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    The Tree Above

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    Re: The Tree Above

    I think when I post something and get no feedback it may be because the photo is not bad but not that striking, perhaps with no really obvious flaws to critique, but nothing to really create a connection with the viewer.

    You have that here, in my opinion. I keep looking for something in the photo I am not finding and can't find anything to really suggest.

    Thanks for sharing and giving me a chance to think about this. It helps me get better.

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    Re: The Tree Above

    I like the perspective. I don't care much for the branch leading from the center of the tree to the right, as I think it draws me out of the frame. I would consider BW as well.

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    Re: The Tree Above

    I find that the photo looks abit incomplete or cropped because the lower right branch was "cropped" and not in view.
    I am not sure if this is deliberate or you lens is not wide enough.because you are shooting in potrait orientation..

    I also thought even though good shot, but it is not interesting enough.
    Could you make it more catchy by changing the way you compose?
    My suggestion, not sure if it works -
    With this tree growing at an angle to the right, I thought maybe you could have tried taking the picture from slanting angle. Sorry for my poor english, to exactly explain what i mean is, move the left hand side of your camera upwards (or right hand side of your camera downwards) to have the slanting angle.

    Then, your main subject will look like it is straight and the rest of the trees in the background looks like they are leaning sideways....

    And also try zoom out alittle bit so that you can capture more of the other background trees....

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    Re: The Tree Above

    I think the issue here is the composition. A shot like this should have been more dramatic by getting closer to the tree and shoot it "alone" from down up. Other trees blended in with the main subject and took the drama away from the shot.

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    Re: The Tree Above

    Thanks fellows ...

    Lava, I believe you're right: though things have improved lately (almost every image is commented on now), there used to be a lot of posts that didn't receive a single response, probably because the image was 'not good, not bad'. This one looked a lot better in real life, and I was somewhat disappointed when I later saw the image. It needs to be cleaner w.r.t. the background.

    llewpics, you don't like the branch there huh? I thought it added a dimensional effect, like a 3-D movie. I'll try that b&w. Thanks for commenting.

    Thanks Rossi, your English is good, and definitely much better than my Malaysian I was actually back as far as I could be, and used a 24mm lens, but I do see what you mean. I also cropped some of the image in post-processing (maybe too much). I believe the only thing here that could have made it more interesting is getting even closer and creating a more 'foreshortened' look, to exaggerate the perspective. Maybe I need a 16mm or 20mm lens? The slanting angle suggestion is interesting, but I often find that these only work for certain types of photos, like models or something crazy (advertising, etc.)

    Geraldb, agree on separation, but if you look close you will see that the only way to do that was to move to the right, and then the tree becomes more 'flat' and normal looking, losing the personality it has here, with the curved trunk and flat-top style branches. Argg. Seems like background distractions always lead to compositional sacrifices ...

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