Brenda Monahan  


Birch Bracket by Brenda Monahan

December 2019 - Birch Bracket

December 2019 - Brenda Monahan

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About the Image(s)

I was playing with a new lens, trying to figure out what it could do. I went out to the woodpile - all of which were birch logs - and saw all the birch brackets growing and decided to photograph those. I cropped the image and used a creative preset called "Aged Photo" in Lightroom to edit the color.

Canon 70D
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
1/200
ISO 200


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8 comments posted




Shirley Pohlman   Shirley Pohlman
Brenda, another interesting shot. I like the repetitive curves that draw me through the image and the edit to change to monotone. The detail is really unique that gives it a look of carpeting or a sand structure. I feel the bright spot on the left and the one in the middle could be toned down some. Such a good idea to play around with a new lens!   Posted: 12/10/2019 10:45:40



 
Hi Shirley,

Thank you for the feedback. I hadn't even noticed the bright spots (this is when one becomes grateful for feedback!) until you mentioned them. I agree. I should tone those down.   Posted: 12/10/2019 10:48:33



Piers Blackett   Piers Blackett
Nice rendition of the subject. It looks like you were close enough to call it macro. That brings to mind the limitation in DOF as you get closer and wonder if you had tried increasing it to bring out the texture in the wood; but I think your selective focusing is effective. Possibly the shiny parts of the wood could be darkened to bring-out the main foreground parts of the image.   Posted: 12/10/2019 18:21:11
 
Thanks, Piers. I took a bunch of shots, focussed on different areas for each. I'll have to look to see if I have any that show the wood texture.   Posted: 12/13/2019 11:47:54



 
Very interesting shot. I like the curving lines a lot. You might try a tighter crop, getting rid of a little on the left/upper left. Great shot!   Posted: 12/13/2019 11:11:13
 
Thank you, Laurie.   Posted: 12/13/2019 11:48:12



 
Nice shot to show what nature produces. Piers has good suggestions to help reduce the out-of-focus areas.   Posted: 12/14/2019 12:51:14



 
You crop very well make the picture more interesting.I like convert to B/W more dramatic.No comments needed.   Posted: 12/17/2019 19:37:45