Tree Farm

Curtis,

When I saw this image on the front page of pnet, I was immediately taken in. Thank you for providing a large version of the image. I love this, and the more I look at it, the more I like it.

Most of the images in your portfolio are full of bold lines. This one is also, but there is an airiness here that is created by the pastel pallet and the way light is framed. The greens against the gray is sumptuous. I'm pulled right in to explore the light across the middle of the frame. It's a nice place to look around.

Slight nits that I would pick are the tree on the left side of the frame. I don't think it weakens the image, but it doesn't add to it either. It may have been unavoidable. The dark heap at the waters edge is a bit of a distraction, but it too may have been unavoidable. These are things to think about.

It's a very nice image in a location that I would want to spend time in, especially with a camera. Thank you for doing so and sharing a fine result.

Best Wishes,

Laura

Curtis, this is lovely. Sometimes symmetry works and sometimes not and here I think that basically it does. I would enjoy exploring other angles. I wonder about the low contrast, and this of course is highly debatable and a matter of personal judgement, but can you say whether this is out-of-camera or did you choose this amount of contrast. I'm going to try to post an edit - perhaps something gained and something lost. It's very important to retain the glow of the leaf canopy.

The leading line is fabulous.  Congratulations.

My congrats on a marvellous shot! Everything works for me here!

Regards

VS