Trees In The Field

Image Critiques Weekly Challenge
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Critique Style Requested: Initial Reaction

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Questions to guide your feedback

Without the trees this photograph would not have been as impactful.

Other Information

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Image Description

This is an infrared image from the Palouse. To me the trees definitely provide not only a sense of scale of this field but also serve as kind of an oasis among the dramatically rolling hills and sky. One of the things I like best about IR images is the ability to severely darken the skies while providing sharp contrasting clouds. I think this really adds to the drama of the scene especially with the presence of white foliage, in this case the crop in the field.

Technical Details

Camera: Canon EOS RP with Full Spectrum Conversion and 590 nm Super Color Infrared Filter.
Lens: RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM @ 53.0 mm, f/4.0 for 1/4000 sec. ISO 400. Edited with Photoshop & Nik CEP 5.

Specific Feedback

Any and all comments welcomed.

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I agree. They are essential to the image because they provide a point of interest. Without them, it would be a study of shapes, light, and textures without any apparent reason for choosing this particular view. I do find the large cloud at the top very overpowering. I think it would improve the composition if most of the white were cropped leaving the darkened portion and just a suggestion of the white. I also believe this is a beautiful subject for B&W. The trees might lose their significance if it were in color.

So I see this is infrared. Interesting. As you say, it is a perfect subject.

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Thank you for your observations, Barbara. I did try the crop you suggested, but purely personal I liked this one better. Bob

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This site is all about trying and deciding what works for each of us.

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Yes it is.

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Robert, I like the dreamy impressions the clouds and the fields make in this. This is a nice submission for this week’s challenge with the trees way out there in the fields.

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Thank you very much Ed for those kind words. Bob

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Wow, what a sky. The dramatic clouds and undulating hills provide repetition, while the trees provide focus. The bnw is a classic look.

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Thank you for the kind words, Laura. I think that the darkening of the sky and the increase of the clouds’ highlights really creates the drama I was looking to create here. Thank you again. Bob