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[simona.boglea]

Hi guys - I took this on a very sunny day so I would appreciate if you could share your thoughts on lighting, but also on composition - does it bother you that you can't really see to much of the second branch? Thank you!



Exif
Camera Sony DSLR a300
Exposure: 1/50
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

[castman]

I would like to see it brighter. Other than that I think you are dead on.

[natek313]

Compositionally, I like it. But, I do agree with castman that it should be a little brighter. The shadows are a little overpowering, creating too much of a contrast, in my opinion. Maybe you could do a little post-processing to lighten up the dark areas...?

Just my thoughts. Nice capture, though!

[simona.boglea]

Thanks for commenting castman and natek313. I've brightened it up a little but I think it changes the mood of the photo drastically. Please let me know what you think. Here it goes.

[castman]

I like it! You see all of it. And you don't want to touch it!LOL

[natek313]

Originally Posted by simona.boglea

Thanks for commenting castman and natek313. I've brightened it up a little but I think it changes the mood of the photo drastically. Please let me know what you think. Here it goes.

Hmm. Now that I'm seeing both, I do like both of them. I guess it just all depends on what you were going for.

Good job!

[captainkimo]

The second version is better than the first, I agree. You have an interesting subject there. Nice job on the composition.

Cheers!

Captain Kimo

[simona.boglea]

Thanks for getting back to my photo castman and natek313 and thank you captainkimo as well for your comment!

[Trader]

Brighter makes it look much better. If you would have used a reflector when you shot this it could have put more light into those shadow areas. I like the composition.