Went out yesterday morning after a storm passed through giving NorCal some much needed rain. The light on the foreground trees was playing hide and seek with passing clouds, so I had to play the waiting game. One other item to note: The green grass is an irrigated pasture.
What do you think of the composition, and processing?
Preston, the light here is very dramatic, you have to love changing weather. I like the composition a lot, that one spruce tree sticking out adds a lot of character to this shot. I too felt this looked a bit bright on my monitor, and was going to recommend you burn down the green grass and sky a little. But I actually like what Harley did even more, and think his changes help a lot. I often struggle with how much contrast is too much, but in “changing weather” light like this there usually is significant contrast present, and Harley’s rework looks pretty natural to me.
Love this kind of light - when there’s a dark sky behind/above and light hits a scene. And so in this case including the sky above is key this image for me.
I actually like the brilliance and luminosity of the foliage. If anything, my suggestion would be to burn down the grass at the bottom. And if mine, I’d clone out or significantly darken the rock in the LRC. I’d also burn down the log or whatever along the lower left edge. Other than those two bright things, I’m really liking the autumn color being framed top and bottom by sky and grass. Makes for a pleasing vertical comp.
Preston, I’m in on the re-post. The points about the original being too bright were good ones. Your changes have addressed that and IMO that was all that it took…
I think your repost with the couple of small tweaks nailed it, Preston. I am enjoying the light on the trees along with the backdrop of storm clouds. Glad you guys finally got some rain as you sure needed it.
