Oil Pump B&W

What do you think of this? Have it in color as well but I think it makes a good B&W.

I think I like the strong contrast foreground and the mild background. The AYES have it.

looks boring to me............... whar are you going for?????

Haha. I always try to avoid getting a 'pumping jack' in my shots, but the contrast between the pristine mountains and oil production is striking.

Nice shot, but I would have chosen a different composition. More grass and less sky (not have the subject start directly on the bottom of the photograph), then move so that the landscape dominant (the large mountain) is not directly behind the pump but they are rather in the left and right parts of the image. I would be also rather keep the foreground darker or the background lighter instead of the dodging and burning that is very visible around the pump.

Jon C wrote in post #13412831
Haha. I always try to avoid getting a 'pumping jack' in my shots, but the contrast between the pristine mountains and oil production is striking.

Yeah there is that, and there is a bird perched on the pump in the upper right as well.

I thought it was somewhat interesting though not technically a great shot.