Old Rowan Tree - Scotland

[PBC]

Still trying to see (and process) in black & white 

Thoughts ?

Thanks

Phil

[Jeremy Roussak]

Not bad. If your focus is the tree, though, as your title implies, I think you could lose the bottom half.

Jeremy

[PBC]

If your focus is the tree, though, as your title implies, I think you could lose the bottom half.

Thanks Jeremy; something like this maybe....

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Yes!

[Rob C]

No!

The first frame was perfectly fine: the problem is the overall deadness flatness of the image. A lot you could and should do with it in post in order to give it a life.

IMO only.

[Jeremy Roussak]

No!

The first frame was perfectly fine: the problem is the overall deadness flatness of the image. A lot you could and should do with it in post in order to give it a life.

I prefer the crop, but I agree with Rob that the processing could be jazzed up a bit.

Jeremy

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I agree with Rob and Jeremy
(even though Rob disagreed with me.    )

[Rob C]

I agree with Rob and Jeremy
(even though Rob disagreed with me.    )

Eric, have you spent time - a lot of time - with friends of a girl named Alice?

:-)

Rob

[PBC]

Thanks guys - now off for a re-process

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Eric, have you spent time - a lot of time - with friends of a girl named Alice?

:-)

Rob

The one with the restaurant?   

[Rob C]

The one with the restaurant?   

Eric, I thought you knew: that Alice doesn't live here anymore.

So no, not the modern chick; the olde worlde one with the mirror, and an obsession with queens (as in royals), insane hatters and mice!

;-)

[rabanito]

IMHO the long exposition is a problem.
Not only the water but also the leaves.
Maybe.

[drmike]

IMHO the long exposition is a problem.
Not only the water but also the leaves.
Maybe.

I think he's probably right. I find it disconcerting that the tree is so very sharp while a large area of foreground is neither sharp nor that very creamy effect you get with very long exposures. The background seems to have similar issues for me anyway.

How zing can you give long exposure water like this?

Anyway it's probably just me so I wouldn't worry overly much.

Mike