Tree Silhouette

[JoshD]

Took this on a hike today. The horizon could use some straightening I think..

Other thoughts?

[n8]

Sky seems a bit noisy. Great positioning of the sun.

[hminx]

The hallo around the tree and along the horizon is a bit obvious , this could have been effected by sizing for web.

[Ctn]

Wow, that is...weird. The sun and its flares are so clear and perfect through the tree that it looks unreal.
Very cool shot, but it seems un-natural to me, but thats just my opinion.

[Greg McCary]

I like it. I wouldn't to anything to change it.

[JoshD]

Thanks guys, I think that halo-effect is from re-sizing for web view. I didn't do anything really to the sky except boost the contrast a bit. I used a c-polarizer at shooting.

As far as the sun-flare not being "real" looking, I did remove some green lens flares underneath it with the clone tool. So I guess in that way it isn't total reality. The green flares were pretty prominent though,,,

[Ctn]

Thanks guys, I think that halo-effect is from re-sizing for web view. I didn't do anything really to the sky except boost the contrast a bit. I used a c-polarizer at shooting.

As far as the sun-flare not being "real" looking, I did remove some green lens flares underneath it with the clone tool. So I guess in that way it isn't total reality. The green flares were pretty prominent though,,,

Dont get me wrong, i am not suggesting you photoshopped the sun in there or something. Its a well positioned shot, its just not my taste i guess .

[DrRoebuck]

With your aperture that small you probably could have opened up the exposure a bit without blowing everything out. The darkness stands out way too much for me.

[JoshD]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Here is a different version where i didn't push the contrast and blues as much, which eliminates a lot of that halo'ing effect and I lightened up some of the areas. I think it looks more natural...