Tree Stump and Root

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 28, 2012353 views11 comments

Another from my adventure to a frozen lake in the Eastern Sierra. I was happy to go somewhere to capture the uncommon freeze of this winter that was not in Yosemite, but wanted to find something a little different. The abundance of clouds had left us by sunset, so I thought this tree stump and its root provided a bit of interest leading into the frozen lake.

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on January 28, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Wow,
Talk about leading lines!
I really like the comp and capture here, and the processing is first rate.
Very well done Jean, I like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Jean Day on January 28, 2012 at 9:26 PM

Thanks for the kind comment, Tom! Very much appreciate it!

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on January 29, 2012 at 8:15 AM

I love the composition you captured, lines and detail. Really well done in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 29, 2012 at 8:22 AM

I like the leading lines and colors, but for some reason the composition feels a little tight to me.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on January 29, 2012 at 11:30 AM

This is quite nice, there are so. many cool elements here and I like it a lot as is. I do kind of feel that you may be trying to include too much here? I think the stump with the blue water is a beautiful comp and the cracks in the stone leading out towards the peaks would be another great shot.

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Comment posted by Jean Day on January 29, 2012 at 4:21 PM

Thanks all for the feedback. I decided the original was still a bit blue overall. Need to get my monitor recalibrated...or my eyes checked!

Richard, I understand the cramped in feeling...I'm 5'4" and had to raise my camera up enough to see over the stump to the root. I probably could have raised it further, but the wind was blowing at 30mph!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 29, 2012 at 5:25 PM

I think your re-post opens up a bit and adds the illusion of more room around the stump, but it still feels a little tight, IMO. Lots of great elements here. Very enjoyable.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 29, 2012 at 8:28 PM

I agree with the others that there's a lot to like here. The stump is catching some fine light and the root is a great leading line. My thought is that a step or two either right or left would set that leading line at an angle and move the peak away from the center. This could make for a more dynamic photo and that might reduce the cramped feeling. The "de-bluification" works well.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 29, 2012 at 11:25 PM

This is nice Jean. Wonderful depth, and contrast, and light. Can't think of a thing I'd change.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 30, 2012 at 12:44 PM

I like the original post better. I could see selectively reducing the cyan in the lake, but leaving the sky as is. The image feels soft to me and I think could use more sharpening. Overall, very cool shot.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 31, 2012 at 7:40 AM

Where's the snow!

The stump and mnt glow really tie the image together for me. Ice seems a little too cyan or sat., like the repost in regards to those areas. Cool shot.

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