kobus, this is just great for me. with the way the clouds are, the center placement of the tree is perfect. i was wondering if a crop off the bottom would make it feel even more desolate. i think i would only do that if i had more room to add up top. nice job and big congrats on the new toys!!!
Wonderful, you can sense the dosolation and the sense of motion in the clouds. a small crop of the bottom I think would help use my monitor to bring the bottom of the image down and it looked better to my eyes
Hi Kobus, Very dramatic! In this case the centered tree works. The clouds really give the image it's intensity. As far as cropping off the bottom I could go either way on this...
love this bud. stunning mood, unusual composition and good toning on the conversion. if anything I wish the darker branches at the top (probably due to the grad) were lighter.
Good example of when a centered subject can work and that is because of the clouds and the symmetry they provide. B&W good choice here.
I would have moved a bit to the left so that the tree on the horizon did not merge with the FG tree's trunk. A small matter to be sure but the kind of field tweak that helps.
Thank you all for the great comments. I like the comp as is. I did a shot with less fg but this works better for me....i quess its a matter of taste.
Robert is see what you mean.....Thank you
The tree may be center of attention but the clouds steal the show in my opinion. The are wonderful and complement the tree perfectly to my eye. Well done.