tree on a hill

[Bigbitt8706]

I need help on anything and everything on this one... composition, lighting, PP, let me have it. be harsh.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii262/bigbitt8706/IMG_2381edited3.jpg

[penodr]

It's a decent shot its biggest problem for me is the fact that the pixels are either white or black and nothing in the middle. There needs to be a bigger range of shades of grey for me, sorry.

Dave

[chauncey]

Gimme the whole tree and bring up the sky.

[AngryCorgi]

Clipping out the sky makes it less attractive, IMO. The contrast is pretty strong too, but you can make it work for you, if it's not responsible for the sky clipping.

I have to agree with chauncey too. The foreground is too prominent.

[joeflux]

I don't see it's right to cut off the tree as it is a very nice tree. If you go for abstract then maybe a litte tighter. This might fit well on a special avant garde style but not on a regular photo artistic shot. I like the contrast, it's very creative.

[davo_robbo]

i really like the contrast and the dramatic effect it creates, i would like to see all the tree and less foreground/more sky.. just my 2 cents :)

[ADAPTE]

i really like the contrast and the dramatic effect it creates, i would like to see all the tree and less foreground/more sky.. just my 2 cents :)

I agree...

[PETERSYMES]

The PP is interesting again, i have noticed you like to push the envelope on PP.
Not sure if it is the composition or the fact i feel a colour version would work better with that very retro PP, maybe really wild zingy colours.

No No its actually colour really bright Blue, Bright green and Orange i can see it as a header image to a magazine feature

[Bigbitt8706]

I’m glad that the first thing you all noticed is that it is primarily just black and white, and how unnatural it looks. I processed it this way to show how unnatural it is in life to get a clear cut answer, that seeing the world in “black and white” is unnatural, and how we, as humans, thrive in the “grey” areas in life. I couldn’t possibly think of anything better to represent life than flowers in full bloom, with a tree springing to life in the background.

Edit: I didn't clip out the sky; it was around 2 in the afternoon, so it was just really bright. Again, it looks unnatural on purpose. Even when the sun is at its highest and everything looks it’s clearest, you still cannot see answers. The natural way is that life is a mystery, that is darker (most photo’s are taken when there is less light, when the sun is lower in the sky) and greyer than my photo.

Either that or I just suck ass with Photoshop

And about the tree, the hill I was on is in a park and there is a street right behind the tree, and I didn’t want that in my frame.

Thanks for the critique all, and any more help will still be incredibly appreciated!