Crooked Trees - Would love your Opinion

DRabbit

Hey All,

I'm new around here... thought I'd share a photo I took last weekend for your C&C. I'd love to hear what you think...



Thanks!

Mike Lane

For some reason I love pictures of trees. I'm always on the look out for trees that are standing alone on hilltops or trees along river banks and such. This shot doesn't really do it for me though. I don't think the duotone does much for it first off. I don't really get a sense of depth if you know what I mean. Everything seems to be crowded right up together. I think that might be due in part to the duo tone and partly because of the fact that it is so busy. From the bottom of the frame to the top you've got limbs going everywhere. Little limbs from the bushes, bigger limbs of the trees, and the trees themselves. It's just sort of a jumble.

I'm not sure how I'd change it or re-shoot it if it were me. Well first off, I'd nix the duotone. Maybe I'd shoot it at a different time of day. I'm not sure that I could pull off anything really swell though.

The only thing that I would probably do is make it a black and white and use it for grunge effects on other photos or graphics.

System

Mike Lane wrote:

The only thing that I would probably do is make it a black and white and use it for grunge effects on other photos or graphics.

I was thinking the same thing. Great texture for another image.

Marc Muench

DRabbit wrote:

Hey All,

I'm new around here... thought I'd share a photo I took last weekend for your C&C. I'd love to hear what you think...

Thanks!

Amy

Great image

Your use of the rule of thirds is perfect for this image, which is busy in the first place. This compositional style gives it the order it needs in a chaotic scene. Most of the time too much busy detail looks ugly in a landscape but here the style of post processing used helps create the creepy feeling by exagerating the larger limbs. I would guess that this was not a pretty scene in the first place which is all the more reason for my appreciation of your ability to see through all that and find the composition.
It seams the cool cast, or in "old fart dark room terms" selinium tone, works well. Warm and fussy would not work.

DRabbit

Thanks for the comments everyone.

It's always interesting to me to get two completely opposing views, but I'm sure that's also the nature of this particular image. It's either your thing or it's not.

You are absolutely right Marc. The only interesting thing about the scene was the crooked trees... the rest of it was just blah... but I was determined to make lemonade out of lemons since I thought the trees themselves were so cool. Maybe I succeeded, maybe not

JimFuglestad

Hi Amy!

Hey all you old stfer's... s'fishy is in your midst. Thank me later.

I've already told you that I think this image rocks. Struck me right away, and IMO, it wouldn't have the same impact in just black and white. In fact, I think it would like a lot of other pics.

The treatment is near perfect. Kinda screams turmoil. Still think I might like to see a slight multiply blend layer applied, but not sure.

Welcome to dgrin Amy!!!

YAY!



For some history... Amy and I used to carry on several hour online forum conversations years ago... and we drug everyone else down with us. haha

DRabbit

JimFuglestad wrote:

For some history... Amy and I used to carry on several hour online forum conversations years ago... and we drug everyone else down with us. haha

Jim... you're a pissa

Andy

Amy, Welcome to Dgrin! SoOOOOOOOOOooo happy to have you here



This is a gorgeous image, I'm actually captivated by it!

More, more, more!

DRabbit

Hola Andy! Great to be here, and great to see you! I've been in a dry spell with my photography but just getting remotivated again... so it's cool to come and see some friendly faces

Thanks for your compliment on the photo!

Oh! And congrats on all your success!

Pezpix

Anybody else feel like those trees are about to reach straight through their computer screen and grab you?

Maybe I gotta cut back on the caffiene or something.

Amy, great stuff! I absolutely love the feel of your capture. Well framed, very ethereal and almost painting-like. Fantastic!

DRabbit

No more horror movies for you Pezpix... and that nickname of yours is going to make me visit your website ya know.

Glad you like the photo! Thanks for the comment