Landscape Trees shaped by the wind

juu · 02-18-2010, 01:39 AM

A 3-shot series of the same cluster of trees, which seemed to be shaped by the wind from which they were hiding.

Shot 1. @ 35mm

Shot 2. @ 20mm

Shot 3. @ 20mm

axl · 02-19-2010, 04:44 PM

Number 2 is definitely the best. One and three just don't cut it for me, although I think #1 could do decent B&W.
#2? I wouldn't change a bit, I think it's very good as it is!

GoremanX · 02-20-2010, 12:39 AM

I also prefer #2, although I wonder how much better it would look if it had been taken from a lower perspective, so the water horizon isn't bisecting the trees and the branches are viewed more from below against the sky. But then you might lose the windswept look, so I don't know...

juu · 02-20-2010, 02:47 AM

Thanks for your comments.

Here's another version of #2 (let's call it #2b). I put the horizon exactly in the middle, as I didn't like it only being almost in the middle and it didn't work with the rest of the picture to put it in a traditional rule of thirds spot. And changed some saturation.

zeelich · 02-20-2010, 11:54 AM

I like the third one best. Don't think the 2nd one gives a full description of the wind...

juu · 02-20-2010, 12:44 PM

zeelich, I think you have a point.

I think the shape is seen in #1, but the sky is cloudy there.

#2 do show the shape, but the sky is so clear it's hard to imagine that there is ever wind in that place.

zeelich · 02-20-2010, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by juu

zeelich, I think you have a point.

I think the shape is seen in #1, but the sky is cloudy there.

#2 do show the shape, but the sky is so clear it's hard to imagine that there is ever wind in that place.

Why I choose pic3 is that not only the trees, but also the grasses and rocks on the ground help to express the wind direction -- they all point to the left of the frame. The dynamic of the pic is really vivid in pic 3.
In pic 2, i don't see this dynamic, and because the sea is peaceful, it interrupts the subject of your pic.

zeelich · 02-20-2010, 12:56 PM

oh, by the way, the shade in pic 3 is really an unnecessary distraction.. better crop it

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02-18-2010, 01:39 AM	#1
juu Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 680	Trees shaped by the wind Lens: 18-55 DA Camera: K100D Photo Location: Downhill, Northern Ireland ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Aperture: F11 A 3-shot series of the same cluster of trees, which seemed to be shaped by the wind from which they were hiding. Shot 1. @ 35mm Shot 2. @ 20mm Shot 3. @ 20mm

02-19-2010, 04:44 PM	#2
axl Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,181	Number 2 is definitely the best. One and three just don't cut it for me, although I think #1 could do decent B&W. #2? I wouldn't change a bit, I think it's very good as it is!

02-20-2010, 12:39 AM	#3
GoremanX Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Georgia, VT Photos: Albums Posts: 1,657	I also prefer #2, although I wonder how much better it would look if it had been taken from a lower perspective, so the water horizon isn't bisecting the trees and the branches are viewed more from below against the sky. But then you might lose the windswept look, so I don't know...

02-20-2010, 02:47 AM	#4
juu Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 680 Original Poster	Thanks for your comments. Here's another version of #2 (let's call it #2b). I put the horizon exactly in the middle, as I didn't like it only being almost in the middle and it didn't work with the rest of the picture to put it in a traditional rule of thirds spot. And changed some saturation.

02-20-2010, 11:54 AM	#5
zeelich Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Carnation Photos: Albums Posts: 82	I like the third one best. Don't think the 2nd one gives a full description of the wind...

02-20-2010, 12:44 PM	#6
juu Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 680 Original Poster	zeelich, I think you have a point. I think the shape is seen in #1, but the sky is cloudy there. #2 do show the shape, but the sky is so clear it's hard to imagine that there is ever wind in that place.

02-20-2010, 12:54 PM	#7
zeelich Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Carnation Photos: Albums Posts: 82	Originally posted by juu zeelich, I think you have a point. I think the shape is seen in #1, but the sky is cloudy there. #2 do show the shape, but the sky is so clear it's hard to imagine that there is ever wind in that place. Why I choose pic3 is that not only the trees, but also the grasses and rocks on the ground help to express the wind direction -- they all point to the left of the frame. The dynamic of the pic is really vivid in pic 3. In pic 2, i don't see this dynamic, and because the sea is peaceful, it interrupts the subject of your pic.

02-20-2010, 12:56 PM	#8
zeelich Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Carnation Photos: Albums Posts: 82	oh, by the way, the shade in pic 3 is really an unnecessary distraction.. better crop it

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