The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
Several years ago, the dam broke at one of the ponds I like to work at, lowering the water level nearly six feet. It exposed the hidden indications of just how busy the beavers really were.
This is an image from the project I did there.
The shapes of these twisted forms is intriguing. But what I particularly like is that they are all of different tone value. I think that adds interest to the viewer in that as he/she goes from branch to branch he explores the difference. Some branches look ghostly. I guess the shifting you mention created that effect. I also like how the dark shade in the urc has a white branch running across. It’s a complex composition that’s worth exploring and easy to initially just dismiss as another chaotic branch image. Yeah, there’s a lot going on here. Fascinating. Maybe darken the intruding white in the llc.
Thanks @Don_Peters and @Igor_Doncov for your kind comments. The ghostly reflections actually seem to be an artifact of the shutter speed and the water movement, as they exist in each individual frame before being stitched in ACR. Using the shift of the TS-E lens introduces very little distortion into a pano image compared to rotating on the nodal point.
Hi Guy,
This is a very intriguing B&W scene with a nice range of tones. It has an air of mystery to it as if the branches are reaching out to something unseen just outside of the frame. Beautifully done; no suggestions from me.
Thank you for uploading this image. I am captivated by the diagonals of the branches, the tension between the branches themselves and the dark reflections in the water, and the play of tonalities. Well seen!
In this image the darkest tones spread out in the foreground, the left side and the upper right corner, and the lightest tones in the top half middle (reflecting water). Normally, I would expect the highest contrast between tones in the foreground in order to create depth, but in this image it is different. Is that intentional? Would local grad filters, revising contrast and texture, change the impression of depth?
Finally, and maybee this is just me: To me, the largest branch in the foreground, left side, resembles a head of a melancholic and animal with a sad eye, looking out of the frame. Do you see it?
Hi @Leo_Catana, I work in the eye witness tradition. While in this image the B&W treatment certainly is an abstraction, it really is my intention for the viewer to feel they could be standing next to me (wearing their wellies hopefully) to see and experience what I did in the moment. It was my intention that the forms of the branches and their reflections, their tones and the magical luminosity carry the message. Given there was only about six feet of vertical space included in the frame (it was taken with a raised tripod position) I think the depth presented for the scene is fine and any attempt to exaggerate that would detract. Hope this makes my goals clearer.
