I definitely like the colors and of course the subject. Having taken many tree shots I'll give you a dose of my own self-criticism. Don't take it personally as a severe critique. OK. :-)
I always have a problem with trees that are cutoff at both ends, top and bottom. For some reason, to my eye, aesthetically one should always be able to see the tops or the bottoms of the trees, unless it is a total abstract shot or an extreme closeup. My feeling about this is about the same as if you showed me a people shot with their heads and feet out of the frame. I always strive to somehow have at least a total tree in my shots and if I can't, I'll generally opt for showing the entire trunk and losing part of the top as opposed to showing the top(s) with cutoff trunks. It may just be my own personal aesthetics, but I've gradually come to these conclusions. Tom C. >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: PESO - Yosemite Color (Redux - Real Photo) >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:39:21 -0700 (PDT) > >Very well seen and I think you hit the shadows exactly right. Good >contrast, yet adequate detail. I'd probably not, however, be able to >resist pumping the yellow slightly...but then, I'm weak. ;) > >Jack >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've been looking over my photos from Yosemite, taken last October, > > and some > > are a bit better than I thought. Nothing super great, nothing Ansel > > Adamish, > > nothing near as good as I really wanted... > > > > Hey, this no disclaimer thing is tough. :-) Anyway, at the time I > > was > > suffering a bit from high altitude, wanted to see everything, felt a > > bit rushed, > > and just over all didn't feel I did that well photography-wise. > > > > So nothing super fantastic, BUT I sort of like this. :-) > > > > I have used significant highlight/shadow on this because the trees > > were > > pretty dark. > > > > This is very typical of Yosemite in the fall, lots of dark pines, > > interspersed with brightly colored yellow-leaved trees (not sure > > what they were). > > Mainly right next to the road, and about 1/4 of the road in does > > have trees right > > next to it. So, what I am trying to say, it was incredibly > > beautiful, dark, > > yellow, dark, yellow... > > > > Typical Yosemite color anyway, this time unartified, unmucked with. > > If you > > think I should bring up the shadows more, just say so. > > > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/leaves.htm > > > > Comments welcome. > > > > Marnie aka Doe :-) > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > > http://www.aol.com. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love >(and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. >http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
