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The little ones. /w repost

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Posted by Jim Casteel on February 12, 2011 at 12:23 AM
The little ones. /w repost
This last weekend I was up in RMNP and I found these little pine trees being swallowed by the snow. I liked how the stood together to face the elements.

Posted by Amy Lindsey on February 12, 2011 at 12:45 AM
Very cool!! (Pun intended)
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on February 12, 2011 at 1:18 AM
Very nice
Posted by Morris McClung on February 12, 2011 at 12:56 PM
The two outside trees leaning away from the group makes for a nice symmetry, and the diagonal slope they grow on adds another interesting element. Really nice work, Jim.
And don't forget what Lilo said, "Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind." :biggrin:
Posted by Paul Wegemann on February 12, 2011 at 12:58 PM
What a great grouping of trees! I really like this one, Jim. I was playing around with crops and as much as l like the far left tree, it's so close to the edge it seems to interrupt the flow of things. Perhaps crop that tree out, then lose a little from the bottom? Good eye on this one.
Update - after staring at this a bit more, I'm thinking that maybe adding a bit of empty space on the left side would work better. It would be easy to do if you use CS4 or 5. I don't know if you would consider that sort of manipulation acceptable or not.
Posted by Pam Colander on February 12, 2011 at 1:30 PM
I think the far left tree is somewhat distracting. My taste would rather see it cloned out. The resulting far left tree has enough left lean to balance out the far right one. Nice exposure Jim! Good eye too :cool:
Posted by Stan Rose on February 12, 2011 at 2:52 PM
NIce! Bet it would make a great B&W! :wink:
Posted by Jody Grigg on February 12, 2011 at 3:08 PM
Simple but beautiful Jim! :smile:
Posted by John Mumaw on February 12, 2011 at 4:19 PM
Good eye for seeing this one! That diagonal slope is just as appealing to me as the family of trees and the high key fore and background. That's what makes this completely successful.
Well....almost completely. The tree on the far left seems out of sorts here and unbalances the symmetry present throughout.You might consider 'losing' it entirely.
Posted by Bill Brennan on February 12, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Very nice subject and simplicity in the composition. Like the idea of BW conversion, also.

Bill Brennan
Posted by Jim Casteel on February 13, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Thanks for all the feedback! I played with some stuff. I kinda liked the odd little man but I cloned him out. It seems that the image looses some of its character but increases in its quality. Hope you like the repost, i am still a bit torn.
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on February 13, 2011 at 2:20 PM
Spot-on with the re-post. This would make a beautiful "Seasonal" card.
Posted by Dan Walters on February 13, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Really like the simplicity. Very nice!
Posted by Pam Colander on February 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM
The one little guy won't hold it against you...this looks great!
Posted by John Mumaw on February 14, 2011 at 8:15 PM
Glad I came back to check this. I much prefer this repost if for symmetry's sake alone.
Looks like you did a color correction to the trees, as well?
I do feel for the small guy, but hey...

Speaking of symmetry, you might consider cropping the left edge to mirror the the right edge. :wink:
Posted by Doug Koepsel on February 14, 2011 at 9:32 PM
Jim, No preference to color or B&W. I liked the larger area before the bottom crop, the elimination of the small ostracized child on the left, and might increase the area on the right to match the left as an option to cropping.