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WC#494 Gateway to Greenery
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WC#494 Gateway to Greenery

by Carol Nichols

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted August 6, 201163 views3 comments
I hope there's enough green in this photo for this week's challenge. The greenery is my favorite part of the image.

I am curious if you would clone out the dead pine needles near the center of the image. I am conflicted about this - on the one hand they can be destracting, but on the other hand they seem like a very normal part of nature. For that reason I have chosen to leave them in.

Canon 5D
24-105mm f/4L IS @ 105mm
1/125, f/8, ISO 400
6-23-11, 9:55am

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 6, 2011 at 6:14 PM
"Leaf" the needles in (hee, hee, hee) Actually, I'm neither here onr there on their merits or lack thereof, I just couldn't resist the pun. Sorry. As for your image, it's lovely. Has a secret garden feel to it that I really enjoy.
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 6, 2011 at 8:40 PM
I like how each tree has it's own combination of greens and textures. I'd definitely leave in the dead needles for exactly the reason you give.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on August 8, 2011 at 5:09 PM
The dead needles don't bother me in the least. Nature isn't perfect, and I'm perfectly ok with that. :) I like the composition of this shot. It really is lovely! The green trees are a simple and beautiful background.
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments