Ballerina

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 7, 201094 views4 comments

I come across this pine the day after the first snow fall in early December. When my wife saw the photo, she thought that the tree looked like a Ballerina. Therefore, the title "Ballerina".

Canon 450d, 17-85mm/17mm, f7.1 |,5sec, ISO100

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4 comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on February 7, 2010 at 5:13 PM

Great title. I like the inclusion of the blue sky and touch of light hitting the trees together with all the snow (gives me the sense of a cold bluebird day after a nice snowfall). Something seems slightly off in the shadows, not sure if it could use more contrast or less blue tones in these areas

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on February 8, 2010 at 1:37 PM

The tree has indeed a very unusual, but appealing pose. Overall, I like the image, but the bright area in the middle is distracting.

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Nils J. Foyn on February 8, 2010 at 2:39 PM

I have reduced the blue tones in the shadows and lighten the mid tones. The bright area in the middle is however difficult to darken, I have tried curve and dodging without success. maybe somebody can give me a tip?
I repost the changes.

Thanks for your comments.

Registered on April 28, 2009, 17 Posts, 56 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on February 8, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Nils,

I can see what you were trying to convey and the tree does look like that, but the light for it could have been better. I would try this again, if you can, with more diffused light.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments