The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
This is a crop of a shot of an entire mountainside of aspens in Colorado, with one group starting to leaf out. I loved the light green color of the new leaves and the veil of the thousands of white tree trunks.
Specific Feedback
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. I struggled for a while with the composition, so I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Technical Details
Canon 1DS Mark III, 24-105L @ 105mm, 1/50 sec, f8, ISO 200
Hi Scott, I just love this. The subtle green just beginning, the many that haven’t begun. Difficult I can imagine to arrive at a composition here, but I’d say you nailed it. Maybe just a tich more above the the green left of center? But there may have been only more green….I especially love the darker underlying “peak’ in the lower half. It gives it all a bedrock of structure.
Love this Scott. It’s striking how all the vertical white trunks and horizontal layering give this an abstract look. Viewed from a couple feet away, it has a one dimensional look, which is a good thing in that it gives it the abstract feel, Imho.
I’ll echo Scott, this has great contrasts. There are horizontal layers contrasting with the vertical trunks, and the green contrasts nicely with the with the white of the trunks that are more bare. Nice example of winter changing to spring.
Hi Scott,
I will have to say that I am loving this and find it very striking! The large version is a real treat with all of those textures and details for the viewer to savor. I also think the vertical lines of the aspens contrast beautifully with the horizontal format as well as the horizontal bands of layering giving this image a wonderful sense of depth. The spring greens are amazing and I like the subdued color palette as well. Beautifully done IMO.
This is fantastic, Scott. I don’t have much to add here except that I couldn’t quite wrap my head around it until I looked at it full size. Initially, I thought it was a reflection, but then the dark ridge was not oriented correctly. Very nice, both real, abstract, a little confusing, and very lovely.
ML
A wonderful picture, Scott. The colors are pure spring to me. If you interpret the image abstractly, it has a very clear and emotional message. After all, everyone is familiar with the bare forests and the first light green of early spring.
I think it’s great. I’m trying to determine if it’s a product of Double exposure or ICM? Either way it’s striking and as such I’d do a large wall mount print. Well done.
I was captivated by this image. It reminds me of a hike I did in Marble Canyon where all the trees looked like matchsticks. If one squinted, you could almost imagine a bar code. I think the punch of colour in the trees is very effective in breaking up the ubiquitous straight lines. It deserves the recognition in the editors pick gallery. Bravo.
Scott, This is gorgeous! Being from and currently living in Colorado, I love how you captured early spring! The wavy lines of the hills with the “baby” green in contrast with the branches makes for a perfect composition! I’d love to know where this is:o)
Thank you Holly! This was taken a very long time ago (2008) and sat on my hard drive for a while, then I couldn’t process it the way I wanted to until a few months ago. So, I really don’t remember thee exact spot. My memory seems to be it was somewhere along Highway 133 down near Marble. I believe I took Kebler Pass, got on 133 towards Marble and just saw this from the road and stopped.
I apologize for being late to the party! This is a fabulous image. The band of green above the front ridge really catches your eye. The front ridge gives you a good foundation. All those vertical white trunks across the frame give it an abstract feel to some extent. All I have to say is well done.
