The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
There’s an extremely gnarly cottonwood tree with a huge burl in a nearby park. On a recent walk in the park, I was entranced by it’s features. I thought about doing a series of the different textures, but most shots didn’t turn out so great (using my phone camera). This was the most interesting.
Specific Feedback
No special feedback needed - any comments welcome. I know there’s blown highlights, but I’m not worried about that as this is just for fun.
Technical Details
iPhone 14 in macro mode; processed in ACR and PS; used a TK8 Panel mask (darks 2, I think) to convert to b&w, using the Mask-to-Pixels action.
Looks like dead tree with bark removed. This is really intriguing. I see fish or some kind of creatures emerging from something asking to be fed and a whole lot of other things. Fits topic very well. Nicely presented.
Hi Bonnie,
wow, that’s really cool. My first reaction was, this is a drone shot of an otherworldy landscape. Then I read your text and learned it was a phone shot. But I would never have guessed that it was tree bark.
Additionally, it looks like a drawing or painting to me.
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