All comments are welcome
All comments are welcome
(If this is a composite, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn)
Canon 6M Mark II, Canon EF-M 18-150
To my eye, this is all about the tree lines and light green leaves. I would be inclined to crop out the sky and desaturate the poison oak a bit, leaving the strong trunks and contrasting leaves. My take, anyway. I really like it.
I agree with @Harley_Goldman that the sky is not helping here. It is so bright that it pulls my eye away from the interesting shapes and colors below. The radial pattern of the tree branches creates some very graphic shapes, and I would suggest using a squarish composition to emphasis the shapes of the branches. When you have overcast light like this, including the bald sky almost never looks good. You are better off taking advantage of the soft light to emphasize colors and textures of more intimate landscapes. Here is a rework with a suggested alternate crop.
I’m with Harley here. All about the green trees and the entwined branches. In this case, as there is so little orange foreground I think it becomes a distraction from the main subject. I these sort of images i think you have to completely isolate the green trees and branches for a more abstract shot or include the ground for some context.
AGain, I agree with Harley that the sky should be exlcuded here. Especially as the highlights appear to be blown out. It may just be me but the shot also appears to lean about 30 degrees to the right.
Cheers,
Eugene
I agree with the comments about the sky. The rework looks better. I would also
I agree with @Harley_Goldman, @Ed_McGuirk, and @Eugene_Theron’s comments. I would not desaturate the greens, rather desaturate the orange in the foreground. It might be cropped out, but then you might lose too much tree trunk. I hope this helps as I know you already have an overload of suggestions here.
Amazing, Sveta. This is exactly what I had in mind, even that cast of color.
That last update is great, Lana. It’s really transformed your original post. Nice job.
I like your last repost Lana. It really makes the tree trunks stand out.
Thank you all! Really appreciate your insight!
