Birch Trees

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 18, 2013110 views5 comments

Birch Trees have always attracted my attention. They stand out. The photo was shot in September a short walk from my house in Maine. Please express comments. Thanks

Nikon D300
Lens, 100, f/2.8
Focal Length 100.35mm:150mm
Exposure 1.0 sec
ISO 200

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on December 18, 2013 at 4:09 PM

I like this study of birches, but the focus seems a bit soft, and the blue cast is a little too much for me.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 18, 2013 at 11:57 PM

James, I would think the composition will work here if the color corrections were made. Once those are made you might get a better look at things overall. I would just open up a curve layer and use either the black eyedropper on the blackest point in the image or the white dropper on the whitest point. That will knock down the overpowering blue / cyan cast. That should give you a good starting point to work from.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 19, 2013 at 9:23 AM

I might reprocess this in your raw converter and change the white balance to get rid of the heavy blue cast. Unless the blue cast works for you, that is. Your opinion is the only one that matters with your image.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 19, 2013 at 12:44 PM

Yes, birch bark is very interesting and the combination with the leaves here looks promising, but as the others have commented, the blue color in the bark is very strong.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 19, 2013 at 2:43 PM

I think this would work better as a vertical image. I agree with Paul's suggestion regarding removing the blue cast. That would warm it up quite a bit.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments