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This is exquisite. Terrific conversion, and tack-sharp. Very, very nicely done, my friend! Cheers! Chris

A gorgeous image. Well composed, sharp and looks fantastic in black and white.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this, good bad or

indifferent.........thanks so much.

Beautiful!

Nice subject for B&W, lots of detail in the veins of the leaves and a nice gentle diagonal flow enhanced by the winding vine. Pops out well from the background putting the emphasis on the leaves as it should be. If I had anything negative, and it's being picky, is maybe some burning on the brightest part of the leaves.

Wow!, thanks for all the wonderful comments Chris, Apurva, Ramon and Jim.

 

Jim, thanks for the honest critique, although I like the highlights in the leaves, I appreciate what you are saying and will take it under consideration. Thanks.

I like the photo very much, including the highlights!

Delicate climbing of the leaves on the tree trunk. I like the shallow BG, a must to enhance the FG. Good light ,shadows,and water drops, as well as the B/W conversion and diagonal placement on the frame..

Thank you again for the kind words.....

Excellent! Has a great feel to it. Very sensitive and layered. The drooping leaves, the well caught droplets. I love the way you've handled the main branch. The toning, a bit of greenish/silvery on my monitor, is effective and adds a bit of coldness/mournfulness appropriate to the scene. I'm struck by the cross made with the central tree in the background scene and the main foreground branch. It's an interesting element.

 

I find that the cross and its centeredness, along with the straight-on horizontal of your shooting angle gives this a fairly static energy. I don't say that negatively. It's more just an observation and I wonder whether you considered that. As for the highlights on the leaves, I don't think they're too strong and would not burn them uniformly. But they're worth discussing. One thing I've been learning to do, and it's hard, is to give as much nuance to my highlights. I've been much more naturally doing that with the depths of my shadows. So, I think if there were a little more richness and subtlety to your highlights, that might lessen their strong pull on our eyes. What happens to me here is that the energy of your highlights is fairly equal both on the central leaf and on the leaves to the left. So my eye tends to stay put rather than feeling directed toward movement. Again, if that more static vision is a conscious decision and that's the effect you want, it's a reasonable approach. But it definitely is something to be conscious of.

Fred may have a point about those highlights but you will have to decide on the print for that. I rather suspect they'll look about right. I think you've created a stunning and attrative b&w here.

Two photographers who I respect very much.......Thanks for coming by

 

 

A for the highlights, on my monitor, they are just as I like them so will probably remain as they are, although I did consider all of your input. Thanks so much!

Beautiful close up with a great color! It's like a poem! :)

The composition is great, a beautiful play of shapes. I like the highlights, they give an edgey touch to this otherwise natural shot. Best regards, Hugh Price.