# Forested Landscape

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/forested-landscape/27199>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** landscape\
**Created:** [February 25, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/forested-landscape/27199 "2022-02-25T01:51:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Myco\_Remke](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/myco_remke/32/40748_2.png) [@Myco\_Remke](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Myco_Remke)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/forested-landscape/27199/1 "2022-02-25T01:51:31Z")

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![Forested Landscape](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/d/c/dce5aa6e15e82ce02ef575cd4d0b7f983bf128f4.jpeg)

Photographing forests is one of my favorite activities. Add in a nice landscape scene, even better. The tricky part… dynamic range at sunset/sunrise loses colors and textures of trees but during more brightly lit times of days… shadows.

### Specific Feedback Requested

Open to whatever,

### Technical Details

Is this a composite: No

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**Author:** ![Ed\_McGuirk](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_mcguirk/32/30542_2.png) [@Ed\_McGuirk](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_McGuirk)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/forested-landscape/27199/2 "2022-02-28T20:14:39Z")

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> [@Myco\_Remke](#):
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> The tricky part… dynamic range at sunset/sunrise loses colors and textures of trees but during more brightly lit times of days… shadows.

Really nice job with the composition on this one.I think your processing has done a great job of handling exposure, contrast and dynamic range here, everything feels well balanced and looks very natural. It’s a matter of personal taste, but my only suggested tweak would be to slightly reduce the saturation of the middle ponderosa of the three on the right. This tree has a lot of visual weight, and I think slightly reducing saturation (and/or luminosity) might make it easier for the viewer to look down the center towards the distant mountain and clouds.

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@Ed\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Lowe)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/forested-landscape/27199/3 "2022-02-28T20:42:01Z")

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I will have to echo everything that @Ed_McGuirk mentioned about this lovely scene, Michael. My only suggestion would be to take it a step farther and reduce the saturation in all three trees on the right side as the color just looks a little neon to me. Just my opinion of course because I wasn’t there. The rest of the scene looks spot on and I also like the way the trees on both sides funnel the eye into the scene. Nicely done.