Well done Asier--This is a beautiful, magical nature photograph. I am not sure that it could have been composed any differently, as some have suggested, without spoiling the balance between the light slanting in from the left and the central trees: Moving to the right would reduce the amount of light seeen on the left, and moving to the left would place the lower edge of the light shaft higher in the frame, possibly intersecting the corner or even above it. Also, there may well be other, less photogenic trees to the left that would have detracted from the scene. And that light shaft looks very natural to me as I have seen light just like that when there is a light mist or fog hanging in the woods in the morning.
I don't mind the broken tree stump at all. I think it adds greatly to the authenticity of the image. If this were going to be used for some commercial purpose, or possibly to spruce it up for a fine art sale, I might try to digitally remove the corner of the stump that intersects the tree branch in the background, but otherwise I would leave it just as it is.
As to the subject of the photograph, I am one of those people who doesn't believe that a scenic photo has to always have one specific subject to draw the eye. In this case, I think the whole beautiful, magical scene is the subject. There are many interesting things that catch my eye: the light, the trees, the color, etc.
Araralar - Basque Country
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Well done Asier--This is a beautiful, magical nature photograph. I am not sure that it could have been composed any differently, as some have suggested, without spoiling the balance between the light slanting in from the left and the central trees: Moving to the right would reduce the amount of light seeen on the left, and moving to the left would place the lower edge of the light shaft higher in the frame, possibly intersecting the corner or even above it. Also, there may well be other, less photogenic trees to the left that would have detracted from the scene. And that light shaft looks very natural to me as I have seen light just like that when there is a light mist or fog hanging in the woods in the morning.
I don't mind the broken tree stump at all. I think it adds greatly to the authenticity of the image. If this were going to be used for some commercial purpose, or possibly to spruce it up for a fine art sale, I might try to digitally remove the corner of the stump that intersects the tree branch in the background, but otherwise I would leave it just as it is.
As to the subject of the photograph, I am one of those people who doesn't believe that a scenic photo has to always have one specific subject to draw the eye. In this case, I think the whole beautiful, magical scene is the subject. There are many interesting things that catch my eye: the light, the trees, the color, etc.
All in all, a photograph I would hang on my wall.
Joel Holcomb