Flowering Tree

I know, not too exciting ... but I've been driving past this branch hanging over the fence every day on my way home from work for a couple of weeks now, and just wanted to share it with ya'll.

 

Notice ... my new camera... ;-)

Any comments or ratings are appreciated!! :-)

I like the angle of the branch and the wood grain. I might have upped the saturation a bit, but maybe not. The subtle tone is nice. Have fun with your Rebel. I do! :-)

Thanks for the suggestion, Janet. I just did as you suggested, and like the change a lot. I've included the originally posted picture so that everyone can compare. :-)

I like it! They both have merit in their own right. Which one is closer to reality? You can adjust the parameters in the Rebel to different levels such as less saturated or more...Check the manual. It's fun!

Here's the original original ... straight out of the camera. I'm still playing with the settings. It sure is a lot of fun!! :-)

Nice Flowers Lou Ann, I see you have a new camera, I hope you have some good lenses to go with it, (if you ever want my advise feel free to ask I will help if I can, I have Canon too) that is the most important part of Photography next to the person looking through the camera. ;o) Keep up the good work, all the best to you.

 

DK.

Lou Ann, I tend to like the more saturated version. It livens up the photo, but thats my personal taste. Have fun with your new camera! Cheers, Sondra

Congratulations on the new camera and welcome to the word of digital. No more film to buy no more waiting to get your prints developed. Yea, yea, yea!

 

Great first shot. Composition is good and color and detail are just right IMHO.

 

I really like the saturated version and that it still looks real. How exciting for you with a new camera. I'm getting a new one too sometime in the near futur and the one you chose is on my short list. Enjoy it!

Hey! the new Rebel in action. I thought the colours looked natural before I read the bit about the re-post. Nice colours and composition.

Good composition and color, Lou Ann. With digital, just go out and experiment all you can as I'm sure you'll learn quite a bit in the process!

I really like the composition on this - nice work.

Welcome to the D 300 family...nice first try, good diagonal wood texture and colors.Pnina

Definitely like the saturated version best. Gives more detail, imo.

Lou Anne- I love the flowing composition. Color and detail are also nice. Having the curse of the "straight eye" I want to correct the slight lean to the right. Other than that, nice job!

Thanks, Jayme ... actually, it was tought to straighten the entire image because the fence wasn't the same amount "off" ... and I had to rotate and transform and crop until the lines were here, and that was as good as I was able to do!! :-)

Easily the best of your most recent flowering tree shots. For me, at least. I guess the absence of bright backlighting and the nice fence behind the blossom, makes this one more enjoyable to look at.

Like the tones and colors on this one.