I saw this tree during a trail walk at Skidaway Island state park in Savannah GA
I like how the black and white setting on my camera treated the details in the photo.
Pentax K70
Pentax 50mm f/1.8 set at f/8
I set the camera to black and white and selected the orange filter setting
tripod mounted
This is a cool scene but I would recommend darkening that bright ‘window’ in the roots. I feel that draws all of my focus and robs the attention from the main roots that form the composition here.
Thanks Timothy for sharing this here. The root structure is quite fascinating and the image works well in monochrome. I share Eric’s recommendation to darken the bright “window” area in the upper left. There is also a bit of a bright area on the left edge.
Timothy,
Great subject for a b&w presentationi - excellent choice here. The subject is fascinating - at least for those of us who love everything there is about trees, roots, leaves, bark, etc., etc.
This has a darkness, an almost eerie mood which is triggering the imagination. This reminds me and I find similar to an image by Igor in the recent past. check it out.
I agree with the comment about the bright pieced that are “showing through”. On the one hand, it is like a window to another place - even adding some depth. then again, regular image thinking says that the bright things are eye magnets and taking the viewer away from the main subject.
This image is all about the main root structure and that “window” area on the left, and honestly the entire left 1/3 or so of the image isn’t adding to the overall impression. so an option would be to crop off the left (rather than dealling with it in processing). I think the result is just as powerful cropped as it is uncropped.
Great job on the tones and presentation. a terrific find and capture.
Lon
