Morrow Mountain North Carolina

Much to my disappointment strong winds had come through the area a

week before. This took away any chance at good landscape shots.

Close up shots were pretty much my only choices. As always comments

are welcome. Jesse

The overall impression of the image is very pleasant...the shadow lines running horizonal across the vertical picture on the bottom. I wish we could clarify and simplify the top some though. Make an opening in the trees, or somehow simplify the tangle of branches.

The carpet of leaves, the trail, and the light/shadow is good. The trees, however, are not "photogenic".

 

Nice tranquil... how do you spell that word?! well, peaceful and quiet scene, Jesse! But I have to agree with the others, in a way. It's not really clear for the viewer what you're after here. If it's the graphic nature of leaves, vertical trees and horizontal shadows, then I'd say the shapes could be stronger. I.e. harsher shadows, less tangle, perhaps less foreground too. But if it's the landscape as such, it would be nice to have a trail leading the eye somewhere, at least through the picture. Diagonal lines work, or more striking tree forms. Well, just some thoughts. Cheers,

The gap in the trees is enough to lead my eye into the picture, but I would suggest that the closest tree in the picture is too prominent - a few steps left would not affect the point of view to a huge degree but would allow the viewer to see more of the trees immediately behind the closest. This would reinforce the "path" into the picture, and reduce the relative prominence of the closest tree.

 

The shadows from front to back are great, and the horizontal aspect is a good contrast to the vertical orientation of the trees.

However, I would like to see some sky to reinforce the lighting which the shadows suggest, perhaps by including some light shining through the tree canopy (not necessarily including the whole tree, but enough to determine a horizon in the background).