I found this image on the shores Johnstone Strait off the northern part of Vancouver Island just east of Campbell River. I was on a kayak trip at the time. We went to Bute Inlet and saw bears, and the Holmalco Indian tribe. it was a pretty exciting trip and one needed to be very careful because of the bear’s. They would Rome through the area we were staying in the middle of the night. I did get some pictures of the Bears but that is not what this weekly challenge considers.
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Pertinent Technical Details
I believe this is a 35mm slide that was scanned into a Nikon cool scanner.
David: I like the subject and comp but for me the sepia treatment is a bit too strong and I would like to see the shadows bumped up to increase the overall brightness a bit and bring out some more texture, especially around the knot hole at the top. Sounds like you had a great experience and I hope to see more from your trip. >=))>
David, I like the warm yellow tones and all of the structure. The juxtaposition of bright vs black in the two “eyes” near the top is interesting. I do wonder how clipping off the bits of black along the top would look.
Love the patterns in the wood, I don’t mind the yellow hues it already has a slightly surreal look to it, the additional saturation of the yellow hues does not detract for me personally.
