Beautiful. This looks so simple, but it is actually quite demanding of any viewer prepared to make the effort.
It first raises questions of scale; what could initially be taken for small seedlings are actually seen to be full-grown trees! Careful examination reveals many fine details, including the very strange shapes of the foliage in these apparently alpine trees. Which in turn leads to speculation about the location and altitude of the scene. And the drifting bank of cloud allows just a small and tantalising glimpse of a serious-looking background slope. The inevitable conclusion is that this must be one of the worlds wild and remote places.
The photograph works on two levels. First it is physically very beautiful, comprising just a few simple elements combined with harmony and confidence. And second, it is a pleasing mental exercise, because it triggers an absorbing chain of thought in the mind of the enquiring viewer.
So it has both beauty and purpose; a rare combination!
For many of those who asked - when, where and what ...
This photo was clicked in Himalayas in India (Manali in HP to be precise). It was not intended for challenge but the timings were to my favour. These are actually trees with fog/cloud drifting. Did not do much of post processing but for cropping, desaturation and increasing the contrast.
Sorry, but my first thought was that it looked like Sci-Fi, something like They Came from Outer Space. I feel more like they are going to attack me than make me calm. An interesting shot, though.
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