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I see many things wrong with this photo, and yet I like it. Perhaps it’s the colors, the way blue shades into deeper blue, drawing the eye down. Blue is a calming color; maybe that’s why I like this photo so much. Or perhaps it’s the subject, the way the tree leans out, yet grips the rock firmly with its roots. And I like the audacity of the red leaves on the left, catching your eye among the cooler colors. Whatever the exact combination of elements, when I see this photo my shoulders relax, I breathe a little slower, and I smile. I have a feeling that I’ll need this kind of serenity in the frenzy of the month to come.
To make this photo better, I think I should have taken a step back. I remember getting close because I wanted to capture as much of that beautiful blue as I could, but stepping back would have helped the composition considerably. I wish the tree on the left wasn’t cut in half. I wish the tree leaning out was framed so that the fork landed in one of the sweet spots of the rule of thirds. Similarly, I wish I had tilted the shot up, so that the red leaves hit the lower left sweet spot. I like the patches of light on the rock and on the trunk of the center tree, but it washes out the color of the leaves a little too much. Technically, there are probably more problems with this photo than good qualities. And yet, it appeals to me. It just could have been so much more.
What do you think? I’m always working on developing my skills and welcome your input. Please leave your feedback in the comments.
The first time I saw this, I remember thinking to myself, ‘ What a beautiful example of CG…’. It wasn’t until much later that i realized that it wasn’t CG/photo-shopped at all. I had mistaken the blue water for a clear sunless sky, perhaps hours before sun set and the opposite shore line for the leaves of the tree. Regardless it remains one of the best things I have seen thus far in my life.
I love your photo. The colors are great and the composition, while not showing all that it could (you were there and know what is missing), nevertheless is intriguing. It is as if I see in my mind what I imagine of the tree on the left and other things.
Great pic.