Viveri
Thanks.
I agree I would of preferred more room on the right hand side. The issue was the ridge of trees that interfered with the scene, there was no room to add more white area. Sometimes things in nature are what they are and you just have to go with what is in front of you. I guess I could clone in a bunch of snow to the right hand side of the image to make it breath better or clone out the ridge of trees. That is something I do not like to do, others may want to do this sort of PS work, its just not how I want to be known. I could crop in tighter and clone out the branches - Its the tree on the far right that needs to go or have major surgery of cloning. Again this is something I don't like to do.
Steven
Steven,
Glad you agree with my remark about your composition, and I definitely see your point about not wanting to clone etc. In this case, since - as you perfectly put it - sometimes in nature things are just the way they are, if that was my image and if I didn't want to go the manipulation route I would probably conclude that perhaps the image just doesn't work as intended and look for a different composition, one that would satisfy me completely.
If I may offer one last consideration to your attention, I see a different image hidden in the photo you posted here. Look at the group of 5 trees on the left of the frame, which have plenty of breathing room to their right; using those trees alone would solve the problem of the crowded trees on the left while it would still tell the story of the orchard in the snow, and at the same time it would be a much simpler image, perhaps even more in tune with the "Japanese" mood and feel of your photo. Just a suggestion of course
Best regards,
Vieri
