Autumn Returns

[Shadowman]

Area should be snow covered, but I'm not complaining.

ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/250sec

[bnnrcn]

I like the image John I just wonder if it would look better to brighten the shadowy branches and the shadow of the tree just a little bit but not too much.

[Shadowman]

I like the image John I just wonder if it would look better to brighten the shadowy branches and the shadow of the tree just a little bit but not too much.

Binnur,

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, will give it a go.

[Shadowman]

Slight adjustment.

[Downrigger]

Like the saturations and richness of first one better, and it illustrates better what I find interesting about an image like this: To me, one senses it is indeed made in winter (not fall) and I'm not sure why. I think it has to do with the combination of a sense that this is from the more middle hours of the daytime (brightness of sky?) and at the same time with the long shadows of a low angle winter sun. It just looks like a snowless winter - near solstice - day, and I enjoy it for that look.

[Shadowman]

Like the saturations and richness of first one better, and it illustrates better what I find interesting about an image like this: To me, one senses it is indeed made in winter (not fall) and I'm not sure why. I think it has to do with the combination of a sense that this is from the more middle hours of the daytime (brightness of sky?) and at the same time with the long shadows of a low angle winter sun. It just looks like a snowless winter - near solstice - day, and I enjoy it for that look.

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the comments, normally winter scenes don't appeal to me (skies too gray) unless it has an abundance of snow, this one as you say is beautifully bathed in the midday sun.

[Geoff F]

I wonder about reducing the amount of sky, maybe a 4 x 5 ratio to give more impact to the scene?

Pity about that red vehicle; but not much you could have done about it. Would a crop from top and left be worth considering?

[Shadowman]

I wonder about reducing the amount of sky, maybe a 4 x 5 ratio to give more impact to the scene?

Pity about that red vehicle; but not much you could have done about it. Would a crop from top and left be worth considering?

Geoff,

Thanks for the comments and suggestions.

[IzzieK]

I like the edit better but I like the saturation of the first so I am really torn here which one to choose. Maybe as Geoff suggested a little crop at the top so the concentration of the shot will gear towards the trees? I am not saying anything new, sorry...

[Shadowman]

I like the edit better but I like the saturation of the first so I am really torn here which one to choose. Maybe as Geoff suggested a little crop at the top so the concentration of the shot will gear towards the trees? I am not saying anything new, sorry...

Izzie,

Your comments gives added thoughts to an edit. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

[bnnrcn]

Edit looks better John

[Shadowman]

Edit looks better John

Thanks Binnur.