I don't agree. Sometimes, for me, it is about the light on the leaves, the curve of a branch, etc., not about the whole tree. Just like I might take someone's hands and not shoot them full body. This one was about the light on the leaves and the contrast between them and the dark of the pine boles.
But maybe you'll like this better: http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/yellowtree.htm Very quick edit in response to your post, I might play with a bit more if I was posting it as the original PESO. Maybe lighten it a tad and tone down the highlights in the left corner. Although I did lighten up the pine boles. And I had about four shots this way, and maybe I didn't pick out the best one. But... I like the other better. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) ============== 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. > > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
