Thanks for the feed back on my last post. I am still trying to correct the color.
The feedback has helped in working up the wider view of the same tree. Here you can see it in its environment. ON the banks of the Merced nestled in among the conifers and glowing in the warm light reflected off some thin clouds overhead near the time of sunset. I can just smell the forest again while looking at this photo. I love the forest.
4x5, 150mm, f22 10 sec, Fuji Provia 100F.
Your thoughts much appreciated.
P.S. I wanted to include a larger version but the compression required to meet the posting criteria was too damaging. I guess you'll just have to seek me out at a show and see a large print
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11 commentsI like the foreground boulders, and I agree with Harley about burning down the far left one a bit.
Good work!
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I too like the inclusion of the rocks at the bottom. They really help define both depth and space; giving a context to the size/width of the river. Which actually, is running much higher for this time of year due to recent rains of course.
I think you've tamed the magenta nicely in this version. My personal preference might be to play with the highlights which would tone down the main trunk on the right and some of the central vegetation, but that's a minor opinion.
Overall, I love the scene. Which I better because I have these same trees just maybe 20-30 yards downstream including some of the river. I was there a week after you so the color is a little farther along too. It sure is a beautiful stretch of the river.
Lon
Chris