dead tree

[nh7tn]

took this on a hike. i like the contrast in it but the background seems too busy to me. what do you guys think?

[RexK_Cozumel]

Dead tree what dead tree??? It is very hard to see any dead tree in this photo. The combination of the very busy background and the b&w photo make it difficult to tell where the dead tree is even tho it is smack in the middle of the frame.

[clockdoc]

Here's a case where your mind's eye took in part of a scene that the camera couldn't quite do justice to. What was your initial thought in taking this shot? I have to agree with Rex in that the title keeps me wondering. A lot is going on in the frame. What post work did you do to create the finished image?

[windrider86]

it is too busy. The background is too bright and your focal point (dead tree) is more of a sillouette so you cant tell what it is.

[Nathan deGargoyle]

Fairly easy to fix the background (Threshold mask and blur) but I'm not sure what to do with the foreground.