A Quiet Place ... Summer & Fall

[First Light]

A while back I posted my first attempt at this collage. I (finally, after many cloudy days) had another chance to get some good shots of my favorite peaceful tree this evening at dusk. So here is my second attempt at my "Two Seasons" Collage (eventually to be "Four Seasons").

My question(s) are basically the same as last time: What do you think of the basic idea of the collage? The images now are taken at essentially the same time of day, so does the collage make sense visually? Do you find this version visually pleasing?

EXIF:
Top photo:
Taken 9/27/2011
Camera Canon Rebel T3i
Focal length 171mm
f/5.6
1/60s
ISO 100

Bottom photo:
Taken 11/24/2011
Camera Canon Rebel T3i
Focal length 187mm
f/8
1/400s
ISO 400

Thank you for your input!

[flytyer57]

I like your idea here. Thought of doing it many times myself, just never got around to it. Maybe I'll start with the winter solstice and get each of them for a year.

Yes, it's pleasing. More so than the last version since the trees are better aligned. Gotta mark that spot you use each time so you can come back to the exact same place every time. Don't forget to set your tripod to the same height. When overlayed, if they all line up, then you know you did a perfect job. Not to say you don't have something good going on here.

Keep it up and I hope to see all four seasons one day.

[First Light]

Thank you, flytyer.

Looking at the EXIF, I got pretty close to the same distance this time, and definitely the similarity in time of day is much better for me. I seem to have subconsciously straightened out the hill in my second shot, and not in the first - you can tell I've been working to improve my photography in just the few months between the two shots!!

J