Over the river ....+rp

the woods.... this is literally over the river and through the woods from my last image. Happy Isles, Yosemite. While Yosemite Valley is my favorite place in general, Happy Isles is a wonderful little area we usually spend the better part of a morning at.

Oh, and thank you very much for your comments and preferences on my last post.

All the images so far have included water, so this is a break from that. After the time along the river, I wondered back through the woods and spotted this dogwood off in the distance. I used my large format zoom lens to compose the scene. A zoom lens you ask? Yeah, I used my legs to maneuver close to the tree and scene so I could use my 300mm lens. that's how we "zoom" with the 4x5.

Afterwards, I was wishing the dogwood had more blooms, but I still like the overall forest scene with the granite boulders, the fallen tree, etc. The sun had begun to creep in to the scene before I was able to expose the film, so there is a bit of cloning in the back UR canopy and trees. Hope it looks ok.

Your thoughts and critiques on this simple scene much appreciated.

4x5, Nikkor 300mm, V50, f/32 @3s

Thanks!
Lon