Amber Autumn

[armin (Armin Paul-Proessler)]

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Self Critique

I like the clear background and the leaves. May be the trunk could be brighter, but that is the result of 7-8 pictures blended in camera in average mode.

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I am not sure about my artistic approach

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artistic impression

Technical Details

7-8 exposures, average blending mode in camera. Pep Ventosa style.

Description

I like trees in autumn and the Pep Ventosa style. I am always looking for suitable trees and like to return when we have fog or grey skies. When ever possible I am excluding the background

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[Steve_Zimic]

I really like the colors against the almost white background. Perhaps it would be more impactful if you had more of the tree so the branches weren’t going off the edges. Maybe even brighten the background a tad.

[Don_Peters]

Armin, you got a nice effect with the multiple exposure.

If you want a lighter trunk, you might try a selective color layer. I hope you don’t mind but I tried it to see how it would work. I raised the black slider towards white a bit. While I was at it I lightened the reds a hair and added a little blue and cyan to the white background, just to see if a complimentary color would add anything.