Foggy morning
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Place: 49 out of 276 Avg (all users): 6.0805 Avg (commenters): 5.7778 Avg (participants): 5.8676 Avg (non-participants): 6.2170 Views since voting: 812 Views during voting: 247 Votes: 174 Comments: 11 Favorites: 0
So, is it a graveyard? That didn't occur to me at all at first glance, it was only after I read through the comments that I started paying a bit more attention to the regular white tiles... (I really thought the tree was the focus of it, and the background was coincidental).
If it is a graveyard, then the subject matter is interesting, and the title works on several levels. And the tree seems to be dancing, there's a nice contrast between actual life which is moving and dancing (despite trees normally being still), and the symbols of absence of life in the background.
The composition is nice, although I would've liked to see the entire tree - it seems a shame that some of the branches are cut off. The colours are beautiful.
All in all - a very good shot, although I think it would have scored even more highly had the subject matter been more obvious.
I would have preferred a higher crop and either leaving out the ground or pulling back to get both the top of the tree & the ground in.Gorgeous color balance.
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