Dancing Tree Silhouette C&C

c_pass · Sep 27, 2011

Hey everyone,

I took this shot on the beach while on vacation, The tree instantly reminded me of a dancing lady...
I tried to do a silhouette shot here... Since I was looking into the sun..

I shot with my 35 prime at F25, ISO-100, Shutter Speed 1/800

Thanks for any C&C

tevo · Sep 27, 2011

If you are going for a silhouette look, you need to darken the sand/tree (up contrast maybe). The water isn't straight which bothers me; I honestly think that being straight at the expense of the tree being a bit crooked is worth it. Otherwise, pretty good shot!

TiCoyote · Sep 28, 2011

The horizon really does need to be straight. This shot isn't all that dynamic. It is a vertical shot with a vertical subject in the center. Try a landscape orientation with an off center subject. Also, the colors in the background are a bit dull. What if you bump the saturation?

c_pass · Sep 28, 2011

tevo said:
If you are going for a silhouette look, you need to darken the sand/tree (up contrast maybe). The water isn't straight which bothers me; I honestly think that being straight at the expense of the tree being a bit crooked is worth it. Otherwise, pretty good shot!

Thanks for the advice...

Took another pass at it this moring, what do you think

c_pass · Sep 28, 2011

Just seen this pole that I didin't like in the shot, so I updated one more time

markv20 · Sep 28, 2011

Why did you choose to crop it and center the tree when you removed the pole?

c_pass · Sep 28, 2011

TiCoyote said:
The horizon really does need to be straight. This shot isn't all that dynamic. It is a vertical shot with a vertical subject in the center. Try a landscape orientation with an off center subject. Also, the colors in the background are a bit dull. What if you bump the saturation?

Thanks again for your advice....
Took one more stab at it.. I only have a vertical shot of this..