Working with monochrome in a botanical garden: While I did not initially think about monochrome when I took this I like the overall impact. I was trying to work on capturing depth and...

GeorgeK Loc: NNJ

While I did not initially think about monochrome when I took this I like the overall impact. I was trying to work on capturing depth and leading lines.

Comments and critique are welcome. Feel free to edit if you like.

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Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Looks like good tonal quality and detail but there are no leading lines into and circulating within the scene.

All one's eye does is bounce between the big tree and the little tree.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

GeorgeK wrote:

While I did not initially think about monochrome when I took this I like the overall impact. I was trying to work on capturing depth and leading lines.

Comments and critique are welcome. Feel free to edit if you like.

George, If you are looking for impact, make just the bigger tree vertical and crop out the smaller one.Image works great in monochrome.Stan

GeorgeK Loc: NNJ

Fotoartist wrote:

Looks like good tonal quality and detail but there are no leading lines into and circulating within the scene.

All one's eye does is bounce between the big tree and the little tree.

Thank you for the comment. I see the rows of trees in the mid-ground as a leading lines.

GeorgeK Loc: NNJ

PixelStan77 wrote:

George, If you are looking for impact, make just the bigger tree vertical and crop out the smaller one.Image works great in monochrome.Stan

Appreciate the comment and suggestion. I will try the different cropping.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

GeorgeK wrote:

.....I see the rows of trees in the mid-ground as a leading lines.

The trouble is they lead the eye away from the foreground trees (which were presumably the main subjects). They do help with the sense of depth but they lead the eye off into the distance where there's nothing much of interest. Thought needs to be given to what the leading lines lead the eye towards.

captivecookie Loc: Washington state

It probably doesn't look dark on your screen, but it does on mine. I've noticed that the posting process darkens our pictures somewhat. The area beyond the trees is in sunlight, it seems, so it should seem bright.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The b&w edit is very impressive IMO. I agree with comments about leading lines not really leading us anywhere here. For me the biggest drawback to the current composition is the size of the tree on the left, which causes it to dominate the frame. I feel like there are one or two possibilities for cropping this image, but perhaps a different pov would have provided a stronger composition. That, and a vineyard worker wearing a red jacket

GeorgeK Loc: NNJ

R.G. wrote:

The trouble is they lead the eye away from the foreground trees (which were presumably the main subjects). They do help with the sense of depth but they lead the eye off into the distance where there's nothing much of interest. Thought needs to be given to what the leading lines lead the eye towards.

Yes, I see what you mean about lines leading to a place without much interest. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

GeorgeK Loc: NNJ

Linda From Maine wrote:

The b&w edit is very impressive IMO. I agree w... (show quote)

Thanks, Linda. I am working with different crops and agree that the large tree dominates, and not in a good way. Amazing how sometimes a tighter crop can dramatically alter the result.

Hmmm, perhaps a red jacket and a beret.

srt101fan

OK, I'll be the contrarian. Not trying to be a smartass, just letting my imagination roam....

The prominent leading line does lead to something: a question mark. The trees (parent and child?) are taking in the scene that we can't see.

Nice composition; nice juxtaposition of the two trees of different sizes and shapes. I like the image. You might consider cropping off a little on the left.

GeorgeK Loc: NNJ

srt101fan wrote:

OK, I'll be the contrarian. Not trying to be a smartass, just letting my imagination roam....

The prominent leading line does lead to something: a question mark. The trees (parent and child?) are taking in the scene that we can't see.

Nice composition; nice juxtaposition of the two trees of different sizes and shapes. I like the image. You might consider cropping off a little on the left.

Thank you for looking and commenting. No doubt that cropping from the left is an improvement. I think cropping from the right helps too. The focus shifts to the smaller tree which is far more interesting than the larger one.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

This is one view that interested me (I just saw your "feel free to edit" note; thanks

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GeorgeK Loc: NNJ

Linda From Maine wrote:

This is one view that interested me (I just saw your "feel free to edit" note; thanks

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I like it. Vast improvement over original composition to my eye

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

GeorgeK wrote:

I like it. Vast improvement over original composition to my eye

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