Path in the woods

[chauncey]

I was not gonna leave my park without a shot...any shot would do even though it's late.
Were it you, what would you have done differently, or...is the scene even worth it?

[Shadowman]

It's a nice scene, I would change the white balance to give it more warmth. As shown, this would work if you had a figure somewhere on the path, giving it a somewhat fairy tale look.

[ST1]

My suggestion would be to lose a little off the right side, but still keeping the path in the right bottom corner. I agree with John it does seem a little too blue especially the path.

[MrB]

I agree with the other comments about colour. It looks like a JPEG shot in daylight with Tungsten WB. It looks OK to me as a more natural daylight scene...



...but perhaps you want it blue.

Cheers.
Philip

[bnnrcn]

I agree with Peter about cropping

[Geoff F]

I think you could try going darker in the shadows, with perhaps a hint of blue, to produce a rather sinister appearance; but not that bright blue look.

[xpatUSA]

I think you could try going darker in the shadows, with perhaps a hint of blue, to produce a rather sinister appearance; but not that bright blue look.

Was thinking along similar lines. Desaturated and tone curved it some. Also tilted the trees in a bit and squeezed it down, height-wise . .



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[KimC]

I prefer the original. I enjoy the fairy tale look the blue cast gives it.

[Kris V]

I prefer the original. I enjoy the fairy tale look the blue cast gives it.

+1

[Wandjina]

I like the cropped version best. I also like Philip's change to the white Balance, giving the photo a more natural look. I'm not in favour of blue cast, unless that is what you were trying to achieve.

[IzzieK]

I like Philip's edit too...more natural...+1 to his comments and edit.

[chauncey]

One of these days I'll reshoot the scene taking you all's advice into consideration...
maybe work the scene a bit more. Thanks for your tips.

A light at the end of life mood...

[Rebel]

I prefer the original. I enjoy the fairy tale look the blue cast gives it.

I agree with Kim, the first one is best for me.

I don't buy into this "looks more natural" thing

[xpatUSA]

Was looking at my earlier effort and felt that the lightness at right and in the immediate foreground was detracting from the ominous look a bit. So, I cropped for a more foreboding mood:



Leaning the trees inward was an attempt to make them more 'threatening' . . .

[Geoff F]

That is very much along the lines of what I was thinking about, Ted.