Hi Guy,
I am loving the soft subdued light in this woodland scene along with the warm color palette of the yellow autumn leaves as they compliment each other beautifully. The large version is a real treat. While I quite like this as is I could also see a crop from the right side to remove that dominant tree; a twofer if you will. I hope you do not mind, but here is a rework with what I was thinking. This has a serene peaceful vibe to it that I find inviting.
Hi @Ed_Lowe, Thank you for your thoughts on this. I’m glad you like the light and tone. But without the right hand tree, for me it looses the dynamic energy and depth of meaning.
Guy, a fine soft light forest scene. I see both image options here. As presented originally and the cropped version. The first presents more tension for me with the FG tree as well as maybe more depth also. The second cropped image seems a bit more calming if you will. So, depending upon one’s mood or thoughts it works either way. Not too often we can get two scenes out of one take.
The only thought for change on both is a bit more contrast, but that is totally one’s given tastes and not anything more than that…
I just love soft, nicely composed forest images like this. My initial reaction was similar to @Ed_Lowe in that the dominant tree on the right felt a little too heavy but the longer I studied the image, the more I feel it balances out all the activity in the rest of the image. I do like Ed’s crop too, but find myself more drawn to the original. Lovely work.
Guy, the 3D effect here is striking. You’ve got a fine, subtle forest scene that does a good job of pulling my eyes from the edges into the distance.
Guy, my initial reaction was along the line of @Ed_Lowe. Upon further reflection, I do feel the large tree gives a sense of depth to the scene. I do like Ed’s crop though. Both are valid images. Just totally different feel to them. But, there’s always a “but.”
I don’t know how everyone else’s brain works, but I usually look at an image from left to right. So to my eye it seems to flow better by flipping the image horizontally.
Hi Michael, Thanks for taking the time to comment about this image. I am specifically playing against the normal left to right read to throw the viewer off balance and increase the tension. While there is certainly beauty in this woodland, there is a sense of unease. Is it just drought, is there a plant disease or is it the effect of climate change? I’m trying to raise more questions than I am answering…
Guy: Really enjoying the discussion around this image. Like @Michael_Lowe my brain is very left to right expectant and I like his take quite a bit. That said, I also appreciate images like your original that force me to take a longer look and not just a quick glance that I’m comfortable with. No matter the final result this is well seen and superbly captured.>=))>
I think Michael’s flip does improve the image somewhat. I didn’t expect that until I saw it. In the original the tree feel too close to the edge of the frame but the revised image feels less so.
