trees

My idea: The branching tree suggests some movement - like ahand unfolding its fingers while the antagonist in the backgroundkeeps a stiff and straight watch in the background.

Your thoughts?

Very nice composition and b&w treatment!  Cheers, J

prompted by your text, I'm thinking perhaps the opposite:curled and rigid claw of conformity gnarled and old(wrinkled) with few paths available being given the finger by the lively, faceted youthful character still briming with avenues and possibilities. I like it more for having being prompted to think on it. nice one, thanks.

@J: many thanks for your encouraging comment.

@Rob: many thanks for replying to my thoughts - I can't deny you have point and revealed a new way of looking at my photo to me :-)

Soft and hard. The hard is in the foreground, thick, close, demanding. The soft grows tall and soothes in the air of the sea: the sea which echoes its blurrier softness. I sense the photographer watching, set up almost as voyeur. The foreground limbs obstructing the view of the more delicate background tree top is a harsh interjection. The perspective is emphatic.

many thanks for returning to my photos and your insightful comment - providing another new perspective to it.

Such an unusual composition, but it works to well.  I get the sense of age looking back at youth, wisdom pondering on past arrogance.  The gradation of the sky is lovely.

Very good BW, I well like the contrast and the deep black, the compo need, I think, a bit more of "earth" in the bottom, but compliments to the idea.

Ciao

Vinicio

What a stunning image. Wolfgang, i love the soft tones you get, there is always sufficient contrast yet the images have a delicateness/softness to them that is hard to explain. your post proccesing is some of the best i have seen with B&w.

These images would be sensational printed with these tones on a nice warmtone fibre based paper. ilford warmtone comes to mind with its great tanal range.

excellent work

Regards Richard