Fall Luminance
Image captured as the last of the fall colors were fading. As the morning sun hit the birch and aspens, one lonely clump of trees with a lone birch hidden among the pines on the hillside captured my attention.
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5 Comments
Nice job, Peter and well spotted. The isolation of the golden leaves against the shade creates a very striking & beautiful effect.
I might have been tempted to step left (if possible) and swung the camera right a little, so the clump was right of centre, and the lone tree to the left.
I say this because having seen the lone tree as a rocket taking off from the closer group, that's all I can see! But maybe I'm mad. ;-)
I really appreciate your input on this image! I really wrestled with this composition for a while, there was too much scrub brush to allow for much change in the composition. In a perfect world I would have shot from a lower angle if the scene would have allow to create a little more separation from the ground and the trees. I also tried with a wider angle, but that altered the perspective of the lone birch on the hillside... So - I ultimately settled with this composition. Thanks again for your perspective on things!
I appreciate how it can be, out there in the field, so I'm always cautious about being the armchair expert, Peter! Good job. Let's see more from you.
Hi Peter. I am having a different opinion here. I am enjoying a superb composition here. the Twin trees are very good focal point and are star subjects in the frame with dark and contrasting background. the Foreground colours subtly complement yellow subject. Even the yellow line separating beige and dark green beautifully.
And then the lone bight tree at the back calls for attention. for me, this frame is good without that.
Cheers.
Thanks so much for your input. I do agree that the image as a square crop without the lone birch stands on its own merits; and in fact has a better balance to it overall! I just found the long birch so compelling and it does, for me at least, cause the viewer to bounce through the image. I could go either way with this one on the composition.
Thanks again for your thoughts!