Trees at Lake Herbert

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 30, 2012252 views8 comments

Hi all

This view of trees at the shore of Lake Herbert in Banff National Park immediately appealed to me. So I tried to capture the essence of why I liked what I saw - this is the best composition I got, I think.

Techs: Nikon D90, 70-300 VR, handheld.

Does it work? All comments welcome!

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 30, 2012 at 10:01 PM

There are possibilities in this image, but the tree in front is a little two in your face and my eye has a hard time going past it to the rest of the image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 30, 2012 at 10:06 PM

The layered OOF parts create a very arty look. This technique works especially well wit this subject.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 31, 2012 at 12:44 AM

I like these shots with vivid lines formed by trunks. The OOF background helps; if it were in focus it would be too busy.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 31, 2012 at 10:54 AM

This is quite interesting, Basil. I have looked at it a few times now and it is really starting to appeal to me. Now I'm enjoying what you did here with the focus and enjoy the overall feel this has.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jon LaBass on October 31, 2012 at 11:16 AM

The larger version definitely is better, but I'm having a hard time with the focused tree. There isn't enough separation between it and the OOF trees directly behind it (especially on the RH part of the tree) so my eye gets stuck trying to separate them. This DOF could work if you had repositioned slightly to the left.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on October 31, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Thanks for your comments! They're much appreciated!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 31, 2012 at 8:47 PM

I like the vertical lines and the soft bg. I'm on the fence about the limited dof, but you certainly have an interesting composition.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 2, 2012 at 10:29 AM

A fine looking scene, Basil. I enjoy these type images and have tried a few myself. Not sure what type of trees these are, but they make a nice subject too.

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