# Moss and Fern 

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/moss-and-fern/33451>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** landscape\
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/moss-and-fern/33451 "2023-02-08T21:00:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mario\_Cornacchione](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mario_cornacchione/32/26649_2.png) [@Mario\_Cornacchione](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mario_Cornacchione)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/moss-and-fern/33451/1 "2023-02-08T21:00:23Z")

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![Moss and Fern](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/d/7ddc67850aa7f4a20a19510af1f0739f519330ad.jpeg)

Moss and Fern deep pacific forest light.

### Type of Critique Requested

- Aesthetic: Feedback on the overall visual appeal of the image, including its color, lighting, cropping, and composition.
- Conceptual: Feedback on the message and story conveyed by the image.
- Emotional: Feedback on the emotional impact and artistic value of the image.
- Technical: Feedback on the technical aspects of the image, such as exposure, color, focus and reproduction of colors and details, post-processing, and print quality.

### Specific Feedback and Self-Critique

The light was changing rapidly so I had to work fast to get images. TME the forest was showing me its profound beauty within its hand.

### Technical Details

53mm f/15 0.5 sec Iso 640

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**Author:** ![Ben\_van\_der\_Sande](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ben_van_der_sande/32/5511_2.png) [@Ben\_van\_der\_Sande](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ben_van_der_Sande)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/moss-and-fern/33451/2 "2023-02-09T10:13:49Z")

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Mario, what a great light again to bring those ferns to life.  
As a very small nit you could take that light piece of fern at the top middle. It is a bit distracting in my view. Nice work !

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Payne](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/matt_payne/32/76789_2.png) [@Matt\_Payne](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Matt_Payne)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/moss-and-fern/33451/3 "2023-02-09T15:56:24Z")

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Nice eye and find here Mario.  
Take a look at how much space that dark tree root upper left occupies. That’s a lot of visual weight. Does that object add a lot to your image?

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**Author:** ![Lon\_Overacker](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/lon_overacker/32/10929_2.png) [@Lon\_Overacker](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lon_Overacker)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/moss-and-fern/33451/4 "2023-02-11T05:04:00Z")

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Mario,

I really like the arrangement of the three sets of ferns. the light striking them of course is what makes this attractive (or being attracted to I think.) And I think this captures the essence of the rain forest quite well.

I can see what Ben is commenting on along the top edge not a huge deal for me, but you could burn it down a little or other mildly mitigate.

I also see what Matt is eluding too. This also isn’t a huge distract for me - if anything it does add a piece to the overall nature story of the rain forest.

Colors, exposure, contrast all look good!

Lon