Scroll 4 Repost of Mt Hood w/ Juniper

Marylynne, I like looking at this and the ovarall impact it has is quite nice. The pano format works great and I'm wishing I could see it even larger. At first I thought the tree got lost a bit with the dark background but in the large version it starts to come back because of the snow covered branches. I like the contrast with the snow on Mt Hood against the dark sky. Has a nice dramatic mood to it. I really love the looks and exposure of the snow on the mountain. It really has a nice texture as well.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

The tonal variations on the mountain are excellent.  The separation between the foreground and the mountain by the forest makes the image work due to the smooth texture of the FG and the undulated testure of Mt. Hood.  I wish the tree was a little closer to the mountain.

I like the multiple layers ranging from nearly white to nealy black, Marylynne. Looks like the perfect image for calibrating a monitor. As mentioned previously, the tree is somewhat lost in the dark bg behind it, but the image still works well for me. 

The larger version is the one to view and study.  This image is very beautiful.  Only nit: looks like a sign on the far right lower portion where the foreground snow meets the dark hills.

Hi Marylynne, I like this image a lot.  The large view really shows the detail that is not apparent in the smaller view.  I think that the tree lower left plays a significant part in this image and is located so close to the horizon line that it sorta blends in.  This is one instance where I could see a car top perch, ala Ansel Adams, to elevate the camera enough to contain the tree in the confines of the horizon.  I would also clone the the two posts on the right side.  The gradient in large shows some very dark corners, left and right top that you might think about leveling out with the natural gradient.  At any rate I  think it is a very nice B/W image and the detail in Mt Hood is very good and I also like the simplicity of the composition.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.  I can't believe that I never saw the fence posts in my processing!  I suppose this should be in Man and Nature given the distant powerlines as well.  Nonetheless, here is a new version, with a little more detail in the tree.  I can't seem to see the darkened corners, but I'll take a look on my work computer to see if that shows something.

Regarding a higher perspective, I think I actually was standing on the truck tailgate for this.  The image was taken from the side of a road on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, and there was a fence and a ditch between me and the tree, and then the "pasture" is a bit higher than the road itself.  It's actually a fairly challenging area to shoot, and one that requires a fair amount restraint in order to respect tribal land. 

Let me know if this is better or if you see other things that could be improved. Thanks again, as always, for all your help and suggestions.

I love the starkness of this. The tones look very nice; the whites on Mt. Hood, especially. You've got a fine series going, Marylynne.

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My only suggestion would also be a higher vantage point to make that tree stand out more, but that does not seem to be that easy. Nevertheless this is very nice work, I like it!