Autumn from the trunk up

Gallery: FloraPosted January 28, 201145 views4 comments

This picture was taken with a Canon EOS 550d and the standard 18-55mm. Then i played with the saturation of colors and some other stuff on Aperture.
The tree is right next to the University library in Mendrisio and when the sun is out its a great place to relax and study :D
I hope you like, and can tell me what i can do to improve.
ZAC

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on January 28, 2011 at 4:16 AM

This is a very interesting perspective (and composition), Zac. Liked the way the tree trunk leads us into the frame and the way the branches are spread out. However I find the yellows are bit over-saturated & the blue/cyan patches look a bit odd. This might turn out an interesting high-key black&white image as well. Worth giving a try.

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Comment posted by Rich E Pimpinella on January 28, 2011 at 10:04 AM

Agreed, great perspective but I find the over saturation distracting. It might be worth trying to mask out the sky from the hue layer to let the natural blues shine through.

Registered on June 23, 2010, 4 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 28, 2011 at 4:00 PM

Zac: Cool POV and a worthy subject. The saturation causes some loss of detail and I find the disparate color of the sky in the different portions of the image to be a little distracting. Since this tree is not going anywhere I hope you get to revisit often. >=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 28, 2011 at 7:17 PM

I like the composition Zaccaria but agree with the others about the problem with saturation and over exposed whites. You might want to try this same image again using HDR processing. Take a look at Photo Matix or Nik's HDR product, if the notion interests you. I think it would help tame the dynamic range you're dealing with here.

pat

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