Posted by Marc Adamus on December 14, 2007 at 3:33 PM
Back to Autumn. This intimate portrait from inside an Eastern Sierra Aspen grove in slightly diffused mid-day lighting.
5D, 70-200 at 120mm, f/16, 1/100 second at ISO 100, no filters.
Posted by Adrian Klein on December 14, 2007 at 4:40 PM
Marc, the engulfing yellow and well exposed backlight here is very nice and rings autumn all over. I think the trees are composed well. If there is anything I could nit on would it would be that I would rather see the trees white, but I realize that probably was close to impossible given the overwhelming yellow leaves giving the whole image a yellow cast. All in all I like it!
I like the composition very much; the trees bend into the image nicely.. I think the color cast sets this image apart and gives it an afternoon aura. I do wish the tree on the right was fully unveiled to match the tree on the left, but this is minor.
Posted by Bryan Swan on December 15, 2007 at 2:40 AM
I've looked at this one three different times today and I can't say I'm more than tepid about it. Nothing wrong with it compositionally (though I initially did opine that the branch on the right is a little bit too obstructive), I just don't really find it all that engrossing. Great color though.
Posted by Marc Adamus on December 15, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Allright then. Response to Aspen shot: next to nothing. Moving on......
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on December 15, 2007 at 3:56 PM
Maybe it's an illusion but it seems that the trunk on the far Right tree has been shifted by a cloning tool above the leafs. Yea, the yellow everywhere kind of diminishes impact on this one for me. I won't make any yellow snow jokes, I promise
Posted by Mark Windom on December 15, 2007 at 4:52 PM
Interesting point about the trunk on the right side, John. I hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it but it does look a little odd. Great color and detail throughout the image.
Posted by Chris Hodney on December 15, 2007 at 8:44 PM
This is a masterful composition the way you've set one tree trunk out and made a visual hierarchy. At first I would agree with the others about the trunks being so yellow, but I actually really like that. It seems very natural as is. I can only imagine a slight bit of levels adjustment on those trunks to make them a tad brighter would help.
Posted by Marc Adamus on December 16, 2007 at 3:27 PM
John, I can't figure out what you're referring to. There was no 'cloning tool adjustment' here. I'm not even sure how one would go about doing such a thing here.
Posted by Mark Windom on December 16, 2007 at 6:13 PM
Marc, what John is referring to and what I am seeing as well is the second trunk in from the right (the first one in the right FG).... it disappears behind the branch coming in from the right side then appears to reappear offset considerably to the left. I would assume there is a rather sharp bend in the trunk where it disappears behind the branch but it just looks a little "odd".
Posted by Marc Adamus on December 16, 2007 at 6:35 PM
Huh. Never noticed that. It's all natural though, weird though it may appear. No cloning here.
Posted by Marc Dilley on December 17, 2007 at 12:43 PM
Marc, this image is a puzzle to me: Maybe I just need more sleep, but not only do I see the disconnected trunks on the R, but it appears that the largest, central tree sports a large, downward-growing branch on it's R side. Obviously it is a separate tree, but there is almost no tonal separation between them and they appear continuous.
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11 replies5D, 70-200 at 120mm, f/16, 1/100 second at ISO 100, no filters.