Palm tree from below

[vidette]

Hi


Please can I get some feedback on the composition and exposure.
Any other ideas or comments would be really great.



Nikon D50
F-stop: f/7.1
Exposure time: 1/160 sec
Focal length: 18mm
Mode: Manual

Thanks

[bigben6]

Exposure looks pretty good to me, some of the leaves are pretty dark in the middle near the spine.

From a composition stand point: more leaves less tree IMO. I would like to see the end of the leaves and the blue sky beyond more than the tree trunk, you NEED the tree trunk in there for sure, but i do not think it is what MAKES the picture... the leaves against the sky is where the eye is drawn. So emphasize that!

Also out of curiosity, maybe with a circular pol you might get a lil more detail in the leaves while keeping the sky deep blue,

[vidette]

Thanks bigben6 - I see what you mean about about emphasizing the leaves and sky and not so much the trunk - the tree is in our garden - so will try again and see what I can get