Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by kiwiness:
Does this mean everone here died at this tree? Man that is sad!

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by tomzinho:
i assume this tree was the sight of a fatal car accident, but it almost looks like this tree was the sight of some miracle and pilgrims have come and left religious artifacts at the sight of the sacred event. b&w might have added a somber effect that might have made the photo more powerful, also maybe a little more empty space to the left (if possible) to create a void and also add to the image of loss.

Moonlight
by emorgan49

Comment by jimmyn4:
Greetings from the Critique Club.
This is a great photo. It's a shame it didn't do better. There were some really beautiful pictures this week but some didn't beat this one out in my opinion.
Anyway, I think the main problem with the photo is the noise. You could use either Neatimage or Photoshop with Despeckle to smooth things out. I may be wrong but doesn't snow usually reflect a blueish hue from moonlight? I ask this because you comments mention something about not making it so blue. I think this is a very natural looking photo and I can't imagine changing it. That said there are a few ways you could try to do it. If you can adjust the white balance on the camera you could trick the camera to think that the subject it is shooting has a different light source. I don't want to go too deep into that but if you are shooting with moonlight and tell the camera that the light coming in is from a flourescent light it might change the colors a bit. That's just an example. The other way of changing the amount of blue would be to use Photoshop to adjust the curves. I'm not sure if you have Photoshop but if you do give it a shot. I took the liberty to make some adjustments to the photo. I made it less blue and removed the noise. If you'd like I can e-mail it to you. I hope this helps.

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by Cub:
The contrast and lighting is harsh, and focus is off. However, it is a great subject! Cub

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by PTLParsons:
This tugs at the ole heart strings. We see too many of these road signs anymore. I'd like to see more make it to 10. This is a great photo all the way around. I'll give it a 9.

Seventeen
by emorgan49

Comment by Wheeler1992:
touching, but not a road sign

Moonlight
by emorgan49

Comment by KarenB:
Wow Ellen! Impressive! I really liked this shot! Unique that you took it at night. Just a little blurry, but that adds to the appeal. I'd rather have seen the moon to the right of the tree, if you had been able to change your angle maybe..? Anyway..great work! And congrats on your new camera!

Moonlight
by emorgan49

Comment by GeneralE:
I keep trying to take shots like this, but my camera (and I) don't handle the situation very well.

Moonlight
by emorgan49

Comment by basia03:
this is really nice!

Moonlight
by emorgan49

Comment by rll07:
holy crow! this is a great piece of work, i would blow it up big as life frame it and put it on my wall, well done top 2 10! good luck