Tree and Fog

The other choice for me is to use a square crop which centers the tree and loses the darker URC and LRC. I go back and forth on that.

Fog is fun to shoot because it's so rare in my neck of the woods. I like the square crop with its formal balance and emphasis on the tree.

this is very nice. I like the un-cropped version for the mood it captures, the subtle colors, and a hint of something beyond.

Peter,

Great mood in this. "This feels like what I saw" is the reason I do post processing. (smile)

I prefer the uncropped version. I like the dark corner and being able to see more of the entire scene. While the tree may be the subject and main focal point, it's not really about the tree as much as the scene in the fog, for me. Of course that's the way I want to see it. (smile)

pat

Peter, I like the uncropped version too, it has more ambience to it compared to the cropped version. That must be some dense fog, never seen anything like that before. Not much of a critique for easy viewing, I might clone some fog into the URC - to remove that otherwise vignetty feeling.

The impressionistic feeling you captured with the fog is obvious here, and beautiful. However, I also appreciate the simple composition, expecially in the uncropped horizontal version.

Peter:
I like the uncropped version. It has more mood and show the fog better. A good preamble to arbor week!

I've looked at this a few times. I like it. I like the mood and the foreground, in particular. I do find it unusually soft, even for fog. As mentioned before, sort of impressionistic. Not sure if this is from the fog or the processing, or both. Anyway, I like the original much more than the cropped version, mostly because I like the foreground, and there's more of it, and the tree is not centered. By the way, I looked at your gallery. You certainly have some fabulous avian images.

Thanks for the comments!

Nancy thank you for the "and a hint of something beyond" which is what I so wanted to convey.

Pat, I too prefer the original version and it is about mood more than the tree,

Ram, Thank you, Two minutes later the tree was no longer visible because of the dense fog. We are having very high dew points and when it cools in the evening the valley fills with fog and it doesn't come "on little cats feet" its more elephant like. I actually did think about cloning fog into that upper corner but thought I would lose the "fog rolling in" effect.

Wayne and Scott. Thank you! The softness is very deliberate both from the fog and the processing. I was trying for a bit of a haystack effect with the tree.

Again, thanks everyone it is very helpful.

Peter

I agree with the impressionistic feel of the painting. You have created a feeling here. I am to much of a realest I guess. I would like it a little sharper. Thanks for sharing.

Peter: Count me in on the side of the original. The FG with its hint of color is a major plus element for me. Don't forget the tree theme next week. >=))>

Mystery and mood make for a fine image.

Very nice mood captured here Peter,
i like the square crop