The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
The palo verde trees are in flower in the low desert. I spent a couple of mornings recently trying to do something with them photographically. This was the best result.
Specific Feedback
All comments are welcome.
Technical Details
ISO 100, 85mm, f/11, .3 sec. I did a focus stack. I went round and round with the white balance and finally settled on plain old daylight.
Don, I enjoy exploring your composition with the firm structure given by the branches, complemented by the delicate pattern of the spring foliage. It keeps my attention for a long while.
The B/W is interesting, but I have to agree the color and the curves of the branches work so well together. And the dead branches not blooming in the lower center, gives a little breathing room for all the other blooms to stand out. Not sure I see anything to change here. Nice image.
I love the structure of the branches and the main trunk of this Palo Verde tree, Don. The fine branches exiting the bottom center of the image have a blue/magenta cast to them that I would think about reducing. It’s not a lot but they are so different looking than the rest of the branches they tend to grab my eye. Those yellow flowers are really popping off. I can see the draw to shooting these trees. But I really just love the delicate leaves and flowers surrounding the structure of the green branches and trunk. Nice image.
Hi Don,
This is another wonderful intimate landscape where you filled up the frame with some wonderful arching limbs as well as some colorful leaves. I also quite like the bare limbs in the middle bottom portion of the scene as they provide some wonderful structure to this scene. My only suggestion would be to reduce the green slightly as the limbs appear to have a slight green cast. Very nicely done!
The green cast is there naturally. Palo verde trees are named for their green bark and the green coloration is due to chlorophyll in the bark of the trunk, limbs, and branches. The green bark is actively photosynthetic. It’s an adaptation to the desert environment. During dry weather palo verdes drop their leaves to reduce water loss. The photosynthetic bark allows the tree to continue fixing carbon even when leafless, which is much of the year here in the desert.
Probably more than you wanted to know but I’m fond of these trees!
Gorgeous shot Don, I really like the complimentary tone of the tree trunk/limbs with the flowers. The inclusion of the smaller, denser section of twigs really helps the image, very nice composition.
Lovely Don. Palo Verde weren’t as common in Eastern Arizona where I grew up, but we did have some and they were a favorite. This is a beautiful rendition.
I feel the green trees are kinda skewing the color balance to too yellow/green. Maybe a B&W?