Tree in sepia

[poker]

Another shot while hiking through Big Bear...

I was going to crop it a little to remove some of the negative space at the bottom but it dwarfed the appearance of this very tall tree.

I also rarely center things but I like how this vertical subject reaches out.

Comments are appreciated

[westwoodprinters]

This is a great shot and a great composition. You're right about not cropping the bottom. It wouldn't have given the tree its grand appearance if the bottom was cut. It draws me in. I like it a lot. The naked branches look like claws.

[MarcusK]

What negative space?

the color and contrast work for me here, and the feeling of "very tall" is more than felt!

good job!

Marc

[poker]

Thank you both for your comments

[ravenmore]

I like it in sepia. Could you mabe try a version where you deepen the shadows a bit?

[livin4lax09]

the shadows already look very deep to me. I like this shot a lot, gives me a very nostalgic feel. Very simple, and very well executed. All the detail captured in this shot is excellent.

[afdlips]

I like this shot, but the only thing that troubles me is the distinction between the sky and the tree and how they kind of match colors too well. Im no wiz in PS but im sure there are ways to give the tree more deffinition. I also could be missing what your intention is. Other than that, good shot.

[ravenmore]

the shadows already look very deep to me. I like this shot a lot, gives me a very nostalgic feel. Very simple, and very well executed. All the detail captured in this shot is excellent.

Maybe its just my monitor, but the shadows at the bottom just looked washed out to me. Not strong enough. I could try editing it but I don't want to do that with someone elses stuff. Whenever I play in sepia tones I like to deepen the shadows and then sometimes open up the midtones. Don't get me wrong, I like it. If it were my image I'd try tweaking that though to see how it looked and if I liked it better/worse.

[livin4lax09]

oh, at the bottom. I thought you were referring to the shadows on the tree itself.... yeah at the bottom they look a little washed out.

[Frog]

I, too, would like to see more separation of sky and tree. Don't know if that's possible in ps or not.

[dbutler]

Great image. I think the centeredness of the tree works well here. Try tweaking the contrast and brightness a bit. That should help with the differentiation of the sky and tree as well as with the shadows without altering the feeling.

[gahspidy]

Well done. The centering of the subject in this vertical frame works strong. i like the sepia tone. I agree that the tree could use to stand out a bit stronger from the sky and possibly a boost in overall contrast would help. Great work.

[poker]

Thank you all for your comments. I'm really enjoying converting to sepia in the Canon RAW software versus doing it in PS. I'm getting a consistent result in tone.

It looks like I'm having a contrast problem working on images on my aging Sony 19" CRT.

I have a 19" Dell LCD that I'll be hooking up soon but I will seriously get some monitor calibration software to avoid these issues.

Trog100 said something similar about this other photo of mine:

Bird House....