Wooden Chair
by mpalitang

Comment by graphicfunk:
Interesting study wherein the effect is like sun rays (the shape of chair back extending diagonally) Bumping up.

Wooden Chair
by mpalitang

Comment by nards656:
Needs just a TOUCH blacker blacks. 7

Wooden Chair
by mpalitang

Comment by Jozi:
love it

Wooden Chair
by mpalitang

Comment by Mr Tee:
could be a little sharper

Wooden Chair
by mpalitang

Comment by dsidwell:
Unique and original point of view here makes this photo interesting. 7

Distant Tree
by mpalitang

Comment by gaurawa:
blurry subject and blown out sky. No way ansel adam, sorry

Distant Tree
by mpalitang

Comment by Imagineer:
You've actually composed this well, but you've missed some key considerations that would elevate your 'snapshot' away from the ordinary.

Firstly, due to this being a challenge about a naturalist/photographer, it's important to feature a subject that shows some unusual features or at least some normal features shown in an unusual way. Here, you are too far away to achieve much detail and the weather and lighting is flat and dull. Therefore it would be better to get much closer and show some textures and form rather than a conventional landscape that most people can see from their car window. The base of that tree looks quite interesting so I'd have run into that field and got a close, ground-level view looking up at its branches, with a long depth of field. Ideally, you would need a tripod and a longish exposure so that you can get everything in focus.

Additionally the focus is quite soft so it'll be voted low as a result. Sorry, but I hope I've helped in some way for your future challenges.

Cheers
Jon

Distant Tree
by mpalitang

Comment by LevT:
the sky is a little dull

Distant Tree
by mpalitang

Comment by Mr_Pants:
To me, this is not sharp enough and the sky looks a little too flat.

Distant Tree
by mpalitang

Comment by RulerZigzag:
need better lighting here...Ansel Adams was known for his shadows, tones and the usage of light in compositions....good try here...nice landscape