!

I used Bibble Pro 4.10 for the processing. I used the Andy B&W plugin for the black & white conversion (Kodak Kodalith film, Kodak Portra grade RA-4 paper.) added an ND Grad filter to balance the sky with the rest, and used the Tony plugin to tone the image.

The Kodalith film has a very low dynamic range, resulting in a very high contrast image. I use it a lot in my black & white images.