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Gallery: LandscapePosted June 8, 2013132 views8 comments

I know... Everyone's tired of snow...

The light on the great old tree really grabbed my attention. And something about the bright, icy snow pellets covering the dark wood made for an interesting foreground, and also great context of the rest of the tree.

I will say, this image doesn't strike me like some 'wow' images. Perhaps it's the lighting, my comp, processing, etc. I still do like the scene... I had my tripod about 5-9 inches from the tree, the camera angled slightly upward. BTW, does anyone else think the foreground looks like a horse head??

Canon 60d 10-22mm
ISO 125 --- two or three exposures blended for DOF --- tripod

Thanks in advance for the comments/critique!

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 8, 2013 at 8:33 PM

I'm not tired of snow. I like this a lot Nathan. My input is to tone own the foreground rock and maybe to lighten the upper limbs of the tree to gain back more detail in the bark. In any case, beautiful view none the less.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 8, 2013 at 9:22 PM

Nathan,

Actually the snow is rather refreshing at this point - it's 105deg outside my window right now. ;-)

Yes, I see the horse head! Nice job with exposing the snow and taming the highlights; although I think you could stand to burn down the face of the rock? wood? and also go as far as cloning out the errant sticks in the LRC.

I like the structure of the branches and that you've filled the frame. I think I'm a little torn on the comp as my brain goes back and forth between the upper tree and then the glistening snow on the bottom. Almost like they're two different scenes. But for sure your pov is different and you've executed this well.

Lon

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on June 9, 2013 at 12:12 AM

It's not wildly dramatic- just a well-executed capture of a pleasing scene. The tree is interesting and the foreground snow is nice. Yes, the foreground does look a bit like a horse head - adds a bit to the overall interest.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 9, 2013 at 1:03 AM

Very different perspective. I like the composition. Interesting and unique image.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on June 9, 2013 at 6:05 AM

This is beautifully processed. The highlights are well tamed. Beautiful glow on the rock.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 9, 2013 at 1:32 PM

Now way on being tired of snow. I love images posted out of season! Cool shot.

I would maybe consider cloning out the slightly distracting branches out of the lower middle right edge of the scene?

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 9, 2013 at 4:10 PM

Thanks for the comments!

First, I'll say it's WOOD, not a rock...

Eva--- Thanks. I actually happened to be walking right under this tree again, yesterday, just after I had read your comment. I took a close look at those upper branches, and they actually are significantly darker than the rest of the tree. However, I do think I could lighten them a touch...

Yep, those branches in the LRC do need to go. Glad you all caught that...

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 10, 2013 at 9:04 PM

Beautiful light. Excellent image

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