Toba Trees II
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After posting yesterday’s colour version of this picture I realised it did not convey what I was seeing in the photo as well as I liked.
I think the colour, especially of the river, is a major distraction. So here is another version that I hope is a bit better.
What I like in this image is the discordant angles of the alder tree trunks on one side of the river, and of the tree shadows from the other side.
There is something unnatural about the angles, a bit like the sides of a box.
This version is also a bit larger, so clicking on it will show more detail.
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Canon EOS 5D MkII, Canon 50mm/f1.4 lens, ISO100, f2.5, 1/1600th.
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burnt embers 
Terrific!
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Thanks Karen!
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The angles are great, almost unnatural.
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Thanks Ashley – that is what I thought too.
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You are right. This is the better version.
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Thanks Ken! I don’t know why I did not see it at first, but am glad to have arrived at this version, even though belatedly.
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You were right re. the b&w. This version conveys the angles if the trees and shadows much better. I noticed it in yesterday’s post but it was the FIRST thing I noticed in this one.
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Thanks Melinda. Maybe I won’t be so quick to publish next time!
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Not to argue or anything, but maybe publishing the color version first made this one look even better. In that case, you weren’t “quick to publish” at all!
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Silk purse from a sow’s ear? I’ll take it.
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Exactly.
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