Olive tree

[deetheturk]

Another first for me,B+W imaging! C&C welcome.

Cheers David

[flashback]

David,

I think it's a great shot. I might suggest a bit more crop on the left to get rid of that vertical wall post (or at least the dark area(s) immediately along the edge of the image.

I think the detail in the sky is great as well as the hill in the BG. It's a great shot. (was there inclement weather coming in?)

[Wavelength]

...and that came out excellent

[Geoff F]

My first thoughts were the same as Jack - concerning that post on the left.

There is a lot of sky there but it is interesting sky. However, are the land items, tree etc, competing against the sky?

For example, a crop to remove part of the sky and concentrate more on the tree (possibly using a different size ratio). Or a slight reduction in the foreground (to remove the front stone) and bring the tree right into the foreground, which might give a better balance between tree and sky?

[deetheturk]

Hi Jack,thanks for commenting,when i look at the image again i think your right,i will try the crop later,as for the weather,it was sunny then that bank of cloud rolled in and i.m.o. made the shot,the rain followed a day later

[deetheturk]

Cheers Nandakumar

[deetheturk]

Thanks Geoff, for the helpful comments,i will try your suggestions later as well,its amazing how you look and look at an image and dont see the obvious!


Cheers David

[deetheturk]

Have cropped a bit here and there,any better guys?

Cheers David

[IzzieK]

Better David...gotta love it now....

Have cropped a bit here and there,any better guys?

Cheers David

[deetheturk]

Cheers Isabel

[mknittle]

Very nice David. Olive is one of my favorite trees.

[Mike Buckley]

Very nice conversion! I hope this hooks you on making monochrome images.

If you have a chance to revisit the subject, try getting closer and shooting upward from a lower perspective that places the horizon no higher than about halfway between where it is now and the base of the tree.

[Otavio]

Very nice, indeed, David! I like the olive trees. Actually, I have a certain connection with them. Olive tree, in Portuguese, is "Oliveira" and that is my Surname!

Thanks for sharing!

[Geoff F]

Yes, David, that reworking brings everything nicely together.

[deetheturk]

Thanks Mark

[flashback]

Hi Jack,thanks for commenting,when i look at the image again i think your right,i will try the crop later,as for the weather,it was sunny then that bank of cloud rolled in and i.m.o. made the shot,the rain followed a day later

David, I thought I recognized a 'mackerel sky' which usually precedes rain.
And the new crop hits, I think, the perfect tone between sky, FG and BG

[deetheturk]

Thanks Mike,I do like monochrome images just until now had not tried it,I will certainly consider doing it more often!Cheers for the tips and idea's.

[deetheturk]

Thank you Otavio,here in Turkey they are everywhere you look!

[deetheturk]

Cheers Jack,you can be the C in C in house weatherman!

[deetheturk]

Thanks Geoff