Hi JB, Presenting this in color works for me. The lighting is pleasing creating strong sillouettes. This might not have been possible but I would have preferred the tree not merging with the backround but framing the 2nd mountain from the left. A lower angle might have done that.
I like the tree a lot, I also like the mountains and lake behind it. Unfortunately, I feel they are a bit in conflict, I want the tree out of the way so I can see the mountains and lake! I know you can't go retake the image but if I were there, I would try to get down low with a wide angle lens and try to silhouette the tree against mostly sky but keep the mountains in the picture below the tree. Of course, that might not have been possible :-) Looking again, I see some lens flair near the top of the image so I suppose the sun might be just out of the frame so my "get low, shoot up" idea probably wouldn't work at this time of day. The exposure looks good and the image is sharp.
Repost is definitely better JB! I tend to agree with Dyer's thoughts of wanting to see more of the lake and mountains. I like the colour in this as opposed to straight B&W :)
Hey JB,
Repost is definitely stronger and the getting lower advice was the way to go.....getting seperation of the tree more in the sky......could you go left????....and get the tree away from the mountins??? Still nice layers and tones in this one and well handled.