winter in indiana Silhouettes (view larger)

I think you've filled the frame well and have just the right amount of "ground" to give these trees a foundation in the photograph.  What strikes me about deciduous trees in the winter is that each has its own personality that is reflected in its shape, and the quest becomes one of searching for the most interesting shapes.  When that's found and when the tree(s) is in silhouette, the variable that is outside your control is the quality of light in the sky, and you can return repeatedly to the same spot and come away with a different photograph each time.  For me, this has a subdued, melancholy feeling to it, probably due to the limited and soft colors and the fading (presumably) light.  Very nicely done.

I like large view with silhouettes well seen and each one with different shapes,just a bit of sunset color makes this more attractive,black ground line comes with a very good contrast for this image,I like this image,my best regards Christal.

Stephen has commented already very well and detailed on this photo. I'd add: I like the well placed "rhythm": three big trees plus one small tree.

cheers, Wolfgang

They look like a complete family, a range of characters that I can immediately identify and associate with their human counterparts. I can't enlarge too much on what has already been said, but the starkly contrasting trees against the soft hues of the sky make for a striking photograph, and it's worth noting thier location, because I think thier characteristics and positioning would invite further photographic interpretation when encountered in different seasons and conditions, snow and fog for instance. Very well done Christal!

Best Regards

Alf

Stephen, you must have read my mind because you answered the very thing I was concerned about  I loved the silhouetted trees but was afraid the sky wasn't interesting enough.  I appreciate your well-articulated support of this image. 

Radu, thanks for your recent visits and your kind remarks about this image.

Wolfgang, I like your 'rhythm' comment.....thanks for your comment!

Alf, it's nice to know you agree with Stephen about the image working.  And yes, we definitely want to return here.  It's a very ecologically fascinating place......a live sand dune....and it's only 2 hours north of us.  There's a great campground there, and we've already vowed to go back this summer.  So stay tuned for other variations of some of my dunes shots.   Thanks Alf, I always appreciate you stopping by.  

Beautiful well balanced composition. I love the pastel clouds and the young trees coming up in the background to eventually replace the big guys. Perhaps their offspring. Regards. Jim

"For me, this has a subdued, melancholy feeling to it" says Stephen and i also agree. But there is also a romantic aspect, I see that the largest 3 trees are joined together in perfect harmony through their 'branching out'.

Maybe even there is a family unit here: starting left to right, mother , father, two young fraternal twins, a teenager, the baby and the last one getting ready for high school.

Not just another pretty image, there is something there for me.

It's funny how many people have mentioned the familial connections they sense from the image.  I felt it too when I shot it.  This line of trees was quite literally erupting from a sand dune overlooking the lake, with no other trees around.  I worked this hard and took them from different angles.....also broke them down into smaller groups.  In the end I decided that they're a 'family', and it really only works with all of them together.  Thanks so much for your comments gentlemen!

Well composed.  Nice work indeed.  Love it.  Best regards,