After the Harvest
by Marston

Comment:
I have nothing against grainy pictures....when they work....but the foliage on this tree just screams to be sharp and detailed. Or...you could take it the other way and make this a dreamy high-key image. Just rather static as is.

Caution
by GeneralE

Comment:
Clever idea but the dominance of the flare of the sun make this image more about the sun than the tree.

Life & Death
by dfstevenson

Comment:
This would be better if the tree did not merge with the foliage behind. Mid-day light contributes to the flattness of the image. Centered subjects can work, but I don't see it working here. Different angle of view, different time of day, both could make this worthy subject much better.

Family Cemetery
by rayg544

Comment:
The composition is generally pleasing but the lighting is rough. With the cemetary it wouldn't work well as a silhouette...at least much would be lost. So I think it needed to have a bit more emphasis on the subjet with a lighting to better define it. As is, it is rather flat (without depth). Postprocessing could have helped this image really stand out.

Tall perspective
by pedahel7

Comment:
The line of the predominant trunk leads my eye directly to....dead branches and a blown out sky. :(

Sunset Twins
by kingsley

Comment:
This lacks the crispness of focus that would make this more pleasing to view.

Lone Tree on the Hill
by lifternessjt

Comment:
I like the composition. The isolation of the tree along the fence line is pleasing. The reds and yellows seem to be oversaturated, however.

Single tree in carpark
by bogus

Comment:
Busy composition with cars and building, etc. Fuzzy and unsharp, the lights in the tree are difficult to appreciate.

Ahead of the Pack
by Ken

Comment:
Wish the red of the tree "popped"...as is, the image is flat (without depth).

Death of an Innocent Witness
by C_Steve_G

Comment:
Very busy composition. Lighting with the blownout higlights hurts rather than helps.