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White on White

by Tom Haxby

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 16, 2011102 views6 comments
Every now and then I get this urge to break the rules...... :jump:

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6 comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 16, 2011 at 1:52 PM
This is very nice, Tom. I think it is done very well, and I really enjoy looking at it. My first thought with this was a Bev Doolittle painting. Now I'm just looking to see what all I can find hidden in there. Excellent work, Tom.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on January 16, 2011 at 11:03 PM
It's a bit too chaotic for my personal tastes, I must admit. My eyes don't know what to do.
Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 17, 2011 at 1:07 AM
I like this, Tom. It looks very, very cold and like you could really get lost in there.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Miller on January 17, 2011 at 3:47 AM
I like it alot. I like the strength of the trees against the sway of the branches. My only suggestion would be to accentuate the contrast between the trunks (human body)(stability) the branches (arms/legs)(movement) and weather/snow (enviornment).

So, maybe a little more contrast. :biggrin:
Registered on January 24, 2005, 152 Posts, 405 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 17, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Keep breaking 'em - I like this. :wavey:
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 17, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Not sure what rule you're breaking there Tom? :wink:

Now I'm a big fan of capturing chaotic scenes like this and I look for stuff like this all the time. For me, this one just almost works. I mean, just a little bit more separation with the whiter trunks up front from the background, or a slightly dense, or less dense arrangement of trunks... or more or less of the bases. Not sure if I can explain what I'm seeing or not seeing. Confused yet?

I really like the tonality of the trunk on the right. Almost like if there was just a vertical of that trunk, OR the front left trunk look similar....

Here's a thought, how about cropping about 1/4 from the top; simplifies the chaos a bit?

Sorry I'm probably not being very helpful and not sure what kind of feedback or comments you're looking for. I think this little forest scene has great potential.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments