Weekly Theme: The Woods

[Cheryl Flory]

trying for a in camera blur, I took this from the car window while riding through the woods.
C&C appreciated!

[denise ippolito]

I love it Cheryl, one of your best!!! The sweeping look to the grass at the bottom along w/ the lovely light make this one special. Very nice placement of the main tree. If it were mine I might take a small sliver off the bottom.

[Cheryl Flory]

Thanks, Denise.
I too considered taking off some from the bottom, but I like the bit of dark at the center bottom. I thought it gave it a bit more weight there, so I didn't crop it out. I did crop some off the right to bring the center tree off center, and a little bit off the bottom. I took a lot of images on this ride since I was mostly shooting blind. Gotta love digital!

[Anita Bower]

Great job! How did you blur the foliage without blurring the trunks? I like this a lot. What were your settings?

[Cheryl Flory]

Thanks, Anita. I would pan while following one particular tree, trying to focus on that one.
f/11
1/5 sec
ISO 500
EC -.3
34 mm

[Brendan Dozier]

This really looks great, Cheryl! Just the right amount of blur, nice rich greens, and soft light gives a nice feel to this. Agree about cropping just a bit off bottom. Nice work!

[Anita Bower]

Thanks, Anita. I would pan while following one particular tree, trying to focus on that one.
f/11
1/5 sec
ISO 500
EC -.3
34 mm

Oh! Never heard of panning that way. I like the results a lot! Thanks.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Cheryl, I really like this. The motion and colors are excellent. I also would like to see a crop with the tree on the right edge (with the crooked bend up top) cropped out so the smaller tree is on the right edge.
This has a very mystical look to it that I like a lot.

[Kerry Perkins]

Cheryl, super blur job! I really like the look you got and your OOTB thinking to come up with the pan blur. Love the green and forest setting. Great shot for Earth Day!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Cheryl this is a fabulous blur. I too love the details in the tree trunks while all the foliage is blurred. I'll have to try some of this drive by shooting one day!

[Indranil Sircar]

Cheryl, that is indeed an interesting pan approach... very OOTB. Love the motion and the all the greens.

[Christopher Miller]

This is an awesome blur, Cheryl! I love the bright, springy colors and the unique blur motion. Very well done!