Trees

[nickjohnson]

You may have seen these before in another place. I have reworked them from scratch. My purpose here is to understand if the general approach taken renders the subject in an interesting way, and to understand if the monochrome treatment is also engaging. C&C please - thanks for looking.

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#7

[Barry]

I like these, you have recorded some very good lighting with nice long shadows. And they work well in both colour and monochrome.

[jeeperman]

I like them as well. #2 being the favourite for me, both in color and B&W.

[Stevewebb]

Very nice. They work in B&W and colour but I suppose it depends what feel you want from them really. For me the colour ones are warm and inviting whereas the B&W are mysterious and intreaguing.

#1 and 2 - This is my favourite of the set. The yellows and greens look really good and the long shadows all draw the viewer deep into the frame. The B&W i feel has some potential for more work on it to make more of the ray of light that falls on the path on the LHS on the vertical centre. If the area around the ray was darkened a bit it would just highlight that area a bit more. I do find myself looking always on the left side of the image though so I did think maybe a bit could be lost from the RHS but then that might unbalance the composition.

#3 and 4 - This one seems more certain in terms of my eye moves around the whole of the frame easier than the first. Same comment as above concerning the ray of light on the path in the B&W image. Perhaps the colour version would stand up to a bit more on the blacks slider. I find myself looking for detail in the tree trunk which I do not really need to see.

#5 and 6 - Hmmm, not so keen on this one. The colour version looks like something has been spilled on it on the LHS the way the shadows in the shrub are. The effect is lessened on the mono version but the image lacks the depth that the first two have.

#7 - beautifully rich autumn colours, simple but effective shot. We probably have all taken a shot just like it but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.

Thanks for posting them Nick, I have enjoyed looking at these.

[chrisc]

It was actually this series which inspired my run last month on sunrays and trees...thanks for showing me the way.

[rasbury]

Very good set Nick.I prefer the b&w versions more than the color as the appear more dramatic to me.had never seen these before though and when I saw the first one I thought of Chris's image.Glad he posted his comment before Mine as I was getting confused this early in the morning. ;D

[nickjohnson]

Feb 4, 2012 21:41:40 GMT Barry said:

I like these, you have recorded some very good lighting with nice long shadows. And they work well in both colour and monochrome.

Thanks Barry - I must say I was surprised that this subject material is so even handed - for colour & B&W.

[nickjohnson]

Feb 5, 2012 4:47:40 GMT jeeperman said:

I like them as well. #2 being the favorite for me, both in color and B&W.

Paul, glad you liked them so much that you got confused - #2 is the B&W version of #1. ;D

[nickjohnson]

Feb 5, 2012 8:16:25 GMT Stevewebb said:

Very nice. They work in B&W and colour but I suppose it depends what feel you want from them really. For me the colour ones are warm and inviting whereas the B&W are mysterious and intreaguing.

#1 and 2 - This is my favourite of the set. The yellows and greens look really good and the long shadows all draw the viewer deep into the frame. The B&W i feel has some potential for more work on it to make more of the ray of light that falls on the path on the LHS on the vertical centre. If the area around the ray was darkened a bit it would just highlight that area a bit more. I do find myself looking always on the left side of the image though so I did think maybe a bit could be lost from the RHS but then that might unbalance the composition.

#3 and 4 - This one seems more certain in terms of my eye moves around the whole of the frame easier than the first. Same comment as above concerning the ray of light on the path in the B&W image. Perhaps the colour version would stand up to a bit more on the blacks slider. I find myself looking for detail in the tree trunk which I do not really need to see.

#5 and 6 - Hmmm, not so keen on this one. The colour version looks like something has been spilled on it on the LHS the way the shadows in the shrub are. The effect is lessened on the mono version but the image lacks the depth that the first two have.

#7 - beautifully rich autumn colours, simple but effective shot. We probably have all taken a shot just like it but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.

Thanks for posting them Nick, I have enjoyed looking at these.

Thanks Steve, I think you may be right about the RH side of #1 / #2 - I'll try trimming it a bit.
#5 / #6 is the weak one in the set - I think I may drop it.

[nickjohnson]

Feb 5, 2012 13:10:07 GMT chrisc said:

It was actually this series which inspired my run last month on sunrays and trees...thanks for showing me the way.

Your welcome Chris. It only took me three years to figure out that all I had to do was stand in a shadow.

[nickjohnson]

Feb 5, 2012 13:20:43 GMT @rasbury said:

Very good set Nick.I prefer the b&w versions more than the color as the appear more dramatic to me.had never seen these before though and when I saw the first one I thought of Chris's image.Glad he posted his comment before Mine as I was getting confused this early in the morning. ;D

Thanks Ron - glad you enjoyed both Chris C's and mine. Why not have a go yourself?