The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
The variety of vegetation (and it’s colors) are a celebration of the biological diversity that the rich, wet flood plain of a river often provides. Here there are various colors of willows, grasses and reeds, a clump of mature trees and the river.
Specific Feedback
The mature trees in the upper could be cropped out to make a more uniform view, but they do add an additional environment to the diversity.
Technical Details
R5, 24-105 @ 105, 1/100 s, f/16, iso 800, tripod and polarizer.
Those colors are what grabbed me Mark. That’s a great contrast of red and green. I hear you on the upper trees, but I personally would lean towards the crop to focus on that rich contrast.
Hi Mark,
This is one of those images that needs to be viewed large to appreciate the subtle variety of red and green colors of the brush. I too like the range of biodiversity you captured in this scene. I could also see a twofer here with this part of the image. Beautifully done.
What a wonderful, nature-telling capture. NOt only the vegetation, but how there is pleasant separation with the meandering waterway. I’m wondering if a fly fisherman’s mecca - although access to the water may be limited.
I agree with you on the trees. The detriment to cropping is removing any space above the last bit of water and vegetation. Perhaps this is a case of wishing there were a bit more of the trees, or less or none. Tough call.
Rich color pallet in this image Mark. It’s what drew me in. This is one of those landscapes that remind me of Alaskas tundra with the colors and all of the bogs meandering through the scene. What a great variety and diversity of plant life shown here.
Two observations here…the LLC grabs my eye i believe because of that dark void right on the edge. Also, the trees in the URC need to be more visible or removed I think. I would hate to crop out those two upper ponds though. Maybe a clone job on them or add a little more canvas to include more of them. They just feel chopped right now. Beautiful colors and beautiful image, Mark.
Hi Mark, I would not crop out the trees–they add diversity and perspective. I just love the colors here, and the textures, and the slightly diagonal pools of water in the floodplain. I feel that floodplains are such rich places, and good places to reflect on the diversity of life.
