One Pine
Jan 31, 2020 16:13:03 #
Feb 1, 2020 02:14:24 #
Much of the storytelling and visual interest would be lost if you did away with colour. I can see why you don't want the two large trees too centralised, but it would be nice if there was something to justify the larger space on the right. Perhaps if you brightened that dark yellow area just to the right of the pine tree's trunk.
Feb 1, 2020 06:37:58 #
Squared the picture by cropping away right side up to the pine. I think much better.
Tried a BW conversion using SmartEdit - it lost something. The picture is about natural color.
The green pine and the fall colors to the left look good together and make a pleasant pic.
Tried a BW conversion using SmartEdit - it lost something. The picture is about natural color.
The green pine and the fall colors to the left look good together and make a pleasant pic.
Feb 1, 2020 08:46:08 #
Delderby wrote:
... Squared the picture by cropping away right side up to the pine.... .
The story ends viewing the green tree and should not tale off with more brown leaving us looking for more.
Feb 1, 2020 11:53:41 #
I like the idea of cropping on the right a bit. I see what you all are saying. The reason I didn't do that is because of the curve created by the bushes on the small hill in front of the pine. That was part of what drew my eye in addition to that one pine in all the deciduous trees. Also, I took this picture because...
Between 1915-1917 the Pine Tree Lumber company owned and logged this land. Old records show on average 275,000 board feet of pine were taken per 40 acres .. enough wood to build 27 houses. With the pine seed source removed, aspen, oak and birch have replaced the pine.
But that has nothing to do with the artistic value of the photograph. It does tell a story of the interference of man in the forest however.
Between 1915-1917 the Pine Tree Lumber company owned and logged this land. Old records show on average 275,000 board feet of pine were taken per 40 acres .. enough wood to build 27 houses. With the pine seed source removed, aspen, oak and birch have replaced the pine.
But that has nothing to do with the artistic value of the photograph. It does tell a story of the interference of man in the forest however.
Feb 1, 2020 13:16:33 #
The significance of that solitary pine amongst that mass of deciduous trees grows greatly with your revelation of the story it tells!
IMO much would be lost in B&W.
Dave
IMO much would be lost in B&W.
Dave
Feb 1, 2020 14:30:10 #
Uuglypher wrote:
The significance of that solitary pine amongst that mass of deciduous trees grows greatly with your revelation of the story it tells!
IMO much would be lost in B&W.
Dave
IMO much would be lost in B&W.
Dave
I know ... but how to capture that story in a picture? Still .. it might speak to some who follow such things.
Feb 1, 2020 16:33:11 #
dpullum wrote:
The story ends viewing the green tree and should not tale off with more brown leaving us looking for more.
But it is not a story it is a picture. With the right side cropped off, the green tree is the beginning - not the end. It is in front of the golden trees. It does not tail off - but helps the creation of a nicely balanced photograph.
OBTW - I think story and tale have a similar meaning.
Feb 1, 2020 17:38:32 #
Nightski wrote:
I know ... but how to capture that story in a picture? Still .. it might speak to some who follow such things.
Now realize that I’m not a fan of needed titles, but here is one of those cases in which a concise and pointed title can might be able to make a contribution...
perhaps something that simply set the mind to wonder:
“Once A Dense Pine Forest...”
But neither a single image, with or without a brief title, will provide the full tale to be told.
A skillfully and thoughtfully assembled group of historical and modern images however.....???
Such could serve as a welcomed show at a state or National Park visitor center.
Dave
Feb 1, 2020 18:10:20 #
Uuglypher wrote:
A skillfully and thoughtfully assembled group of historical and modern images however.....???
Such could serve as a welcomed show at a state or National Park visitor center.
Dave
A skillfully and thoughtfully assembled group of historical and modern images however.....???
Such could serve as a welcomed show at a state or National Park visitor center.
Dave
Yes, a photo that is part of a larger group of photos.
Feb 1, 2020 22:28:15 #
I feel that it's all about the green tree. The other larger tree melts into the others. So to me it's part of the background, even though it's larger and tends to stand out.
Feb 2, 2020 13:20:08 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I feel that it's all about the green tree. The other larger tree melts into the others. So to me it's part of the background, even though it's larger and tends to stand out.
That's what I thought too. I didn't really think about that larger deciduous tree as being the other big tree .. it was just a part of the fall colors.
Feb 2, 2020 13:21:58 #
One thing no one mentions was the little hill with the brightly colored bushes. To me, it was an important element in the composition. It's interesting to see how differently people see the same image.
Feb 2, 2020 13:25:14 #
I can't contribute any more to the suggestions about the existing photo, but I would suggest if shooting it again to get a more interesting and dramatic angle closer and upward on the pine.
Feb 2, 2020 13:59:49 #
dat2ra wrote:
I can't contribute any more to the suggestions about the existing photo, but I would suggest if shooting it again to get a more interesting and dramatic angle closer and upward on the pine.
That would be a different image altogether. It may be a very pleasing image, but not the one I intended.
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