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Description
This Western Juniper was still living when I found this section of the trunk that had been blasted by the snow, wind, and rain for many years. The spot was extraordinarily smooth. Their tenacity, wonderful color and textures are always a delight.
-P
Specific Feedback
Are the reds over-saturated? I pumped them up bit in post, but not a lot.
Any thoughts you may have will be appreciated.
Technical Details
Tachihara 4x5
Fujinon 180 mm
Fujifilm Astia 100, ISO 100
Exposure Not Recorded
Microtek 1800 dpi scan processed in PSCC 2025.
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When this image came up on the screen I had a feeling it was yours. You have a way with capturing the essence of tree trunks and bark. I love how smooth the wood is and you captured it perfectly. I like the reds in the knots and the blush on the LLC. The one bit of red that seems out of place is the small speck of bark in the URC. It keeps pulling my eye up there.
A great find and beautifully photographed Preston. The reds are fine with me and that bit on the bark doesn’t bother me. As a pure abstract, you might consider cropping to remove the bark. While it’s obvious that it’s wood, it could then be driftwood, part of a fence or a live tree as is the real case.
Preston: I love what you do with wood and this is no exception. The reds work for me and I’m with @Dennis_Plank regarding the little red spot in the URC. I would also like to see a comp with more of the bark as I find the subtle tones there very appealing. Nicely seen, composed, captured and presented. >=))>
@Dennis_Plank I had thought of cropping the bark, but I’m not a fan of tall and thin images, so I left it in.
@Bill_Fach This is full frame. At the time, I did not consider moving back or using a 135mm lens. I did go back to look at this tree later and some miscreant had cut out the wood in the image. I can only hope that lovely piece didn’t wind up in a campfire. If I had seen this happening, I would have had the person arrested.
-P
Preston, I missed commenting on this as we have been under MANY home projects over the past few weeks. Anyway, a very fine image and congrats on the EP…
