Can You See Me, Now?

Very unique shot in a special setting. I think I would prefer it even more without the bottom or without the boulder in the right hand corner. It's awesome how the tree blends right in with the background. Well done Preston. Great find.

This is an excellent take on this spot. Dean's comment is interesting, as the other times I have seen images of this locale, they have been without the foreground. I like the depth the foreground gives the scene. I find it neither worse or better, just a nice difference to enjoy. Well done, Mr. Birdwell. I like it.

Very unique image. I like the effect of the tree blending in with the rock. As for cropping, I think there are other possibilities here and worth experimenting with.

Preston, this is very interesting. It really is amazing how this tree has blended in so well with the rock with the lichen and moss. I really enjoy looking at this! I believe it is fine as it is, but I especially like the feel even better with about 1/2 of the big boulder cropped off coming up from the bottom. I just did it with a scroll crop rolling it down as far as I could. Thought it looked good that way, but you might prefer it just as it is. Excellent shot!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Amazing. Who would think a tree would need camo. I agree with the bottom crop suggestions but I'm liking this fine as is. Really special and unique

Preston,

This image came out really well. And along the lines of Harley's thinking, for those not familiar with this setup, this IS a unique capture here and I really like the sense of place that your composition provides. Sure, there are many togs who have captured this just including he trunks, lichen and granite (including yours truly) but you've done something different here - and you've captured it quite well.

The color, contrast and sat all look good and quite natural.

I guess I won't share mine now...

Lon

Beautiful image Preston and I like it as is since it bottom puts the whole scene in context. Without the bottom rocks this would be an amazing abstract but that only came to mind after reading the other comments but I'll stick to my first impression.

This is totally interesting, Preston. That tree has camouflaged itself perfectly with the BG moss covered granite. I think this would work either way; with or without the suggested crop. Great eye to spot this.

Ed

Cool! I like this kind of stuff. I think the foreground gives a sense of place over the total abstract. But I can see an abstract working well too! There's a couple spots I know of that have situations like this. One of them is near the viewing area of Lower Yosemite Falls.

Chris

Preston,

I think the additional elements in the frame add to it greatly and gives the photo a sense of place. While I think the abstract nature of just the tree trunks alone is interesting, it never really moved me. This one grabs me.

I like it either way Preston, but a crop is really cool!

Really like your unique perspective in this composition, providing both depth and a nice graphic/abstract feel. Superb image, Preston, a superb image.

I almost passed this one up as the thumbnail did not appear to be terribly interesting. So glad I did not.

I would agree with the crop as the relation between rock and tree seem to be your central focus. The lower section does explain things a bit, but sometimes it's better to leave the mystery. A crop would really focus things.

By the way, AWESOME that you found something like this. Deserves way more comments.

Now even the trees are developing camo...what's the world coming to? This is really a neat capture that I think works very well as posted. I like the moss covered rock on the right and the bits of green at the base of the tree. For me they add a lot of contrast to what would be a very monochromatic image where it might be hard to separate the tree from the rocks behind it.

What a gorgeous photograph. A real visual treat.

Thanks for your comments, everyone! They are always appreciated.

I did look at different crops, and in the end decided to stay with the full frame image.

--P