# Patterns in wood **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [October 9, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/patterns-in-wood/48342 "2025-10-09T21:55:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/patterns-in-wood/48342/1 "2025-10-09T21:55:28Z")
### Image(s) ![wormwood-with-hole-sepia.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/3/136e0ada3c2cd93859ca192b16885e09139d4b3c.jpeg) ### Image Description 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. ### Feedback Requests anything that will help me improve my skills as a photographer ### Pertinent Technical Details I believe this is a 35mm slide that was scanned into a Nikon cool scanner. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/patterns-in-wood/48342/2 "2025-10-10T14:02:46Z")
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](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/6/c6cb16e2f61f4e354afe1f3c815b1f856da2beaa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/patterns-in-wood/48342/3 "2025-10-10T22:41:02Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Cameron](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ian_cameron/32/583_2.png) [@Ian\_Cameron](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ian_Cameron)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/patterns-in-wood/48342/4 "2025-10-11T14:40:50Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/patterns-in-wood/48342/5 "2025-10-11T20:46:44Z")
![wormwood-with-hole-sepia copy cropped](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/c/0c1c9070d45c4457b60a1661275dd952fcbb4547.jpeg) here’s a rework do you see the wormhole? Maybe if you went through it you wind up in a different galaxy? ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/patterns-in-wood/48342/6 "2025-10-11T21:03:15Z")
Makes me think of an aerial photo of Yellowstone or a tidal basin. Very interesting patterns. I do like Bill’s suggestion about toning down the sepia.