Cherry Hills: A seasoned veteran of UHH saw this image on my flickr account, and suggested to me that I post it here, despite it being a relatively straightforward image. Of course...

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

A seasoned veteran of UHH saw this image on my flickr account, and suggested to me that I post it here, despite it being a relatively straightforward image.

Of course, it's not exactly an image of any hills. A weeping cherry tree required a trunk cut down, and a couple of slices of that trunk were cut for my use. This is a detail of one of those slices. I'd like to encourage any critiques, however severe.

Cherry Hills
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joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

It's beautiful and reminds me of rolling hills of golden wheat

What a find

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

joecichjr wrote:

It's beautiful and reminds me of rolling hills of ... (show quote)

Thanks, Joe; very kind of you.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thank you for posting, Sam! It's OK to say I was the one who urged you to share here; people are used to my dragging people in from all over UHH and other sites

What struck me immediately is the rich color, textures and curves. I love that the curves on the left center are dark, while the ones on the right side are light, adding to the depth and 3D feel.

A stunningly beautiful work of art.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

What Linda said.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

This is an abstraction in which we can visually go into and see things that we imagine are there. I look and see, shut my eyes again and then open and see something different. A very effective art work.

My critique is certainly not severe or negative, rather it is a positive comment of admiration to your seeing and capturing to share.

NikonGal Loc: Central Oregon

For me the color was very eye-catching and the lines of the hills made interesting graphic designs.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Rolling hills, sun rays, tunnels of light and form, it all looks good to me. Reminds me of a low relief wood carving.

tcthome Loc: NJ

Nice. is the slice wet in the photo to get the color?

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

Linda From Maine wrote:

Thank you for posting, Sam! It's OK to say I was the one who urged you to share here; people are used to my dragging people in from all over UHH and other sites

What struck me immediately is the rich color, textures and curves. I love that the curves on the left center are dark, while the ones on the right side are light, adding to the depth and 3D feel.

A stunningly beautiful work of art.

Thanks so much, Linda, for you very kind and thoughtful comment. Very much appreciated.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

UTMike wrote:

What Linda said.

Thank you, Mike.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

dpullum wrote:

This is an abstraction in which we can visually go into and see things that we imagine are there. I look and see, shut my eyes again and then open and see something different. A very effective art work.

My critique is certainly not severe or negative, rather it is a positive comment of admiration to your seeing and capturing to share.

Thanks for your very kind comment.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

NikonGal wrote:

For me the color was very eye-catching and the lines of the hills made interesting graphic designs.

Thank you very much.

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

magnetoman wrote:

Rolling hills, sun rays, tunnels of light and form, it all looks good to me. Reminds me of a low relief wood carving.

Glad you like it. And, of course, it is, as you put it, a "low relief wood carving," made by a chain saw!

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

tcthome wrote:

Nice. is the slice wet in the photo to get the color?

No, the wood isn't wetted. The cut is rather recent, and the cherry tree wood is quite orange/reddish, and of course Photoshop allowed me to emphasize that a bit.