Just wanted to show some forest shots for some ideas and critiques.
Kinda hard these days to get any usefull feedback so I´ll give it a try here.
Thanks for your time and have a great Sunday everyone!
Just wanted to show some forest shots for some ideas and critiques.
Kinda hard these days to get any usefull feedback so I´ll give it a try here.
Thanks for your time and have a great Sunday everyone!
Hi Sandro,
I'm not an expert on this subject as I haven't done too many of these shots myself. But purely from a visual perspective, I loved the third one. I guess the Fall colours made all the difference. I would probably increase the exposure just a little bit.
For the first one, I thought the light source was a little too high in the sky and there weren't enough rays filtering through. There's a difference in the left side vs. the right side of the photo in terms of the lighting and, consequently, in the mood of the image. More fairytale on the left, more gloomy on the right. I would perhaps introduce a bit more green tinting into the overall image and highlight a bit more of the moss on the forest floor. I would also reduce the shows a bit to bring up the exposure on the right side.
I like the light in the second image. However, in my opinion, the empty areas take away from the shot. I know you wanted the tree in the foreground to be the centre of attention, but the gaps in the background, both between the tree trunks as well as the bits of open sky, and the stump seem to distract the viewer's attention.
Just my 2 cents. Photography feedback is always very subjective, so please take my comments with a pinch of salt. Have a good weekend.
I like all 3 but I might try "one image HDR" on the second - copy to an extra layer, darken, mask, combine. Google on how to do this - you can create the mask automatically. In fact this technique might be great for all your shots if you are pushing at the limits of dynamic range as you in the two shots here.
Beautiful light, well captured!
To build on what Siddhartha De was saying ...
All the images are of a similar subject, but look different; I think if you are presenting them together like this try grading them to have a similar style.
Shooting them to be this way also helps. Ex. the first one is more backlit while the second one is more side lit. If you find different compostions with similar lighting you may have a better chance at matching them later when you throw your edits on top
Of course I'm just a guy on the internet, and these are great pics regardless of what I say ...
Sandro,
thank you for sharing! I particularly like the third image. The small yellow tree is a great subject, well placed in the frame, well separated from the rest by fog and shadows. Congratulations on a great shot!
LY