Here is one of those high key and a bit of abstract shots. I took it in Chile last year while scouting the area of Torres Del Paine National Park (way behind and the borders of what everyone normally explores). I found this high hill with lots of trees bent by a very high winds (almost always present in the area), that to me looked photogenic. I originally wanted to frame one of them with a mountains behind it but something just didn't look right (composition wise) and I gave up on the idea. Still, I liked the tree by itself and decided to take a shot of just the tree on the hill alone.
I created this image by converting it first to black and white, and then by cranking up the exposure slider almost all the way to the right (to the max) to "erase" everything but the tree. I then applied some shadow recovery to get the tree truck and brunches back, and sharpen the image quite a bit to add some dimension to them. I also applied some small amount of dodging and burning for an additional image definition.
Greg
Yeah man this is nice. Really liking how the textures look on the tree. Part of me wants a square crop of just the tree, I'm not sure of the large amount of empty space on the left is doing anything for it and keeps pulling my eye away. I think it's because the tree is reaching to the right. Either way, this would probably make one hell of a print. Nice job Greg.
jord217 wrote:
Yeah man this is nice. Really liking how the textures look on the tree. Part of me wants a square crop of just the tree, I'm not sure of the large amount of empty space on the left is doing anything for it and keeps pulling my eye away. I think it's because the tree is reaching to the right. Either way, this would probably make one hell of a print. Nice job Greg.
Jordan
Jordan, I've thought about cropping this image and keep, as you suggested, only the tree. I hated how it looked
The flow of branches makes cropped version "handicapped" because it seems something is missing from the picture, something that makes the branches lean (or bent) to the right. To me there's this expectation to see some flow (of and invisible wind perhaps) that makes this tree look the way it does. But I can tell we are on the same boat with our thoughts about what this image may look like in the end. This is what this forum is for, right? Before I print something like this I sure want to know what people think about the negative space. It occasionally helps and looks great, but sometimes it maybe just too much of it. Hm... maybe I'll remove some of it from this shot? I'll play around with this image some more.
Thanks
tntcorp wrote:
very nice image. the processing created a pencil-liked drawing :-)
imho, i wished the tree branches weren't cutoff on the right hand side. in such case, i think the negative space would work.
Agreed! I wish I didn't cut this tree! Well, it was a year ago and I have no idea what I was thinking back then?!
My wife told me she'd like better if this shot had the negative space on the other side of the tree. Hard to keep everyone satisfied
But nothing is waisted as I will be back in Patagonia in just 3 weeks again. I'll retake it...
I think this is pretty damn cool. Love the processing, I think the composition fits the mood and really adds to the overall feel of this. Is it a "standard" landscape photo? - of course not - but what it brings in originality and uniqueness really sets it apart. Way to step outside the box.....
I think this is pretty damn cool. Love the processing, I think the composition fits the mood and really adds to the overall feel of this. Is it a "standard" landscape photo? - of course not - but what it brings in originality and uniqueness really sets it apart. Way to step outside the box.....
Todd
Thank you Todd. I appreciate your, and everyone else's of course, comment.
That's one hell of a photogenic tree. I like what you've done here with some very creative PP. The negative space on the left doesn't bother me but I'm on the fence on clipping the right side of the tree.
Apr 03, 2017 at 09:37 AM
Mark Metternich Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: On
Damn, I forgot what I was looking for when I launched the browser and saw this image. While it may not be perfect, it certainly resonates with me. Well done.
