The trees do indeed touch the sky

I have been enjoying this photo all week. The composition is outstanding IMHO. The triangular forms and use of negative/positive space create a picture that draws me in and encourages me to think, meditate, and relax. There is so much more to this than I have words to describe. Thanks Elves for bringing this to our attention.

Thanks for the comments and discussion regarding my picture. Many interesting thoughts and suggestions.

You know I've taken many offbeat nature photos similar to this. And for the record spend more time viewing them then I do my prettier pictures. Photos like this have a solitude and emotion that the beautiful look-alike landscapes will never have. Nor could this ever work as well in color. Still a photo like this is not for the masses. I think here all the critiques both for and against are valid. Congrats on your POTW.

I love your photo, Eirik, the subtle greys, and the way that their is little to distract the eye from the lazy way in which the brances trail in the water. It reminds me of dipping my fingers in the water, off the side of small boats as a child, and watching the ripple spread...

Out of curiosity, did you try a colour version? How much different was it?

The only thing I would change, would be to mimic Robert Grove's suggestion to crop about a third off the bottom, which I feel would only strengthen the subject.

Thanks for the comments. I don't have a colour version as this is b&w negative film.

I think that, this photo has a very good elements: the light, the subject and the colors. First I?d write my positive notice, I think that the photographer did a good job by taking this photo, we can notice that he used a long shutter speed, maybe 30/1 sec., so the aperture is bigger, but the image still have good depth (. The low light level with the soft move of the water where it touch the stick, gives the subject more value. In addition, we need to notice the name of the picture, that we can se how the photographer created away to make the tree really touch the sky.

How ever, there are some extra dark places that I think needs to be a little pit lighter. Also I think if you could be more close to the main subject, it would be more interesting, because by this way you can reduce the blur stick reflection in the bottom.

 

Good job.

Simplicity. The beauty in this picture is like a stark, minimalist music composition by Arvo Pä²´. In particular, Spiegel Im Spiegel.

 

To cary the music anologies a bit further, the late Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. He was always examining what the True North really meant in music. I think that this picture is capturing the same spirit that Gould (a Canadian), Pä²´ (an Estonian), and Paul Manz (a Minnesotan that wrote the vocal motet ?E?en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come?).

 

The black and white image adds to the starkness. The clear image of the limbs in the water stands out against the fuzziness of the reflection.

 

Of the three photos in this weeks discussion, this is the one that first caught my attention.

One of the most beautiful and subtle photos i've ever seen.

fine image.. regards.