Winter Birch

So cool, I really like it! They kind of look like ghosts stretching out their arms while marching to the right, if that makes any sense. Nice work!

I like this a lot. The vignetting, natural or otherwise, works well. You might just eliminate the little bit of color and go for a duotone/blue look. It's almost there anyway.

Really good! I used to try my hand at this type of image, so I have a soft spot for it. How these birches stand out from the other trees is really something special. Large version is impressive, too.

Nick,

This is fantastic!  Order from chaos, I love it. In terms of color, contrast, etc. I think this is processed perfectly.  Yes, you could easily go all the way b&w, but I really like the cooler undertones as well as the subtle inclusion of the brown leaves.  I love this as is.

Ronald mentioned the vignetting so I thought I would make a small suggestion to make this even better (at least IMO.) I think the natural vignetting works beautifully with the starkness of the white birch. My suggestion would be to deal with the very small patches of snow in the LLC along the bottom - either clone or burn down a bit more;  Same thing with the brighter small branches in the ULC. Neither one of these are image killers at all, but burning them down would help bring out the vignetting even more.  And just looking at how this is laid out, my guess is that the background and bottom area are just naturally darker and no processing was needed for affect.

and it just doesn't matter, this is a wonderful, artistic image.

Lon

Love the way the birches seem to be chasing each other through the forest.  The tones and subdued color are wonderful.

Nick,
This is very nice. Those tilting birches reaching out to the right provide a strong design element.

Great work, Nick. The stark graphic quality of this woodland scene is beautifully presented and I love the way those trees seem to be reaching out to the right side of the image. Merry Christmas to you also.

Ed

Very interesting, almost uniformity in shape to these birches.  Creates a fascinating pattern and contrast with the BG.  Very nice and abstract.

I like this a lot. I would either desaturate most of the blue or go for a much higher contrast B&W. But, that is me. Cool image. 

<div>very rich texture into an image that it's not only texture. 
well conceived and managed.
All the best,
sandro</div>

Very nice Nick.  Love how the birches seems to be reaching for something, perhaps a .merry Christmas is what their looking for. Have a great Holiday season🎁

Thanks so much to all of you for your thoughts and suggestions on this! Glad you liked it. Nick
Lon, I applied your suggestions to the large file and it was just enough to make it better!  Thanks.

Hi  Nick  The  similar   white  birch patterns work  beautifully against the  dark background..    wonderfully seen and captured...

Albert Darmo
Canada