# Bring the vibes

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bring-the-vibes/37886>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [November 9, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bring-the-vibes/37886 "2023-11-09T13:20:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bring-the-vibes/37886/1 "2023-11-09T13:20:51Z")

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![Kristen_SmithOctober 17, 2023_1174897.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/6/e/6e2a87baa5481c6975080afa3b130f5a30aaf486.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

Another from my morning in the fog. This is a little later when the sun was higher and burning things off. It was a little tough getting a composition that worked with all the elements, but I like how this one fades off and only hints at the trees in the mid-ground. Because it was brighter I decided to emphasize that aspect and lean to a more high-key processing approach.

### Specific Feedback

So, about this crop. I played with it a bunch and went with this for a couple of reasons. With the group of photos it varies the ratio and also it has almost equal sky to cattails and I think that works. What say you? I have more room on all sides, more to the right than left, but it’s there. I thought that emphasizing the main tree came across with less room on its opposite side, but I’ve been wrong before. I can post the fuller frame if you like.

### Technical Details

Handheld

 ![image](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/c/2c688a18e5a068dc6e35d1612699f8112ad34e32.png)

Lr for the crop and a shallower S-curve with brighter highlights than usual. Also added a touch of exposure, calibration panel to lift colors, some sharpening. Texture added with a linear grad to just the cattails. Horizontal flip.

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 3:40am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bring-the-vibes/37886/2 "2023-11-12T03:40:15Z")

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This works for me – very well!! There is a lot of interest in the varying sizes and coloration/tonalities of the trees. There is also a nice eye movement from the little FG tree that provides a transition from the cattails to the trees. I go to the larger yellow one then enjoy the rhythmic variation in the midground trees, then land on the nicely subdued BG. There is a lot going on here but with a very nice structure. I completely agree about the amount of sky balancing the cattails. DOF is perfect for my taste and the high key approach works so well!

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**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bring-the-vibes/37886/3 "2023-11-12T12:37:58Z")

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Thanks @Diane_Miller - this one is a bit more vague in the elements of composition, but it was pretty foggy so I think it relies a bit more on imagination than information.