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néonaloj · 02-21-2018, 04:46 PM - **5 Likes**

Here is a shot I took with cloudy "before the storm" sky, of a tree that suffered of the elements. I saw there a relationship...

Thanks for your comments!

pklax · 02-25-2018, 01:53 PM - **1 Like**

I find the composition and tonal balance well executed. I wonder though, about the horizon line; it seems slightly off to my eye.

**WPRESTO** · 03-01-2018, 03:57 AM - **2 Likes**

To be very critical: An ancient rule of composition, objects should lean into rather than out of an image. If they lean out, your eye is lead off the edge of the image. You cannot go back, but an ideal would have been to walk to the right to place the tree on the left side of the picture, then get low so more of the tree was silhouetted against the sky, acting as a frame for the dramatic sky*. All that said, the image as taken is very pleasing.

*It is possible, of course, that the terrain and the way the tree is angled might have made such a composition impossible.

sheridangis · 06-04-2018, 08:56 AM

Originally posted by néonaloj

Here is a shot I took with cloudy "before the storm" sky, of a tree that suffered of the elements. I saw there a relationship...

Thanks for your comments!

I find myself drawn to the upper right as the tree draws me there, I feel forced to look back at the clouds which I enjoy.
I am wondering if the tree could have been framed on the left instead what effect that would have had.

ignath · 06-07-2018, 12:17 PM

great shot!
only a minor thing: the tree could be just a little more left, no more than 5-7%.

torashi · 06-19-2018, 08:47 AM

Nice choice. Wouldn't change a thing.

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**henrikpedersen33** · 06-26-2018, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by néonaloj

Here is a shot I took with cloudy "before the storm" sky, of a tree that suffered of the elements. I saw there a relationship...

Thanks for your comments!

You have so much drama in this picture. Very nice indeed. Nothing more to say.

**Bruce Clark** · 06-27-2018, 06:59 AM

The previous comments on composition are quite correct. However we are all allowed to break the rules occasionally and this image qualifies. Perhaps a crop removing a portion of the left side would balance things a bit.

Rough crop attached, there is no a lot of interest out that side.

02-21-2018, 04:46 PM - 5 Likes	#1
néonaloj New Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 23	Inclined Lens: smc DA* 1:2.8 16-50mm ED AL (IF) Camera: Pentax K-3 Photo Location: SO of France ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/20s Aperture: F7.1 Here is a shot I took with cloudy "before the storm" sky, of a tree that suffered of the elements. I saw there a relationship... Thanks for your comments!

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Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	The previous comments on composition are quite correct. However we are all allowed to break the rules occasionally and this image qualifies. Perhaps a crop removing a portion of the left side would balance things a bit. Rough crop attached, there is no a lot of interest out that side. Attached Images

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sheridangis Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sheridan, WY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 97	Originally posted by néonaloj Here is a shot I took with cloudy "before the storm" sky, of a tree that suffered of the elements. I saw there a relationship... Thanks for your comments! I find myself drawn to the upper right as the tree draws me there, I feel forced to look back at the clouds which I enjoy. I am wondering if the tree could have been framed on the left instead what effect that would have had.

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ignath Pentaxian Join Date: May 2018 Location: Riga Posts: 1,759	great shot! only a minor thing: the tree could be just a little more left, no more than 5-7%.

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torashi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Medellín Posts: 1,322	Nice choice. Wouldn't change a thing. Gesendet von meinem Mi A1 mit Tapatalk

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henrikpedersen33 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Roskilde, Denmark Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,632	Originally posted by néonaloj Here is a shot I took with cloudy "before the storm" sky, of a tree that suffered of the elements. I saw there a relationship... Thanks for your comments! You have so much drama in this picture. Very nice indeed. Nothing more to say.

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