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    Standing Alone . . . but surrounded in Color CC welcome

    This is going to be one of those photos that you really like the way it was processed or you won't, this is more of an artistic photo. Thanks for looking. Constructive advice is welcome.


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    I disagree. I don't know how you processed it nor do I care. However, the end result is, IMHO quite good. I like the colors, the sky, the black, green and yellows in the reflection. Maybe a bit of rotation counterclockwise but otherwise and very good shot, actually a great wall hanger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flashback View Post
    I disagree. I don't know how you processed it nor do I care. However, the end result is, IMHO quite good. I like the colors, the sky, the black, green and yellows in the reflection. Maybe a bit of rotation counterclockwise but otherwise and very good shot, actually a great wall hanger.
    Thank you very much Jack P.

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    I see what you were going for. The processing supports it well. However IMO the mostly leafless tree in the right half of the frame detracts from the effect. The water is really lovely. Did you do more with that while at the location?

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    Count me as a fan

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthernFocus View Post
    I see what you were going for. The processing supports it well. However IMO the mostly leafless tree in the right half of the frame detracts from the effect. The water is really lovely. Did you do more with that while at the location?
    Dan,
    Here is the same tree, a little different composition and processing.

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    IMO that one fits your title better. Very dramatic. Nicely done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthernFocus View Post
    IMO that one fits your title better. Very dramatic. Nicely done.
    Thank you Dan.

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    Pic #1 is well composed and is a winner, now pic @2 is just pop'n with great range in the colors and very well done.

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    Re: Standing Alone . . . but surrounded in Color CC welcome

    Kathy: In #1, I see a couple of trees; in #2, I see a tree "standing alone ... but surrounded in color." While I prefer #2, both images are nice work!

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    Re: Standing Alone . . . but surrounded in Color CC welcome

    I like #1 better...for some reason it is more subtle to my eyes than the bolder colour of #2. Just mu opinion...

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    Re: Standing Alone . . . but surrounded in Color CC welcome

    You could try cropping the sky out of the first one.

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    When I saw the first photo I thought the water was a lovely part of the picture but wasn't appreciated as the eye was drawn up to the sky.
    Then I realised you had already the composition that I envisaged in the second photo.
    Congratulationa a lovely shot. Love the colours

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    Very nice.

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    Thank you all for the nice comments and for allowing me to look at photo #2 in a different way.

    Kathy

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    Kathy - I'm with the group that likes #2 much more than #1.

    Crop out the sky in #1, and I think you'll find that you have a much stronger composition. It just doesn't add anything to the image and in fact is a bit distracting. Do that and I think you're first image will end up being the stronger of the two.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver View Post
    Kathy - I'm with the group that likes #2 much more than #1.

    Crop out the sky in #1, and I think you'll find that you have a much stronger composition. It just doesn't add anything to the image and in fact is a bit distracting. Do that and I think you're first image will end up being the stronger of the two.
    Thank you for the CC, but if I crop out the sky in #1, I would be cropping off the top of the tree wouldn't I? What am I not seeing?

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    I'm not not liking #2. In fact, I like liking #2 as much as I liked liking #1. To me #2 is a different image, stands on its own and is as good as #1. Perhaps I like liking #2 a bit more than I liked liking #1 but how much I like liking either is insignificantly small. Could I be clearer than that

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    Quote Originally Posted by flashback View Post
    I'm not not liking #2. In fact, I like liking #2 as much as I liked liking #1. To me #2 is a different image, stands on its own and is as good as #1. Perhaps I like liking #2 a bit more than I liked liking #1 but how much I like liking either is insignificantly small. Could I be clearer than that
    Sounds like you don't like either one . . . . . ????

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    Re: Standing Alone . . . but surrounded in Color CC welcome

    Quote Originally Posted by Kathy O View Post
    Thank you for the CC, but if I crop out the sky in #1, I would be cropping off the top of the tree wouldn't I? What am I not seeing?
    Try it and see.....

    Yes you will crop a bit of the trees but the interest is in the colours and reflections much lower down in the photo. You may even find a very little bit of burning in at the top would make the lack of tree tops go unnoticed.

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