Avenue of Baobabs, Madagascar

[shadowblade]

A zebu cart drives through Madagascar's Avenue of Baobabs at sunset.

Sony A1 with Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II and Polarpro circular polariser. 165mm and  f/8, 1/50s, ISO 50. Multiple exposures, focus-stacked for depth of field.

[Paulo Bizarro]

Wonderful.

[shadowblade]

I'm not entirely sold on it myself.

It looked great on the back of the camera. I post-processed for a colour tone similar to what you'd get from old-school colour slide films - something along the lines of Kodachrome - but am wondering if it would do better with more muted tones or another colour palette, perhaps emulating some other vintage film, as befits a scene and subject of timeless nature, little changed from what a traveller in the 1960s might have seen. Certainly, leaving it as is doesn't work - you get an image with all the tonality that a modern camera can produce, but totally devoid of character.

[MattBurt]

I wouldn't say it's devoid of character to my eyes. The character comes from the scene and the color palate.
But I understand what you are getting at and it probably would be worth some more experimentation to see if that fits you vision better.
I think it's a beautiful photo!

[francois]

You're tough on yourself… I would say that it's a very nice shot but working on post-processing will probably give you something more along your tastes.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

You're tough on yourself… I would say that it's a very nice shot but working on post-processing will probably give you something more along your tastes.

I agree.
I've only seen B&W shots of these trees, so I'd like to see what else you do with these.