Spring is Nigh 2 +alt

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 19, 20188,060 views9 comments

This is the same oak forest as my previous image. I thank you for your comments on that one.

I have included a version cropped a bit from the top.

I like the dynamic of the clouds in the first, but I also like the position of the tree in the frame on the alternate. Which do you prefer?

Nikon D-7100
Nikkor 16-85 @ 16
F-16 @ 1/40, ISO 250
TK's Masks and a slight warming.

Your thoughts are always appreciated. cool

--P

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 19, 2018 at 1:54 PM

This is the alternate cropped version.
--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 19, 2018 at 4:45 PM

Put me down for the cropped version. I find the crop tightens up the comp nicely. A fine spring day.

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

Comment posted by David Schoen on March 19, 2018 at 4:45 PM

I think I prefer this posted version of the three photos. This has the most space around the tree and does a good job of layering that foreground and the sky.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on March 19, 2018 at 5:41 PM

Yup, cropped version for me.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 19, 2018 at 7:29 PM

The cropped version for me. Puts the focus on the tree. To me, the clouds are great but still more of a background element.

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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on March 20, 2018 at 7:33 AM

Preston, my preference is for the cropped version here. The extra space around the tree also really helps as compared to your prior post of this tree. The light and clouds here are very dramatic looking, and you have processed it very well. My only nit is that that there is a horizontal white line in the URC that may be a contrail, I would clone that away.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 20, 2018 at 8:44 PM

The cropped version is a bit better. For a tree portrait I feel this tree doesn't stand out enough in color and tonality from those around it.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 20, 2018 at 9:28 PM

The repost is the ticket for me as it places more of an emphasis on the tree, Preston. My only suggestion would be to take care of a bright line toward the URC; jet contrail maybe?

Ed

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 21, 2018 at 9:04 AM

Preston, this is more isolated look at a finely shaped oak, that's a bit more attractive than your previous post. I like both versions of this, although the cropped version has a bit more presence with it's subtle extra emphasis on the tree. The green grass and the blue sky sure do speak of spring.

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