One of a number of last minute shots I took for the Branch Challenge. I saw this tree beside the road and instantly thought of the scary forest in Snow White and the haunted forest in Wizard of Oz. I did use tripod & flash, as it was about 7pm. I really wanted to establish a dreamy quality to this image - not sure how successful I was. Turned out some of the techniques I used to create the "feel" weren't allowed in Basic Editing anyway, so that made my decision not to enter it easier!
PP included:
crop
non-selective layers of:
color sat
reduce backlighting
contrast
curves/levels
gaussian blur
sharpen
change hue
save for web
Lovely lighting brings out the feel of depth to this shot. A great example of how to create a great photo from a somewhat average location. Nice composition and exposure, and just a touch of softness is perfect. Nice job.
Oh, I missed this one. It is so lush and has a fairy tail sense to it. I can see pixies peeking out from behind the trees or fireflies glowing as they buzz around on a summer's night. Heh, how about the backdrop to "A Midsummer Nights Dream?" Ok ok, I'm getting Waaaay to carried away. This is a great stage set though. Just don't superimpose the grunge baby in it. ROFL
Very nice. Kind of scares me....like the forest which looks very nice but will eat me up when I enter...imagination on the run...I love the colors. The light green areas add to the dreaminess of the photo. You sure did a great job with the crop.
Ok I really like the back lighting coming through the leaves but the branches lead me right out of the frame, but thats my only complaint overall I like it.
Well, the colors and the form of the branches are the first things that jump out at me in this picture. I like how the branches all reach out to almost every part of the frame, including where you the trunks start in the ground. This would have been a good picture for the challenge, but it would also be really great for challenges with hidden letters. I already see a great "A" and "P" in this shot :). Great job with the PP...I need to improve in that area.
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