At the edge of Alamo Creek in Big Bend National Park, Texas, Gilberto Luna built this jacal which is made of rock, earth and plant fiber. It was a scorching hot day the afternoon we were here and I was surprised to find how cool it was inside the jacal. It must have been somewhat uncomfortable though. At only around 4 feet high I had to bend over quite a bit to move around inside.
Nevertheless, Luna raised a large family here and lived here until 1947 when he died at age 108. Luna was a well known resident of Big Bend.
I felt this image needed the antique look for obvious reasons so I made this version in Nik Silver Efex Pro.
Which do you prefer?
Anne,
Did you change smth on your blog ? I can’t get a bigger version of your pictures any longer.
Alex
Hi Alexander, I have had terrible internet access lately so I have been unable to upload the larger size images. At least now I know some people are missing them! I hope to have it back to normal in a week or so.
you know my answer..
Thanks Kaz!
I’m feeling the antique look done in Silver Efex Pro – I think it fits the scene better.
Hi John, thanks for your feedback, that is exactly what I was going for with the antique look. Much appreciated!
I can’t decide. But I was struck by the fact that the Nik version coloring and exposure looked like a scene out of the cowboy movies that I watched on my grandmother’s black-and-white TV when I was young (except with better reception).
Hi Steve, awesome comment! That’s exactly how I wanted it to look, like an old cowboy movie. Thanks for your feedback.
I prefer the colored one. Black and white is okay, but if you really want to look it more antique, try Sepia. That will really look old.
Hi Karyn, thank you for your feedback! Actually this one is sepia. It has a bit of a coffee tone to it. Maybe not as much as a regular sepia image though. I appreciate your visit and comments.
What a treasure. This is a tough one Anne. I really like both versions but I am leaning towards the B&W as it really works with the location and the tones are beautiful. I feel I can just head over those mountains to get to the OK Corral. 🙂
Hi Edith! Thanks again for your feedback, I always appreciate your point of view on the processing. I have a hard time choosing between the various versions of an image I produce – I think I am too close to them and maybe I’ll have a more definitive opinion when I look at them later. Thanks again.
Great shots and story, Anne. I like the color best. Nice shootin’
Many thanks Mark, I appreciate your feedback.