Tree

Fox3111 · 15th May 2008

Hey Guys.. I just went to Kusu Island recently.. And i manage to clip this off one of the trees.
I did some PS and i feel that the tree really looks very much alive.. the leaves are so green but i feel that some parts of the tree are dark maybe because of the sun's light shining from above. Do any 1 have any comments on the composition, clarity of the picture..

Shutter: 1/100
AV: F/10
Focal Length: 50mm
Taken with: 18-55mm Kit lens

mrhello88 · 16th May 2008

maybe a bit of cropping require..the eyes of the tree should be taken at more nearer distance and there is not much of interesting background..if some small flower or blurish colourful flower will make the pic looks more interesting or some soft sunshine line that come in through the hole between leaf..

A polarising filter will help u get nicer colour too.

sunboi80 · 16th May 2008

perhaps it will be helpful to do a short writeup of wat u wan to acheive in this pic?? so that easier for CSers to comment?
Honestly i don't find anything that strikes me in this pic, except mebbe the cut off branches cos of the color contrast.
u ur orginal intention is to focus on the new leaves (life) growing out from the trimmed branches then i will help to get a tighter crop (to remove the distractions) around the focal object.
if ur focal object is indeed the trimmed branches and the new shoots growing out from it, then I feel a more dramatic result can be achieve if u shoot at the trimmed branches at a angle where the background is the sky or sea/etc... instead of the messy leaves
Hope u get wat i mean.

Just my 2 cents

catchlights · 16th May 2008

I see tree trunk, not a tree.

daxdigital · 16th May 2008

I think the shot looks "cluttered" (There's too many details that I'm looking at.)

nigel84 · 17th May 2008

TS have you consider turning such a pic into BnW?

night86mare · 17th May 2008

extremely, extremely cluttered and messy. such can work, but not the way you have framed it here.

if you are just starting out, suggest to keep it simple. minimalism first, before moving onto more challenging scenes with more elements, while looking at many many good photographs will help somewhat.

15th May 2008	#1
Fox3111 New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 43	Tree Hey Guys.. I just went to Kusu Island recently.. And i manage to clip this off one of the trees. I did some PS and i feel that the tree really looks very much alive.. the leaves are so green but i feel that some parts of the tree are dark maybe because of the sun's light shining from above. Do any 1 have any comments on the composition, clarity of the picture.. Shutter: 1/100 AV: F/10 Focal Length: 50mm Taken with: 18-55mm Kit lens

16th May 2008	#2
mrhello88 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: tampines Posts: 54	Re: Tree maybe a bit of cropping require..the eyes of the tree should be taken at more nearer distance and there is not much of interesting background..if some small flower or blurish colourful flower will make the pic looks more interesting or some soft sunshine line that come in through the hole between leaf.. A polarising filter will help u get nicer colour too.

16th May 2008	#3
sunboi80 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West of SG Posts: 606	Re: Tree perhaps it will be helpful to do a short writeup of wat u wan to acheive in this pic?? so that easier for CSers to comment? Honestly i don't find anything that strikes me in this pic, except mebbe the cut off branches cos of the color contrast. u ur orginal intention is to focus on the new leaves (life) growing out from the trimmed branches then i will help to get a tighter crop (to remove the distractions) around the focal object. if ur focal object is indeed the trimmed branches and the new shoots growing out from it, then I feel a more dramatic result can be achieve if u shoot at the trimmed branches at a angle where the background is the sky or sea/etc... instead of the messy leaves Hope u get wat i mean. Just my 2 cents __________________ ;) L-plate Photog: I come, I see, I shoot

16th May 2008	#4
catchlights Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Punggol Posts: 10,775	Re: Tree I see tree trunk, not a tree. __________________ Shoot to Live, Live to Shoot www.foto-u.com \| www.benjaminloo.com \| email

16th May 2008	#5
daxdigital Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 70	Re: Tree I think the shot looks "cluttered" (There's too many details that I'm looking at.)

17th May 2008	#6
nigel84 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 814	Re: Tree TS have you consider turning such a pic into BnW? __________________ My Humble Flickr --> The pavement of my thoughts

17th May 2008	#7
night86mare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in your mind Posts: 19,300	Re: Tree extremely, extremely cluttered and messy. such can work, but not the way you have framed it here. if you are just starting out, suggest to keep it simple. minimalism first, before moving onto more challenging scenes with more elements, while looking at many many good photographs will help somewhat. __________________ Gallery \| Dreamscapes 09 Pentaxian 伪君子之所以更可憎