On Mar 22, 2012, at 8:12 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > I think my ranking, best first, goes like this: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859115960/in/set-72157629275228340 > Walt's crop. I like this composition of this...it's not too busy, and > shows the form of the tree with less clutter. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859016230/in/set-72157629275228340 > B&W. I actually like the tonality of this one the best; the trunk of > the tree seems to have a good luminosity as it emerges from deep > shadow. I'd like to see the same tonality brought to Walt's crop.
With lightroom, I brought Walt's crop to this tonality. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859015704/in/set-72157629275228340 > If the patterns on the trunk are the focus of the image, then this > version shows them best, and I like that. But on the whole I prefer > the glow and texture of the B&W versions. Thanks much. Also Daniel, Brian, Walt and everyone else who looked. I find photographing trees hard. This one looked more visible than most, so I thought I'd give it a try. > > > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> A couple days ago, I had a few minutes to kill after lunch so the Insurance >> agent's office would be open on my way past, and I played with my camera at >> our local covered bridge. One picture that I attempted was of a tree >> against the sky. I tried processing it a couple of ways to bring the tree >> out against the sky. >> >> I'm not sure whether it works or not, and if not, what to do to fix it. >> Suggestions? >> >> colo(u)r: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859015704/in/set-72157629275228340 >> black and white: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859016230/in/set-72157629275228340 >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
