Posted by Larry Douglas on January 12, 2013 at 11:50 AM
My wife and I were in RMNP on Friday to grab some mountain and snow shots and found there really was not much snow. It was overcast and cloudy with real flat light, we therefore took some photos in bare aspen groves and enjoyed the day. Here is one I like from the shoot.
Posted by John Mumaw on January 12, 2013 at 2:38 PM
This has some potential with the right light, but the light seems kinda flat here.
Posted by Larry Douglas on January 12, 2013 at 3:12 PM
Thanks for the comments John. The light was very flat and the site here seems to dim photos somewhat. Thy looking on my flickr site at:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8191/8372501077_bc1b2cfd99_h.jpg
Larry, I really like the repeating patterns in the trunks and the intricate branching of the aspen limbs. But I don't feel like the foreground is adding anything, with the road, dead logs and fence. This is even more the case in the large Flickr version. I'd look at framing and/or crops of this scene that whittle it down to just the trees and minimize other elements.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on January 14, 2013 at 12:00 PM
I am agreeing with Jackson about the foreground objects. The road kinda separates the near foreground from the trees behind.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on January 20, 2013 at 2:53 PM
+1 on the foreground. Crop the bottom fifth off of the image (right above the road) and all of a sudden I notice the stripped tree trunks a lot more. Just think of all of the hungry elk that were fed by these trees. The intricate patterns of the branches above are also noticed more. It's a simple fix to bring out the effectiveness this image has potential for.
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