Lovers: I have been running, biking and hiking past these two trees for years. It has been fascinating to watch the progress through the years. Thank you for looking. JL...

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

I have been running, biking and hiking past these two trees for years. It has been fascinating to watch the progress through the years.

Thank you for looking.

JL

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

It's a good subject but it looks like it needs a bit of PP to differentiate between the two trees. It's not immediately obvious that there are two trees together. And there's a bit of lens flare.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

run4fittness wrote:

I have been running, biking and hiking past these two trees for years. It has been fascinating to watch the progress through the years.

Thank you for looking.

JL

This looks like one of those subjects that I would walk past and fret about photographing. Isolation is the key here and I must be honest, I have no idea how to achieve it. Still, very interesting to ponder.

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Most has been said. Welcome to the section.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

run4fittness wrote:

I have been running, biking and hiking past these two trees for years. It has been fascinating to watch the progress through the years.

Thank you for looking.

JL

The trees in the area where you live are the most beautiful on the continent, and have so much personality. This is worth working further, but I fear this particular capture has too much lost detail in the sky for you to fix it properly. If you have some pp skills, and are careful not to blow those highlights, you can do something interesting with this strange configuration of intertwined trees.

I did a photo story a few months ago on a different forum about the Secret Life Of Trees. This one reminds me of that series of mine.

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

R.G. wrote:

It's a good subject but it looks like it needs a bit of PP to differentiate between the two trees. It's not immediately obvious that there are two trees together. And there's a bit of lens flare.

Thank you. The others I took were either blurred, not what I wanted, or just plain weird.

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

ebrunner wrote:

This looks like one of those subjects that I would walk past and fret about photographing. Isolation is the key here and I must be honest, I have no idea how to achieve it. Still, very interesting to ponder.

Thank you. If you figure it out will you please share it? :)

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

Frank2013 wrote:

Most has been said. Welcome to the section.

Thank you.

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

minniev wrote:

The trees in the area where you live are the most ... (show quote)

Mother Nature thanks you!

Would it be better to go for a lower angle maybe to keep out some of the brighter sky?

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

run4fittness wrote:

Mother Nature thanks you!

Would it be better to go for a lower angle maybe to keep out some of the brighter sky?

Try multiple angles, but you may have to underexpose to keep from blowing the sky. My best shots of those trees are in light rain or heavy clouds, weak light. It's tricky to shoot them because they are SO dark.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Not sure of your PP skills but the easy way to control that light is with bracketed shots. Ie 5 shots at same aperture but different shutter speeds so you end up with an under exposed shot of the trees but with some sky detail.
Your camera will probably have a setting for taking bracketed shots automatically and then you need Photoshop or similar or HDR software and DO NOT use the HDR part.
Come back if the idea makes sense to you and you have the software. A tripod will be needed for the shoot.

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

minniev wrote:

Try multiple angles, but you may have to underexpose to keep from blowing the sky. My best shots of those trees are in light rain or heavy clouds, weak light. It's tricky to shoot them because they are SO dark.

Thank you. Light rain, heavy clouds and weak light are very common here, especially this time of year.

I will try that, thank you.

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

Billyspad wrote:

Not sure of your PP skills but the easy way to con... (show quote)

Yes, it does make sense. I will experiment with my camera and if doesn't work I can always try a different one. It will take bracketed shots. I have played some with Photoshop. Still learning the ins and outs.

Thank you for your comments.

And I do have a new tripod. It will be easy enough to strap over the shoulder with the backpack.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

run4fittness wrote:

.....I will experiment with my camera and if doesn't work I can always try a different one.......

This is exactly the sort of situation that shows up the limitations of a small-sensor compact. If you can, use a camera that has a larger sensor. If you can't get one, I suspect that your S3600 won't have automatic exposure bracketing. However, if you have a tripod, you might be able to find some way to bracket manually. Or if it has in-camera HDR, use that.

In any case, you should try to find an angle that includes the entwined trunks but doesn't include lots of bright sky. It's not just the blown sky that's the problem - there's lens flare as well, and while it doesn't ruin the shot, it's not helping anything either.

Lady Red Loc: Puget Sound, WA

R.G. wrote:

This is exactly the sort of situation that shows u... (show quote)

I will try the other camera and then use the tripod with both and see which is better.

Thank you, always appreciate how to improve!