Tree At Edge Of Field

[Xia_Ke]

Hi GB Here's where preference comes into play. I heavily favor lone trees standing. There's a few in my gallery. As for the saturation on the other 3, I would like to say it was me catching them at the right time but, I think it has more to do with the post processing in Lightroom. Sshhhh, I won't tell if you don't ....LOL

[Xia_Ke]

Yep, back again...LOL There was some crazy fog out this morning so I stopped at this tree again to snap a couple more shots. Here's my fav of the morning. I really like the haunting quality the fog added to it. What do you guys think?

[Greg McCary]

I think that I would really like see a color version of this. The composition is very nice. It's almost as if the fog is surrounding the tree. Do you have a color version?

[Xia_Ke]

Ask and thee shall receive

[Greg McCary]

I think that I like this much better. I think that cropping most of the sky would work well. The sky doesn't add to the picture.

[Xia_Ke]

Thanks Greg I've been looking at today's images now for the past couple hours while playing with different edits and to be honest,they're not quite working for me now. Either in b&w or color. There just missing that little touch of character. The clearer sky ones at least had some clouds or something but, these I feel are just missing that little "piece" to pull it together. Shame there weren't any deer or other animals out. What do truly you think of this series to date? Is this something worth further pursuit or...? Brutal honesty is appreciated ;)

[Greg McCary]

Yes a dramatic sky would help. If the skies aren't right I usally don't even bother to shoot. I had a tree shot similar to this one and it took weeks before I got around to shooting it. Waiting on the elements to be just right can be frustrating. A early morning mist might would work here too. Don't give up. You'll catch it just right sooner or later.

[Xia_Ke]

Thanks Greg I think I'm going to have to get motivated and haul my butt out of bed early to catch this at sunrise. Stay tuned, (in best Arnold voice) "I'll be back"

[Xia_Ke]

Here's a blast from the past. Was a cool foggy morning and couldn't resist stopping for another crack at this tree. I'm really liking it in a 6x6 format. Any thoughts?

[threelions usa]

aaron

i just love your posts and as you know i love b & w. (in fact your pictures on the beach "inspired" me to try to take a reflection only on the beach today)

as you know though i know nothing about nothing (but as my old teacher would have said ~ that means you must know "SOMETHING")

the first picture i love but it doesn't seem to have much depth (not that i know much about depth).

the ONLY photo that i think is better in colour than black and white is the 2nd one that you have re-posted.

the rest well...

as i say b & w can hardly ever look bad to me..

the first though doesn't seem to have the sharpness and depth that you showed on the beach photo.

to me that was absolutely "jump up and smack me in the head" type of shot. i want to like the posts but these don't seem to be quite the same as the beach photo that you posted,.


i guess you will be judged now by that standard.

myself as groucho marx once said " i have principals. and if you don't like them, i have others."


perhaps more poignantly 'i wouldn't want to be in a club, that would have me as a member."

:blush2: :blush2:

[Xia_Ke]

...as you know though i know nothing about nothing...

You really need tp stop doubting yourself 3L. How does that saying go?... "The more I learn the less I know."

Thank you for your critique. I agree, this is a very different feel than the beach shots, which is what I intended, at least with today's shot. Thought after hitting this on foggy days a couple times, I like the mysterious feeling the fog adds to this spot. I still think it need just a hair bit of something. Was thinking like a woman/girl in a white dress running through the field???

[threelions usa]

aaron thanks for the advice..

you tell me to stop doubting myself.. i really don't ~ it's just that i am in the very early learning stage and i have a ways to go..

and then you tell me "the more i learn the less i know.."

great ~ you had me at "stop doubting yourself."

[Xia_Ke]

LOL... Kinda contradictory huh?

I'm right there with you. Still in the early learning stages myself. I still don't feel comfortable posting critiques at all as I still feel like I don't know what I'm talking about. Been trying to make myself do it though as I'm starting to see that it helps me to learn as well.