Painted Eucalyptus Trunk in the rain

South of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. No cropping and minimal processing. The shaded light in the rain really brings out the color.

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iso 100, 24-120 at 48mm, f14.0, 0.5 seconds, D850

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Very interesting colors, shapes and textures, with the DOF handled well. It may be gilding the lily but I wonder about a gradient in the UR to darken it a bit and bend it toward the same green as to the left…


Here is a repost with your suggestion…

Looks good to me, but I’m curious what you and others think… And only now I notice that the darker area below that might use a touch of green. Maybe lighten it a bit and darken the upper area to make them a little closer tonally? There is some nice shading in that lower area.

David, I,m finding the gradient of colors across the frame (as well as up and down) fascinating, especially the reddish bark becomming more orange. The added green on the right looks good, but I’d tone down it’s brightness as it’s now the brightest bit in the frame.