Hi all... this is my first in this gallery/ forum (regularly active in the macro gallery/forum)... today I had the guts... and hope to be more regular.
Trust that you are all well?
This is an image from my landscape archives
This was taken near my valley in the Magoebaskloof Indigenous Forests (Limpopo province South Africa). The image was taken in the mist to make sure that you a slight separation of the busy forest detail from the foreground.
Hi Jason. Welcome...and yes I am fighting fit, thanks for asking. This is quite beautiful... The mist adds IMHO and provides a soft blend into the brighter parts of the forest which might have otherwise been too hot.. Its a pretty busy scene but I like it...DON
Really like the setting, the lush green colours and the fallen trees. I would perhaps look at using a dodge and burn layer to slightly darken between the mid tones and shadow darks, as I felt it gave a bit more definition.
Hi Jason, welcome to the Landscape Forum...hope to see lots more from you. Lovely work. You have made splendid sense out of the chaos in the jungle. Keep 'em comin'
Hey Jason my friend, good to see you posting here too.
I'd love to see more of your work here.
Love these shots from the Magoeba forests. Rare to see these kinds of indigenous woodlands in South Africa. I like the composition and the mood with the mist. I do think you can add some "pop" by burning the shadows and dodging the highlights of the immediate FG branches some?
Just wanted to add what a great composition I think this is. It's definitely not easy making a pleasing composition out of dense forest. Agree more contrast would help, I could see a darker version to add a mysterious/spooky feeling.
Hey Jason,
You did a very nice job conveying the mood and feel of a busy forest.....which isn't easy at all! I did debate the clipped fern in the LRC.....but probably more distracting elements there that you would introduce. All in all a very nice image!
I like this one a lot. It is reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest in North America. I like the framing with all the lines leading to the fern in the lower right. I'm not bothered by it being truncated a bit - agree with Roman that another comp may have introduced more distraction. Lovely tonality and misty feel to the BG. Nice work!