Wind Colors

In a post last week I noted that my foray into the Three Sisters would include some 'new visions' of this place. Something other than the 'pretty picture', near-far landscape. This was one such example of looking at things on the more intimate level. I found this White Bark pine in a remote ridge at about 7700 feet, catching some late day light. I liked the varied textures and colors it displayed. Thanks for your comments.

I like it Marc, the various colors of the tree accentuate the sloft angled light on the tree. Very pleasing and fun to explore. Certainly lacks the immediate impact of one of your landscapes, but I assume you're ok with that. The patch of blue upper right I might consider cropping but other than that, it's nice

A decent nature abstract. The light areas of the branches on the bottom look a little cyan on my monitor, which doesn't seem to balance with the warm colors above (for my taste). The upper right hand part of the image is a little distracting to me. I think I'd like it better if about 1/4 of the top was cropped and you've got a square image, but that's just me...I'm a bit square at times.

I like it too Marc, very different for you. The subtle blending of texture and light make this for me. I agree with andy about the cropping down from the top, you can eliminate some distracting branches as well as the bit of blue in the URC. Nice to see details from these places, they compliment the epic landscapes to tell a more complete story about a place, I should do it more myself.

Very original, Marc - I've been trying to capture the essence of whitebark pines for a very long time, and they are tough to photograph. I think you've done a nice job of capturing the motion that the growth pattern produces by juxtaposing the different life cycles of the overlapping branches, and the color is perfect for the mood that these trees create. I'd echo the upper right corner comments. For me, the crop would be about 1/4 or 1/3 from the top, so that the bands of silver, yellow/orange and finally yellow/green are highlighted across the layers of foliage. The more I look at this, the more I like it!

Tom

I tried posting a cropped version but wasn't too happy with it. I think it needs the extra breathing room. Maybe I'll just desaturate the blues out of that corner so you don't notice it so much.

Very nice Marc. I think it is absolutely important as artists to continue to grow and expand our ways of thinking and seeing. You are on the right path my friend. By the way, I definitely think the blue of the shaded branches compliments the warm light above and wouldn't change a thing.

I like this a lot - there is a gentle flow to this shot that is really nice. The top Right could be better, but there it is. That is what it does so unless you go all clone-brush happy, then this is as good as it gets. Maybe loosing a tad of color up there would help, but I like it as is.

Just awesome. I need to say no more.

I think cropping out the branches on top really strengthens the image, Marc. I like it though.

I think the 1/3 crop from top would improve it a lot, but still I'm not sure if I like the plain bark branches at all. Anyway different view for sure.

I really like the way the branches are reaching for the top of the image. Great shot.