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    Default Ghost Forest of Glen Arbor

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    Out in the Sleeping Bear National park they have these ghost forest as the shifting dunes kill the trees. I will be hiking in to these places as the snow has left a month early.

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    Dennis,

    One of your best yet IMO. I really like the composition as it leads the eye from the FG tree left to the MG tree right and then the BG trees center. Good use of B&W and very dramatic clouds. Good range of tones but I felt more detail in the trees was needed.

    Shadow/Highlight adjustment in PS - though I think I am getting a weird halo near the FG tree - mask that out if needed.

    Well done.
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    Hi Dennis, Good eye on this.The trees guide you through the image to a dark foreboding sky.Good choice for a B/W which gives the image a mood. Roberts repost lightened the image and gave it a bit more pop.
    Very well handled!!

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    Hi Dennis...very nice image! Works extremely well in B&W ! Like the repost and the original!

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    Thanks everybody for your help as I have a few more images to post of these forest and will need help and ideas so I can revisit and get better images. Thanks again

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    I like the graphic quality to the image. The re post is more dramatic, but the halo is distracting. Perhaps adjusting the radius slider in Shadow/Highlight will reduce it?

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    Hey Curly,
    I like the concept but the halo is noticeable in both......so just rework it and watch for that. I am debating whether I would have wanted the top of the RH tree....although you do lead us nicely through the scene as mentioned.......just a possible option to keep in mind in the field. Very interesting place and looking forward to more images from there!

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