I like the dancing feel of the aspen and #2 has a cool rhythm with the distant peak. They are both good complimentary images to the rest of your off-the-charts stuff.
Posted by Paul Beiser on January 5, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Hmmm..hmmm..sorry.. not this time Jack, at least for me it's the recesses.. maybe you were having a hero day splitboarding and that was were your energy was.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on January 5, 2009 at 3:03 PM
I wouldn't banish these to your hard drive recesses yet Jack. A little cropping on the left and top of #1 and cropping a bit off the left of #2 (for more attention on the foreground trees in each case) might make these stand out better IMO. Looks like some nice conditions for splitboarding!
I love #2! #1 might work as a b&W, but looks a little 'plain' as is.
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 5, 2009 at 5:47 PM
They're location-generic, which is fine (and in some cases preferred!), and absolutely beautiful. Do not banish them to the darkest corners of your netherdrive!
Posted by Jody Grigg on January 5, 2009 at 5:52 PM
#2 gets my vote.
Posted by Amy Lindsey on January 5, 2009 at 7:43 PM
...splitboarding...is that when someone snowboards and hits a tree?
I'll be the dissenting voter. I'm for simplicity, so #1 is my favorite of the two. I agree maybe cropping a bit off the top would work better. A B&W conversion may work as well. #2 doesn't turn my crank near as much - maybe too centered?
Welcome back to the States! Ken
Posted by Dan Walters on January 6, 2009 at 9:47 AM
I really like the light in the second image. Very nice.
I like them both, and especially the first one with its delicate etched look. You might try vignetting it to declutter the edges a bit without crowding the image as a crop might.
Posted by Jeff Deaton on January 7, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Nice shots, Jack. I'm partial to #2 as there's just so much more detail in the image. Makes me want to keep looking and looking and looking. Nice composition.
Posted by Jesse Speer on January 7, 2009 at 1:12 AM
I really like #1. I'm used to seeing frosty forest scenes, but #1 is atypical. You might crop it a little more, to remove the distractions along the edges of the photo. Such a simple, beautiful scene.
Posted by Laurent Baig on January 8, 2009 at 3:00 PM
I can't tell you how good it makes me feel to find out you are mortal. I have been spoiled by all of your magnificent Colorado and New Zealand photos, so I think my inferiority complex is shrinking with these very nice, but so unspectacular "typical Jack Brauer Photos". LOL
Posted by Jack Brauer on January 9, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Discussion
17 repliesDo they do anything for you, or should they be relegated to the mysterious recesses of hard drive storage?
Really like #2! Maybe a square crop for #1 to lose some of the sky? All in all, great!
I'll be the dissenting voter. I'm for simplicity, so #1 is my favorite of the two. I agree maybe cropping a bit off the top would work better. A B&W conversion may work as well. #2 doesn't turn my crank near as much - maybe too centered?
Welcome back to the States! Ken
Morris... too funny.