Tree for c&c

[SquarePeg]

I don't usually try B&W but the color version of this was a bit boring. What do you think?

Feb2016_2289b by SharonCat..., on Flickr

 

[dxqcanada]

Yeah, I can see that the monochrome image would be better than the colour ... though I don't think the tree itself is strong enough to carry the shot.
Possibly wider angle or different viewpoint ...

 

[SquarePeg]

Yeah, I can see that the monochrome image would be better than the colour ... though I don't think the tree itself is strong enough to carry the shot.
Possibly wider angle or different viewpoint ...

Thanks for your feedback. I do have one from a different angle but it's not any wider and it doesn't show the tree bending into the ice. It's not far from home so I may go back there next week and bring my 11-17mm with me this time. Of course the ice may be melted by then and that is what attracted me to the shot in the first place.

Thanks for looking!

 

[dxqcanada]

Keep at it with the tree.
Most of the really great shots (that I like) took time to figure out the exact time and viewpoint ... I usually frequent a particular place at different times of the day or year to get that great image.

 

[Designer]

What do you think?

Good line, good texture, fair balance, overall not bad.

 

[otherprof]

I don't usually try B&W but the color version of this was a bit boring. What do you think?

Feb2016_2289b by SharonCat..., on Flickr

I liked the shot, but thought the verticals of the trees on the right edge detracted from curves of the subject, so I moved your crop a little to the left, leaving your proportions. I also increased the contrast a little - just two tiny tweeks in iPhoto.

 

[SquarePeg]

@otherprof , I like that much better. Thanks!

 

[vintagesnaps]

I was thinking that too, that I'd do some adjustments in the contrast.

There's probably more than one way you could frame or crop this. I might keep the light color tree on the right, and maybe crop the left side slightly. What I might crop would be the bottom to eliminate the branches down there and the darker area that looks like breaks in the ice - to me that creates some pattern and shapes and contrast that makes for some visual clutter and distraction.

It's a great subject and actually a nice photo I think. Taking more photos of it could be fun, I'd probably like to shoot this on a sunny day, not midday but on a day when you can get some nice dark and light to get a good B&W.

 

[KenC]

I agree with otherprof, although I might not crop the bottom to keep the ratio the same - I think it might work better with a little more foreground. The bottom line is that you need to play with it and see what you like best.