Windswept Tree
by lisae

Comment by lisae:
Thanks for your critique Doug, it's very helpful. Because of your comments echoing other things people have said about the colours in the photo, particularly the sky, I posted in the forums about "Light and the Australian landscape" - //dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=12204. I hope this helps you and some others to understand why I like the colours in my photo the way they are :).

Cafe (Soy) Latte
by lisae

Comment by sher:
nice shot!

Windswept Tree
by lisae

Comment by DougPaz:
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
Very nice composition, meets the challenge, could be a bit brighter

Composition/ Content

I think you did a great job on this shot. I love the way the tree is leaning towards the right edge as if it blowing out of the photo. The ground is perfectly horizontal and the fence in the forground adds character.

Background
Either a polarizing filter or an increase in saturation and perhaps contrast would have brought the blue sky and clouds out which I fell would have really improved this shot.

Camera Work - Technical
Focus seems good but not great (more about that later). The only other thing you might have tried would be a different time of day so that the sunlight hit the tree at a different angle. I can envision a late afternoon sun hitting the tree with those bright warm colors that would have given you more of that "Wow" factor.

Digital Processing - Technical
I noticed that you only used 110 kb of the 150 allowed. That may have been enough to sharpen your focus on the tree a bit. I don't know how much sharpening you did in post processing either but I have a good article that I would share with you that really helped my sharpening in post processing. Let me know if you are interested.

Fits The Challenge
Definitely fits the challenge well.

My Opinion On The Photo
I originally scored this shot an eight which is one of the higher votes for it. I have done a lot of Bonsai work so I am a sucker for old, gnarled trees. I think that it meets the challenge well but could have been improved a little to finish even higher than it did. Good job, and keep up the good work.


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

Cafe (Soy) Latte
by lisae

Comment by DougPaz:
Very nice job. I like the size of the photo and how it accents the pouring of the Soy. Colors and lighting good as well.

Cafe (Soy) Latte
by lisae

Comment by carsten:
Good composition and great colours. Perfect focus and the background is just right. It would have been nice to see where the milk comes from, just a little up in the left corner. Anyway a very good job that get high score from me.

Cafe (Soy) Latte
by lisae

Comment by aussie:
That looks sooooo yummy. The colour, clarity and dof are brilliant. I also like the framing in which you chose. Great job and GL. 9:)

Cafe (Soy) Latte
by lisae

Comment by cvhs99:
good idea, never thought of using soy milk with coffee. I would show the tip of the container in the upper left corner with the glass in the same position in the botoom right corner

Cafe (Soy) Latte
by lisae

Comment by Jacko:
Nice framing. The background is a bit too busy (maybe use less depth of field if possible), but I like the shot as a whole. Jacko. 9.

Cafe (Soy) Latte
by lisae

Comment by Dez:
I think this image would be improved by losing the condensation on the glass (wipe it off, or heat the glass before putting the coffee in it)

Windswept Tree
by lisae

Comment by BadPigg:
this is nice

Message edited by author 2003-01-21 22:55:20.