Tree

[AgingEyes]

Comments encouraged!

[GB1]

Hey AgingEyes -

The good,

- Not a bad composition. I like the placement of the tree, road, and the elevation you shot it at.
- The black-ish sky is a plus.
- There's a surreal feeling to the shot. It's almost like a solarization or IR image.
- The bench under the tree is interesting, though so small it's almost undetectable.

For improvements,

- The black sky effect is not as effective w/o white clouds. It's not that it doesn't work as is but the picture could have been so much better with clouds up there -- too bad.
- There seems to be a general lack of detail in the road and field. This is disappointing because it makes the image flater. I guess this was just the topography of the area, not the photography capture..?
- The tree could have been whiter.
- The distant trees are just a little too far away. There's that big, empty field, and it just seems too empty.

Overall, I would rate this shot as a 7/10. Even with the negatives it is still a strong composition.

G

[MB1]

Good idea and execution but I think you should fool around with the crop (Yes, I know I always think that).

I'm thinking a nearly square frame by taking out the left half of the image would make the tree much stronger and remove some very empty space. That would work if you are thinking the tree is the object of the image-it wouldn't work if "lots of empty space" is what you are trying to show.