b&w Trees in Snow

Please let me know what you think about this picture. Ratings are

appreciated as well. Thank you!

interesting

I thought this was a sketch, but it's not. Really original and fun image.

The more I look at this the more I like it.

This looks like something that the cinematographers back in the days of black and white movies might have done. They were masters of creating interesting shadow patterns on walls and such. Bravo!

Its minimalism reminds me of the cover photo for Horenstein's "Black and White Photography".

Im afraid I would have been dazzled while seeing this scene with my eyes.-) Striking (shadow) patterns. This is a high key shot with fine details. Very well seen and captured.

Ellen,congratulations!!!excellent photo-graphic work. BRAVA!!!

Beautiful and original, Ellen. A rare photo. Congratulations. Blago

The shadows make this photo, way to go!

I love the simplicity of this photograph. Excellent composition and exposure. Did you over expose while taking the photo or in the darkroom? Beautiful photographic art :)

I have the same feeling as Hanna: The more I view this picture the more I am fascinated by it. ... aha, the tree matrix is on a hillock, not on a plain, therefore so variant shadows; ... what happened to the small tree in the foreground? ... the grown-up tree in the background looks so elegant during the other has fallen over; ... I feel I would like to see two more trees in the middle left.

Sheraz, this is one of 6 photos I took from this scene, all overexposed between +2 and +5 f-stops. Thanks!

Great elegance in this minimalist photograph. It's a piece of art. Congratulations , Ellen.

One of my favorites ever! Excellent photo! Congratulations!

image ... great execution of an unbelievable composition. What a great eye you have...Those two trees in the background -- one of them fallen just like anyone of us would like it to fall. Whew! The only thing I would change would be taking all the shades of grey out and I would welcome you to the world of pure formalism. Happy New Year and many more good shots to come. BTW: Frantz above is the sweetest commentator on photo.net

I too am fascinated by this picture. It looks like those snow scenes in Hitchcocks old film Spellbound with Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman.

You have a good eye for Great pictures. Very Nice Bill Magee.

Cool! I love the patterns with the semi-burned out background.

Very well seen, it's very unreal to look at.

I like it very much. Delicate observation. Good shot, Ellen

a designer's dream come true. a treat for the eye... and the mind

I especially enjoy the cubes that are created by the shadows. In its entirety a beautiful and yet simple image - clean; one that many would have missed. Good eye, well done.

No, Seven, I wouldnt have missed shooting such an appealing scene.-)

...but this composition is just so symbolic of life. I see 3 stages of life: infancy, adulthood and death. It's like the surviving tree is watching the next generation grow.

 

Being at the right place at the right time, what more could you want from photography?