# Spring in a Wet Woodland **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape\ **Created:** [May 21, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spring-in-a-wet-woodland/6600 "2019-05-21T21:34:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ian\_Wolfenden](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ian_wolfenden/32/350_2.png) [@Ian\_Wolfenden](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ian_Wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spring-in-a-wet-woodland/6600/1 "2019-05-21T21:34:25Z")
### What technical feedback would you like if any? ### What artistic feedback would you like if any? ### Pertinent technical details or techniques: Canon 7D, 10-22 @ 13, 1/200 @ f7.1, ISO 400 A wet woodland, largely consisting of crack willows, with cow parsley flourishing in the Spring sunshine. The woods lie close to a major river, and they produce a rich, ragged undergrowth, making it difficult to find spots to photograph. I don’t know whether this image gives a sense of their character. ![IMG_4123-Edit-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/0/0f56b346e1a241d2ad0937bbd9a9dbf0b69f438e.jpeg) (If this is a composite, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn) ###### If you would like your image to be eligible for a feature on the NPN Instagram (@NaturePhotoNet), add the tag ‘ig’ and leave your Instagram username below. ##### **_You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques._** ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Doncov](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/igor_doncov/32/579_2.png) [@Igor\_Doncov](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Igor_Doncov)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 3:18am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spring-in-a-wet-woodland/6600/2 "2019-05-22T03:18:31Z")
Well, if this doesn’t say Spring I don’t know what does. Spring is really a time of rebirth and those greens say it perfectly. I’m a big fan of Queen Anne’s lace which are sprinkled from the left. I think the dappled light is really great, both the shadows on the trees and the highlights on the brush. A very slight crop of the right edge eliminating the rightmost tree and bright bush below it might make a small difference. A couple of white flowers on left edge and bottom could be content aware filled, but that’s just cleanup. Basically it’s a gorgeous image with a lot of emotional impact. ---
**Author:** ![Lon\_Overacker](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/lon_overacker/32/10929_2.png) [@Lon\_Overacker](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lon_Overacker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spring-in-a-wet-woodland/6600/3 "2019-05-22T05:12:44Z")
Ian, Quite a lovely spring time image. Igor’s comments pretty summarize things nicely. I’m really enjoying the spring greens (of course) and the dappled light is wonderful. I’m really enjoying this as presented. I would agree with a small bit of cleanup, including cloning out the flowers on the lower left edge, but that’s minor. for me, I wouldn’t crop as I think both trees, left and right, frame the scene nicely. Lovely spring image, beautifully processed. Lon ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Wolfenden](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ian_wolfenden/32/350_2.png) [@Ian\_Wolfenden](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ian_Wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spring-in-a-wet-woodland/6600/4 "2019-05-22T09:53:23Z")
Thank you @Igor_Doncov and @Lon_Overacker for comments and suggestions - much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_McGuirk](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_mcguirk/32/30542_2.png) [@Ed\_McGuirk](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_McGuirk)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spring-in-a-wet-woodland/6600/5 "2019-05-22T12:31:52Z")
Ian, I agree, this image does a wonderful job of telling a nature story about spring, the yellow greens here are marvelous. I do like the warm light on the trees and the dappled light in the center of the image, they create a lot of interest. This looks like it may not have been easy to process for contrast and exposure with all this dappled light, but I think you handled it very well. I think the crop suggested by @Igor_Doncov, and some of the minor cleanup suggested by @Lon_Overacker would take this up a notch, and would be worth doing.