Color Grading

The shot was taken in unremarkable mid-morning light, as AM clouds were beginning to clear, but the shape of the tree as well as the eastern sun hitting the trunk caught my eye. My intention was to convert this to BW in post, however, upon opening the image in Lightroom, I started playing with the tones and decided to take this into a more artistic direction. The result was a split-toned composite which relies heavily on its mood, composition (I felt the square crop worked best for the scene), and concept to garner attention.