Future Paper
Oct 12, 2015 00:10:30 #
Oct 12, 2015 02:37:01 #
They are planted in rows. Is there a story as to why?
Are they to be harvested?
Are they to be harvested?
Oct 12, 2015 08:29:06 #
Oct 12, 2015 10:01:19 #
I like that you have them angled sllightly. I think I might try a little more angle, but this is nice.
I love the colors and repeating pattern of the trees.
I love the colors and repeating pattern of the trees.
Oct 12, 2015 16:03:23 #
ArtzDarkroom wrote:
They are planted in rows. Is there a story as to why?
Are they to be harvested?
Are they to be harvested?
As you figured out, yes.
This crop is located about 175 miles east of Portland Oregon on the south side of I-84. Anyone who has driven this stretch of road knows about them, because they are about the only thing around in this area. I have driven by them about once each year or two for many years and often thought they would make a good photo. When heading east past them last Thursday and seeing the colors changing, I knew I had to stop on my way home on Sunday. Usually, I am in a hurry to get home.
Besides the "No trespassing" signs (I only walked up to the edge of the crop), they post which year they were planted. I think this part of the crop is about 8 years old.
Jerry
Oct 12, 2015 16:12:57 #
Country's Mama wrote:
I like that you have them angled sllightly. I think I might try a little more angle, but this is nice.
I love the colors and repeating pattern of the trees.
I love the colors and repeating pattern of the trees.
Thank you for the feedback. I am not sure what you mean by the angle. Is it which direction the vanishing point is on the photo or how much offset I stood from the middle of the row? I had to rotate the image to get the trees to be more straight up and down, but that was not completely easy since there are multiple angles the trees grew at.
Jerry
Oct 12, 2015 16:23:11 #
Erdos2 wrote:
Thank you for the feedback. I am not sure what you mean by the angle. Is it which direction the vanishing point is on the photo or how much offset I stood from the middle of the row? I had to rotate the image to get the trees to be more straight up and down, but that was not completely easy since there are multiple angles the trees grew at.
Jerry
Jerry
The angle which the vanishing point sits. You aren't quite in the middle of the row but not on the edge of it either. I would like to see more of a commitment one way or the other. Maybe once I saw it done differently I would change my mind, those are just my thoughts as I look at this as presented.
Oct 13, 2015 08:30:10 #
Hybrid Cottonwood, 7 year growth cycle. Originally planned for paper production, but once the furniture industry found out about them, drove price up to be barely profitable for paper.
Those are test plots for various types of hybrids and trimming techniques to attempt knot reduction for "clear" lumber for cheap furniture.
Those are test plots for various types of hybrids and trimming techniques to attempt knot reduction for "clear" lumber for cheap furniture.
Oct 13, 2015 10:07:40 #
Very nice repeating pattern shot. I like the light. Perhaps a tish more contrast .. not much. I do like your perspective, though I am sure there a couple that would work.
Oct 13, 2015 10:28:58 #
Erdos2 wrote:
Thank for all CC.
I think Judy is correct about the angle at which the shot is taken. I would have liked it to have been taken more obliquely so that the distribution of the trees is evenly spread with no pattern. I can understand the attraction of the "avenue", the leading lines, but in this case they don't lead anywhere. The visual impact is given to this picture by the strong straight verticals, not the gap between them.
Graham
Oct 13, 2015 10:38:21 #
GPappy wrote:
Hybrid Cottonwood, 7 year growth cycle. Originally planned for paper production, but once the furniture industry found out about them, drove price up to be barely profitable for paper.
Those are test plots for various types of hybrids and trimming techniques to attempt knot reduction for "clear" lumber for cheap furniture.
Those are test plots for various types of hybrids and trimming techniques to attempt knot reduction for "clear" lumber for cheap furniture.
I had missed the recent history about the change in the final destination for these trees. Since the sign there said "Pacific Albus", I had to check out. Basically it is a hybrid poplar which is all in the same family as cottonwoods.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Albus
Thanks for the update. I learned something and I guess I incorrectly titled the posting.
Jerry
Oct 13, 2015 10:43:51 #
Country's Mama wrote:
The angle which the vanishing point sits. You aren't quite in the middle of the row but not on the edge of it either. I would like to see more of a commitment one way or the other. Maybe once I saw it done differently I would change my mind, those are just my thoughts as I look at this as presented.
I also have a stitched panorama shot, which I didn't like as much as this one. The multiple angles of rows didn't work well in my opinion for this scene. I will play with it some to see what I can get out of it. I can put the row at about any position, or as Graham suggests don't include and obvious row.
Jerry
Oct 13, 2015 10:48:13 #
Nightski wrote:
Very nice repeating pattern shot. I like the light. Perhaps a tish more contrast .. not much. I do like your perspective, though I am sure there a couple that would work.
I had played with contrast some, but there is a band of darkness that appears across the middle that I didn't like. The brighter version felt "happier". I'll try a tiny bit more contrast and hopefully bring out more detail without going darker.
Jerry
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