Turkey Creek Trail, East TX (What to do with boring landscape?)

The Houston area outdoors is a challenge for me to photograph because it doesn't have the natural majesty of mountains, waterfalls and lakes. Instead, we have a lot of flat, straight trails. This trail - Turkey Creek - out on the East Texas side is pretty much the same, and a rather boring trail to hike. So I went for some bleak PP of the pine trees using Color Efex. Interested in C&C on the first two. Hope you enjoy 'em.

1) 105 mm-ISO 1600-1-125 sec at f - 10

I dig the second one. I can imagine it printed large. There is just enough there to know what is, but "artsy" enough to be visually engaging. I'm thinking it would look pretty cool printed on metal.

Great lighting & colours on the mushroom in #3.

plantastic wrote in post #17350332
I dig the second one. I can imagine it printed large. There is just enough there to know what is, but "artsy" enough to be visually engaging. I'm thinking it would look pretty cool printed on metal.

Great idea; Thanks!

smeghead62 wrote in post #17351472
Great lighting & colours on the mushroom in #3.

Thank you!

I agree with the others, you nailed it with the mushroom shot. Lovely colors, contrast, comp.

The mushroom shot is excellent! I like the color and composition.

frozenframe wrote in post #17353856
I agree with the others, you nailed it with the mushroom shot. Lovely colors, contrast, comp.

YELLERLAB wrote in post #17353924
The mushroom shot is excellent! I like the color and composition.

Thanks folks! That shot made the trip worthwhile.