Adorned

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 21, 2016198 views11 comments

We got our first good snowfall of winter last week, so I took the morning off work and did some hiking and shooting. This image features a beech tree adorned with leaves and fresh snow. Beech trees hold many of their leaves through winter. Mill Creek Park, Youngstown. D600, 24-70 @ 55, f11, 1/250, iso 400. Thanks for looking. Suggestions, critiques, and other comments welcome. crying

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11 comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 21, 2016 at 11:10 AM

You had me fooled, I though this was one of Albert's photos! The touch of yellows is a great detail, and I really like this! One small nit would be that the distance from last tree to the edge of the frame is slightly larger on the left side than the right sight, and that is a bit of a distraction for me. So I would probably do a very slight crop from the left. Not a big deal though, this is great as is!

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Comment posted by John Williams on February 21, 2016 at 12:13 PM

I too really like the touch of yellow; that's pretty amazing they hold their leaves that long.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 21, 2016 at 12:21 PM

Scott,

Oh, those winter wonderland conditions! Have to agree with early comments how the yellow leaves make the image. That poor tree though, it's like it's burdened with heavy snow rather than adorned.... enlightened

I like the framing with the trunks on either side, and the space you've given the composition to allow the little tree to be center stage. I think Roel has a good observation about the space left and right, but that's minor.

Nice job with exposure, color and processing!

Lon

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 21, 2016 at 12:25 PM

That bit of warm color with the beech leaves is a real attention getter, Scott. It sets the table for the scene. Beautiful image.

Ed

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 21, 2016 at 1:06 PM

Hi Scott

Love the symmetry of this fine composition. The form, natural light and color are perfectly captured. cool

Akbert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 21, 2016 at 2:48 PM

Scott, This is very nice! It has that special winter feel that I always enjoy so much during or just after a fresh snowfall. Wonderfully natural looking with an excellent exposure. I can see the slight crop of the left but very minor overall.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 21, 2016 at 6:41 PM

As others have said, the yellow leaves really make this one. It really shows the onset of winter. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 22, 2016 at 3:48 PM

Love how the inclusion of yellow works here. Nice image!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 23, 2016 at 1:06 PM

The warmth to the beech tree with its leaves makes a great focal point here, Scott. Having it surrounded by the trunks of the taller trees works very well as framing. I also like that the beech is not centered in the frame.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on February 24, 2016 at 6:32 PM

Hi Scott,
This image works very nice for myself. I enjoy the tree trunks framing up hte beech tree, and those yellow leaves are just beautiful with the freshly fallen snow.

some very nice work

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on February 26, 2016 at 9:52 PM

Scott,
Lovely image. Those yellow leaves covered in snow are a strong visual element. Beautiful as rendered but I might play around with burning down the bright strip of foreground snow.

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