Taken Christmas day in Kelowna, British Columbia along the shores of Lake Okanagan. I rotated the image, cropped, then desaturated. Levels, contrast, and brightness all adjusted in PS7. And a few short weeds along the shore were also cloned out.
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Sadly this overhangs the edges on 3 sides. I could see one as artistic but with this composition I just think a shorter focal length should have been used. Good tones and almost a very nice composition.
This is a strking landscape though lighting/ weather conditions aren't at their best in terms of really making the image stand out. Although the overcast feel is interesting I think a more obviously stormy sky (or perhaps a fine weather day) would lead to a more memorable result. Composition also doesn't feel 100% balanced to me - the tree is too close to centre to be off-centred but too far from centre to be centred. Please feel free to ignore this comment as I appreciate that it's somewhat rambling in nature!!!
This is such a nice tree! I wish it were all there. Lots of negative space around it might also boost the dead and lonely feel to the shot. Nice tones and lighting. 8
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