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Hi David..
It all looks pretty natural (and very appealing) to me... Greens look great, and I like the path leading through to the sun light clearing.. Very Nice.
regards
DON
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The curve in the path around the tree and then the path reappear and point to its exit from the frame in the distance makes the composition for me. The green is convincing. I'm waiting for someone to point out a "green cast". Well done.
Douglas Bolt
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This is a lovely scene, and very pleasing! And my hat's off to anyone who can do this sort of thing being color blind -- although I'm not sure what that "looks like" -- and there are several flavors of it.
I wouldn't say this is a color cast but it does lean to the warms a little (yellows) but that is often appealing. I might pull back yellow saturation (or better, color temp in raw) and see how it compares.
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Hi David, I like this image and the way you composed the scene. Nicely done. If you can revisit, try using your wide angle zoom from a very low perspective, getting in close to one of those ferns for a more dramatic foreground element that leads you to the trail.
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Thanks for all the comments. Andrew the thought did cross my mind to use the ferns as a strong foreground element. But the thunder was rolling in behind me and I was about a mile from the car. Didn't want to press my luck. I will have to try it when I can get back out there.
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Love the vibrancy here - good suggestions above regarding possible compositions etc.
As is, I would tone down overall brightness through a luminosity mask at about 30% opacity...
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Lovely scene, David, with the path leading you into the woods. Nicely composed and I think the greens look like a natural "pre-rain" hue.
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This is a splendid image, David. The cut of the trail through the scene is its strongest element.
I think you were on the right track in reducing saturation. I would experiment with more de-sat of the greens.
The brightness of the tree and small meadow pull my attention, when I want to stay with the deeper foreground scene. You may want to try some selective reduction of brightness in the tree area, as well as the bright sky at upper left.
A more radical suggestion would be to change the aspect ratio and pull the upper edge down as far as you are comfortable with doing, so as to mitigate the impact of the brightness.
It would be interesting to see the scene on a cloudy day when the light is more uniform. I think the site has great potential for experimentation.
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Peaceful scene, David. Very good suggestions above, but like as posted too.
Geoffrey