Reaching Out

[Arlen]

A lone cluster of madrones, deep within the Willamette National Forest, Oregon.

Comments, critiques, even slings and arrows are all welcome.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

Very nice tonal separation.

[Bob_B]

As Slobodan commented, the tonal processing is spot on. (I had to look up what a madrone is, only to find that its genus, Arbutus, is also the name of the town adjacent to the one I live in.)

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Nice one, beautifully processed.

[Arlen]

Thanks guys.

I'm going to do something that I usually don't do, and that is to present the color version for a B&W image. I'm doing so because, first, I now realize that the Pacific madrone may be a tree that's unfamiliar to many, and it's actually quite an unusual and beautiful tree that often exhibits peeling, paper-like bark.

And second, so that you may compare the color version to the B&W, and see what you think.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

The color one is nice, and I'm glad you showed it.
But I prefer the B&W, which has a lovely spooky quality that color just can't manage.

[Jeremy Roussak]

The color one is nice, and I'm glad you showed it.
But I prefer the B&W, which has a lovely spooky quality that color just can't manage.

Absolutely. The colour version to me is a pretty image in rather lovely light. The b&w conversion, which has been skilfully done, adds mystery by removal of colour.

Jeremy

[Arlen]

Thank you, gentlemen. Your comments help confirm my decision that this one best belongs in the monochrome medium.

[seamus finn]

For what it's worth, and after the jury is in, the b/w version is tremendous.