Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 5, 2006 at 6:28 PM
I spotted this bent tree over this stream and immediately this title came to mind. The way the tree is positioned with the rocks and stream seemed perfect in all ways. I'm still not sure on the final crop for this - it seems to need a little taken from all four directions.
This was a chance to work a little more with Photo Kit Sharpener. I used a creative brush to smooth the background and some of the foreground, while using a sharpening brush to accentuate the tree and associated mossy rocks.
Thanks for taking a look!
Canon 1D2 with 24-70L at 63mm
ISO 200, f/8 at .6 seconds exp.
Ned,
The mossy tree does set this apart. I really like how you process the greens. Do you feel like giving away your secret?
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on March 6, 2006 at 12:17 AM
Really nice just like it is, Ned......
Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 6, 2006 at 10:31 AM
It's really, really subjective. Take a hue/saturation adjustment - pick the yellows and increase hue by +3 to +5 max. Back off the lightness if needed up to -10. You might reduce the saturation of the same by a little. It will help give it a "velvia" look.
INHO you don't need the water at all, or you can leave just the portion of the brook on the right (a horizontal crop at the right height would do that). The tree itself, and the rock under it, are strong enough.
Tricky stuff, these moss-covered shapes. I walked this weekend among them, so much moss the air itself seemed green, and came back with nothing. What's the rest of the roll look like?
Ned that is one cooooooooooooool tree!!! Bonsai indeed!! I'm wondering if maybe you could go back and try to isloate the tree from it's background more?? In this image it blends into the background a bit too much IMHO.
If this were a bonsai tree, it would be in the 'bunjin' or 'literati' style - the term used to describe these slender swooping shapes that resemble caligraphy on scrolls. I traded bonsai lessons for English lessons from a local nursery owner when I lived in southern Japan and have a deep attraction to the art form.
I think Rick is on point with his comment. If you were able to isolate the tree then you would have a much greater chance to achieve the wabi-sabi aesthetic that this fine tree deserves.
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9 repliesThis was a chance to work a little more with Photo Kit Sharpener. I used a creative brush to smooth the background and some of the foreground, while using a sharpening brush to accentuate the tree and associated mossy rocks.
Thanks for taking a look!
Canon 1D2 with 24-70L at 63mm
ISO 200, f/8 at .6 seconds exp.
The mossy tree does set this apart. I really like how you process the greens. Do you feel like giving away your secret?
Tricky stuff, these moss-covered shapes. I walked this weekend among them, so much moss the air itself seemed green, and came back with nothing. What's the rest of the roll look like?
I think Rick is on point with his comment. If you were able to isolate the tree then you would have a much greater chance to achieve the wabi-sabi aesthetic that this fine tree deserves.
T.