Let there be light

Albert,

I remember your earlier rendition (went and took another peek too.)  This is wonderful! Fanciful, magical... dancing fairies, fireflies dancing in the light.  No great structure or order in the tree itself, but it's all the tiny backlit, glowing leaves that really make this such a great and artful image.

I think like the broader view, the green grass detracts from the fanciful, airy look and feel to this scene.  I suppose there is room to crop, but personally I would consider desaturating the greens to come closer to matching the tonality and almost monochromatic nature of the scene.  Of course a personal preference and you may very well like the inclusion of the greens.  Regardless, I'm enjoying this one very much.

Lon

Masterful Albert.  The light reflecting off the leaves or whatever that is shimmers like jewels, and the graceful arc in the tree trunk just adds to the beauty.  This image works on so many levels.  Nicely seen and captured.

My thoughts run similar to Lon's. I looked at the image and then read what he said, and it was pretty much what I was thinking. Did you happen to tilt up a bit to catch more of the light and less of the green? That would be another way to stick with the Fanciful that Lon describes. In all though, this is really good and those are nits only.

Great light, Albert. I like how you frame the tree. I also think that greens distract from the overall feeling of the image.

Mattia

I wish I could take these kind of shots, Albert. I just can't see them. Love this as is, but would probably crop a little off bottom.

Impressive mood that you captured here.  Really dig it, especially the wet feel of the tree branches.  Might tone down/crop/clone out that small bright branch on the far left border.  Very well done and seen.

Albert, I'm really enjoying the look and feel you captured in this image. Great light, the conditions are wonderful and I like your comp. I agree with Harry about the small branch on the left edge but otherwise just a wonderful image. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

I love the light here as it sets the stage for all the lovely details in this beautiful image, Albert. Great eye to spot this composition and make some order out of a busy scene. My only suggestion would be to clone out that lighter toned branch a little more than half way on the left edge. This is lovely!

Ed

A glorious scene! The quality of light, combined with your choice of composition is a real winner. I love the range of  tones -- from dark to light -- that further enhances the interest level.

One of the best pictures I have seen on NPN in a very long time. Congratulations!

Beautiful light and mood. Funny, before reading any comments, my first thought was to desaturate the greens. Then I read Lon's suggestions. I guess sick minds think alike.   It works quite nicely as presented but I think some tweaking will make it sing even more. 

Nice work Albert. It took me a while to warm up to this image but now i'm on board. A strange thing though - the branches in the left center form a perfect circle. After I noticed it I just couldn't ignore it any longer. It was though I was compelled to look at it. On the other hand it's sort of intriguing and actually adds to the image perhaps.