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@Jimi James

I was going to leave this alone but since Artin has followed your lead I feel the need to respond. What is it about this picture that makes you say that those who like it (I'm one of them) "simply don't understand art." I guess I'm just an uneducated simpleton, but I thought it was okay to like a photo just because it strikes a chord with me and I enjoy looking at it. Is there a higher bar that I should be aware of? When is it alright to like a photo? When is it art and who decides? You're critical of this photo (which is your right) but you don't explain your position. Please enlighten me as to what I'm missing and why I should not enjoy looking at this image, or at least why it doesn't qualify as "art."

@Artin Avedissian
Since you "fully agree with Jimi," please feel free to chime in. I appreciate that you've given at least some objective basis for your criticism, which is that you feel:

So, what's wrong with that subject? What subjects are worthy of being photographed as art and how can we tell? You say that:

I absolutely agree, but I'm having trouble finding the sense or meaning in either of your comments. If you're going to be so negative about someone's work I think you owe it to them to explain what you think they could do better next time. "Don't take pictures of autumn in Poland" falls a bit short of the mark to my mind.

I disagree with Bill about the need to tilt the photo. The front-most tree is perfectly straight and sets the frame of reference for the rest. I think the other trees are just wider at the bottom and slant to the right as they narrow. My only problem with the image is I wish there were more definition in the foreground so as to enhance the contrast between the lower right and upper left in both detail and light. I feel the whole thing is a little washed out right now, which works better the farther back into the image you look. I'm nitpicking though. Overall, I really like this image and find it very compelling!