rural america Pines

I saw the sun break through this limb and thought it would make for a good

holiday shot (for the pines). The focus wasn't quite where I wanted it on the

cone as it blurred a bit compared to the branch but was happy with the

overall composition. I would appreciate your thoughts for this image.

I believe the exposure is good and the colors you have captured are well done but in this instance that cone being out of focus is more of a distraction than a help to the photo.

The cone's position center frame and its prominence (read size) in the photo tell my mind that this is the subject, this is what I want to be looking at but it is blurry and that is unsettling to my eye. Instead it seems the focus is falling on the needles behind the cone but this is not what my eye wants to focus on.

That being said I like the idea and the sun has created a nice golden tone behind the branch. With the right focus this might have been more appealing to at least my eye.