Future Giant III

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted August 2, 2014870 views6 comments

Shooting in the redwood forests, one thing that can be a bit challenging is conveying the size of the trees when they are all huge. So I began looking for comps that had some saplings (still 40-50 feet high) and older trees. I posted a photo of this in the Landscape Gallery awhile ago but decided to play with this a bit in photoshop using some of the artistic filters and then doing some brush work by hand to fix areas that needed it. I'd love to hear your critiques and suggestions!

Link to photo in Landscape (posted it as B&W and did a repost further down in color):

http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=217459&CGISESSID=2e3ab8b19eec534da9944dd1f4cbc87e&u=12082

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 4, 2014 at 6:49 PM

I much prefer the colors in this version to the Landscape post. I think the "posterization" add some interesting textures and a nice, but subtle sense of abstraction. Well done, Scott.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on August 13, 2014 at 1:48 PM

I like the effect of the filter. I might have warmed up the color balance a bit.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 14, 2014 at 8:01 PM

I like the image. It has a very painterly look to it.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 17, 2014 at 3:08 PM

Scott, I personally like this better in Black and White. The small tree in the center helps to convey a sense of size.

Scott, if you have any photos of people hiking, they might be added in a composite. But not sure.

Best,
Carol

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 4, 2014 at 5:53 PM

A masterful looking painting effect, Scott. Beautifully done, and a great original capture, too, I must say.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on December 1, 2014 at 10:59 PM

Fine painterly treatment. Esp compared to the b & w which I usually prefer, your treament really makes the photo pop.

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