Posted by Sean Bagshaw on April 16, 2007 at 1:33 AM
So, my last post didn't get much response, good or bad. Apparently it didn't have much to get excited about. This image is also from the forest in Silver Falls SP. Perhaps it will stir up a little more feedback? Feel free to let me have it.
This grove of trees is pretty interesting to walk around in, but a little tricky to work compositions with. I thought this shot gave the feeling that the two trees have been reaching out toward each other for eternity, but can never touch because, well...they're trees.
Canon 5D, 16-35mm f/2.8 @19 mm, 8 sec @ f/20, ISO 100, CPL
Posted by Paul Wegemann on April 16, 2007 at 8:54 AM
Sean, I really like this image. The foreground tree has quite a presence and I like the way the branches reach toward the viewer. The background tree on the right gives good balance. I wish we had forests like this here in Coloroado!
Good comp, good sharpness. I like this image because you've captured the feeling of gray from the surrounding forest, giving the viewer the vivid sensation of being in a little island of ancient trees and green moss, surrounded by gray in the background.
It's not easy to make pleasing compositions like this in dense forest. Also, you didn't blow the exposure of the sky in the backround, something I've had trouble with in the past
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Posted by Marc Adamus on April 16, 2007 at 1:56 PM
No easy thing to compose a wide angle in such a landscape. Outstanding work there. Processing looks spot-on as well.
Posted by Rick Lundh on April 16, 2007 at 10:59 PM
This is much better. The near~far thingy works to help convey the feeling of being lonely.
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6 repliesThis grove of trees is pretty interesting to walk around in, but a little tricky to work compositions with. I thought this shot gave the feeling that the two trees have been reaching out toward each other for eternity, but can never touch because, well...they're trees.
Canon 5D, 16-35mm f/2.8 @19 mm, 8 sec @ f/20, ISO 100, CPL
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