greeeeeeeeeen

I don't mean to give you a hard time Jean. Perhaps you could show us the original image without any level changes so we could understand the image process better.

 

Max

Simple, Creative and absolutely Breathtaking. The color green is magnificiently highlighted by the almost B/W nature of rest of the photograp.

Max, yes this is after all the best idea; I will do that asap, the original picture is already archived somewhere else it is not straightforward. I use saturation and oversaturation on some pictures and I dont feel ashamed for that, but here it is just a natural result from this perticular days light. I'm sorry if I gave the impression having a bad feeling about your comment, it is indeed not the case. Thanks for the time already spent on the picture! best wishes, Jean

Simple but so beautiful!

Beautiful atmosphere!

A nice place to explore and see what's at the end of that pathway. I like the trees very much.That nice green colors complimented your photo otherwise it's just another woods photograph.

 

Jesh, this is excelent! Original, clear and interesting "wood way" picture with good light. 7/7

I really like the lighting of the trees and the vertical lines too.

 

as promised here the original file before leveling and sharpening.

jean

A beautiful image. The green carved path amidst vertical lines is so alluring.Congrats.

I enjoy your work so much. This is a lovely image. I like the glow at the visible end of the path, encouraging us to move forward into the silent shadows...

I can see the allure of going with the brighter green over the original Jean. . .but, I still think from a narrative standpoint that the original green would be more convincing and thus more compelling. I am a big believer in using the full potential of photoshop but only as it serves the purpose. We are in a world where design and decorativeness sometimes trump story (See my portfolio for lots of examples) but I think it's not the best for this story/image. I would leave the trees as you've done them though. By the way, the most compelling part of the image for me is the path not taken, off to the right. I've enclosed a version on how I would have done it for comparison, to me, the woods are the focus, the path is merely the frame. Now forget what I've said and it enjoy it just the way it is, it's wonderful.

Max

Thank you Max for the time used and comments given. I appreciate. best wishes, Jean

 

 

 

 

The overall compostition of this image is great! I agree with some of the other comments; the tall, straight trees set off the curving road quite nicely. Not to harsh your color choice but I think that a nice, contrasy B+W of this same scene would be pleasing as well. Really nice work!

Wonderful image. Not too much saturation from where I sit. Having an animal or human or anything else would change the impact. Here's something interesting. This is nature at its best, yet you can see signs of man intruding on nature, via the path. This image could be discussed in more detail. Perhaps from an environmental view point. I feel man made his impact and then left. Will he return and cut down the trees? Excellent work to Jean and the PN Elves who picked the shot.

This image is an excellent example of the choices we make regarding contrast and saturation. There is a tendency to use levels or curves to expand the contrast range as much as possible even to the point of blowing out highlights and blocking up shadows if they're not too obvious.

 

We're also forgetting that both film and sensors have their own ideas about what 'green' should look like at the point of capture, so sometimes the PS debate is a red herring. (notice the Danish refernece. :-)) In any case, the saturation of the green here isn't so much the issue as the unworldy light on the trees which is the bigger change in PS. I like the original capture, but then I prefer my images on the dark and subtle side.

Nice photo. Congratulations on the PoW. It is hard to fault the composition or other choices you have made in taking and processing it.

Bravo, Jean. Superbe composition, vraiment, et de beaux grands arbres. La question du degré de saturation est a mon avis ridicule en l'occurrence. Une simple question de gout et/ou d'ecran, car les couleurs ne degoulinent pas du tout. Du travail propre, simple, direct, et beau. A bientot.

Congratulations Jean! I didn't expect that this great photo will be chosen to "photo of the week". But, of course it's an excellent news! I like the photograph for serenity and good colors balance.

Beautiful light!

Brilliant Photo...Reminds me of an RP Tone Print on a Fugi Frontier.......Great shot!

What's most interesting with this photo is the repetitive tree patterns, juxtaposed with the foreground. I couldn't quite understand why the trees would be so symetrically patterned til I realized that it's most likely the result of tree farming. Regarding the inclusion of an additional subject... the haunting sterility of the 'farmed forest' works best without. Nice photo and nice composition! -- Greg --

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATURATION! whoah! good picture though, tone down the grass a bit.

Am I the only one not moved by this picture? I look at it... but I'm not seeing it. Not seeing what everyone else sees. I see trees and very green grass, a rough road that's a little too straight in the middle of the shot. The road barely curls away in the distance, but I can't see enough of it to make me want to go down there.

 

The other pics in your folders are lovely, Jean, so I know it's not ability, and everyone else so far seems to like it. It just does nothing for me and I can't really say why. Meh, trees and grass in a not particularly appealing juxtaposition. I don't think it's over saturated - I prefer the greener version. Which kinda reduces the POW discussion down to "yeah I like the saturation" or "no I prefer the original".

 

Maybe I just need more coffee today.

I love the location, but I am not enamored of the photograph. Here you have the beautiful, tall silver trees with lines that should lead to the open area, but they never get the chance because of the over-saturation of the green grass. The green is so gaudy it grabs your attention and does not let one really explore the photograph. The scene begs for a subtle rendition. If that is truly a path to the right of the photo, I would like to see just a bit more of it. A nice shot, nonetheless, but one of those times when Photo Shop was a hindrance, not an aid.....