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All Up in Arms

© Jeff Robinson
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All Up in Arms

Uploaded: June 03, 2010

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The Saguaro Cactus, a symbol of the Southwestern United States, reaches for the sky in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson.

Sigma 10-20 at 20mm. Early Morning, ISO 400, 1/125 @ f11.0, EC -1/3 (Converted to B&W with PSE7 and NIK Silver Efex) The original color version is in the comments section. (N&L)

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 20.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 30D

Comments

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 03, 2010

Before converting to B&W #1274814

MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 03, 2010

Great Title Jeff!! ;0)
Equally Wonderful Image
Fantastic PoV Tones and Textures #8661667

Gord MacEachern June 03, 2010

Glad I don't have to pick Jeff, love them both!!! #8661671

Jack Gaskin June 03, 2010

Great Capture Wonderful OLD CACTUS .
I like the feel the BW gives the shot much more.

Happy Shooting
Jack #8661679

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe June 03, 2010

Both images are fantastic, Jeff. Excellent details and pov. #8661698

Courtenay Vanderbilt June 03, 2010

Very cool, Jeff! Love your POV and I think the B&W adds to the drama! #8661701

Linda M. Walker June 03, 2010

Cool! Love the perspective! #8661723

Maria A. Gonzalez June 03, 2010

Excellent perspective,title and the sky really adds to the mood..It works well in B&W..Grerat job,Jeff. #8661779

Claudia Kuhn level-classic June 03, 2010

Cool perspective and tones Jeff! #8661796

Douglas Pignet June 03, 2010

Very nice comp & pov, like your choice of B&W #8661829

Ray Thoms June 03, 2010

Great POV Jeff....excellent detail! #8661846

Debra R. Harder June 03, 2010

Outstanding black/white conversion, Jeff, with wonderful tones, textures, POV, lighting and comp. Simply superb! Deb #8661889

Robert R. Goodman June 03, 2010

Hi Jeff,LOL!!They can come in some strange shapes,Outstanding capture!!! #8661906

Lynn M. Whitt June 03, 2010

Great pov, texture, and details. Love the black & white... #8661945

Tiia Vissak June 03, 2010

great tones, details & angle! #8661957

Henry Miller June 03, 2010

Great capture,love the b/w,Jeff!! #8662022

Annie Booth June 03, 2010

Jeff- love both of these. I think the black and white gives it a bit more drama, but again you have that gorgeous sky in the colored one.

Have a great day my friend. #8662030

David Phalen June 03, 2010

Two outstanding captures of the magnificent Saguaro Cactus!! Love the POV, tones and textures!! #8662074

Alan L. Borror June 03, 2010

Outstanding B&W image, Jeff! Great POV, tones and a magnificent sky! #8662100

Jyri Vissak June 03, 2010

Very creative! Well done. #8662117

Marcel J. Fernandez June 03, 2010

Beautiful POV of this big guy reaching for the sky! #8662295

Jodi Zimmer June 03, 2010

love love love the title! Perfection! #8662338

Monnie Ryan June 03, 2010

Both gorgeous, but the B&W is more dramatic, Jeff! Outstanding (and the perfect title, too)! #8662436

Jack Ryan June 03, 2010

Wonderful POV and composition...love that sky...both shots are quite excellent...very good work. #8662460

Tamara K. Walker level-classic June 03, 2010

Fabulous tones, pov and sky. #8662669

Rony Sagy June 03, 2010

Fantastic POV and tones, Jeff. #8662711

Renata Gusciora June 03, 2010

What a fantastic image,Jeff!Great pov,details and tones,I like the sky too! #8662725

Margaret R. Barry June 03, 2010

Great POV, tones and details, Jeff! #8662744

Kathleen Brennan June 03, 2010

Great BW and love the perspective and detail! #8662804

Guy D. Biechele level-classic June 03, 2010

Fantastic B&W image, Jeff!!! #8662820

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 03, 2010

fantastic pov and capture!!! #8662842

Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 03, 2010

Awsome Pov and love that blue sky
Love the tones and lighting in the B&W
FANTASTIC! #8662942

Kaye Burazin June 03, 2010

looks like it is rejoicing in prayer to the heavens. Great image and perspective #8662946

Mike Clime June 03, 2010

Excellent pov, terrific tones and love that sky! #8662965

Cathy Barrows June 03, 2010

great title for this beautiful prickly guy #8662967

Anita Hogue June 03, 2010

Excellent b&w tones! Love your perspective and title! #8663223

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic June 03, 2010

Beautiful B&W tones...wonderful comp and I love the lines from the sky. #8663240

Karen Celella June 03, 2010

Superb choice for B&W Jeff. The contrasts, lines and details are terrific! #8663293

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe June 03, 2010

Terrific pov and title...I really like the black and white@ #8663317

Nancy J. Locke June 03, 2010

Great capture, Jeff!!! Fantabulous perspective and great background too. Love the composition!!! Bet we see this one again. :D

Cheers, Nancy J Locke #8663360

Karen Engelbreth June 03, 2010

Fantastic find and capture, Jeff... #8663367

Gina Cormier June 03, 2010

What a POV and perspective especially in black and white!!! Beautiful! #8663432

Jessica Jenney June 03, 2010

Terrific tones, POV and capture against a beautiful sky, Jeff! #8663475

Patrick Rouzes level-classic June 03, 2010

Superb tones, detail, clarity, textures, pov & great lighting here, Jeff! Outstanding work, as always! WTG! #8663673

Patti Coblentz June 03, 2010

The blk/wht definitely gives it a huge drama...not just the reaching POV of the cactus, but the amazing swirling sky. Southwest version of our beanstalk...LOL.
Wonderful image, Jeff!

Patti #8663718

Ken Jarvis June 03, 2010

Excellent capture and effects, Jeff! #8663721

Toni Riggs June 03, 2010

Fantastic pov! #8663832

William C. Raco level-classic June 03, 2010

Fantastic perspective, Jeff
Love the sky and the b/w format
Excellent work #8663869

Stephen Zacker June 03, 2010

Like that perspective and sky also #8663917

Sam Britt June 03, 2010

Terrific perspective, detail & tones, Jeff. #8663955

Tammy Espino June 03, 2010

Awesome in black & white :) #8664024

Carol L. Fowler June 03, 2010

Reach for the sky, podner! Great POV #8664088

Ann Coates level-classic June 03, 2010

I really like both versions but I think the B&W definitely makes for a more dramatic mood. Awesome POV too Jeff. #8664100

frank w. degenhardt June 03, 2010

Jeff- This is award winning work. The pov, the composition, a dramatic scene with amazing details and texutres of the cactus and then that amazingly powerful sky. You showed us both versions of the same picture and to be honest with you there is no comparison, the black and white is so much more powerful in its beauty. Amazing work my friend.
Have a fantastic day and take care. #8664168

Gina M. Savage June 04, 2010

Stunning Saguaro capture...the B&W was a great choice. #8664281

Mary K. Robison June 04, 2010

The b&w conversion was a wise idea, Jeff. Makes it such a dramatic image! #8664299

Dick W. Wyatt June 04, 2010

Outstanding POV. Well done Jeff. #8664348

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 04, 2010

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #8664389

Joanna Madloch June 04, 2010

Surreal and a bit spooky in B&W. Great idea converting it. #8664591

Julie Burnett June 04, 2010

Oh WOW, Jeff, fantastic in B&W! Excellent POV and tones!! #8665396

Melissa Olsen June 04, 2010

Oh WOW is right...what a great shot! #8665475

Nancy L. Green level-classic June 04, 2010

WONDERFUL POV. tones and textures in this fantastic B+W image Jeff, I LOVE this!! <>< #8665506

Mitch Spence level-classic June 04, 2010

That up from the base pov is just great, Jeff. I was going to say it almost looks alive, but of course it is. What I should say is it looks as like some sort of sci-fi creature about to pounce on something. And I really like it in black and white. #8665525

Julianne Bradford June 04, 2010

This is just great Jeff especially in black and white! #8666046

Kathy Reeves June 04, 2010

Wow!! Outstanding! #8666104

Nadia Paul June 04, 2010

Wonderful details and POV Jeff - awesome in B&W! #8666571

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 05, 2010

Thank You! Jeff #8666707

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 05, 2010

Wowza! What an awesome capture Jeff...great pov...now they both are great but since I am a "colorful" person (lol) I naturally love the color one, what a sky!

jo ann c. #8666975

ALLEN O. HOWARD June 06, 2010

The conversion is awesome. Powerful and dramatic come to mind. Not to downplay the colored version which is excellent as well. Great perspective and a fantastic image Jeff!!! #8669139

Marisol Pastor June 06, 2010

Fantastic pov! #8669209

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 06, 2010

Thank You Jo Ann, Allen and Marisol! Jeff #8669879

Daniella Puente June 06, 2010

Beautiful capture and looks so powerful and great in BW Jeff, good work! #8670122

Karen Slagle June 07, 2010

Fantastic composition, Jeff. Love the b/w. #8671613

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 07, 2010

Thank You! Jeff #8673264

Steve M. Harrington June 07, 2010

An interesting composition with nice tones, Jeff. I like the B&W.
Steve #8675147

Liz blahh June 07, 2010

Love the compositon and POV! Beautifully captured! #8676528

Ellen Hodges June 08, 2010

Absolutely outstanding capture, Jeff! Wow pov!!! #8680956

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 09, 2010

Thank You Steve, Liz and Ellen! Jeff #8681388

Lorna Shutter June 11, 2010

Awesome image, Jeff! Reminds me of the Robot in the "Lost in Space" television series! I think that was in B&W too. Very cool perspective and presentation! Fabulous detail and love the sky! The original version is great too, but I like this one much better! :) #8689029

Jim Kinnunen level-classic June 11, 2010

I agree...awesome image, Jeff...I love the Silver Efex use on this one!!! #8689357

Dennis Gay June 11, 2010

G'day *JEFF*!

How else would you photograph this giant cactus? 8-)
But what is more the point is that you have photographed it sooooo well mate.
You chose a time with fantastic clouds to support the subject and to give you glorious light, you have used the point of view very well indeed and made a great composution and you have made good use of a long depth of field.
The B&W processing has been handled expertly, displaying good contrast and tonal range.
A standout.

GB
Dennis #8689832

John Connolly June 12, 2010

Great work here Jeff! I like the B&W version, it brings back memories of the old western movies! #8690936

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 13, 2010

Thank You! Jeff #8692547

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