Elsie Allen
March 2025 - Walking Stix
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About the Image(s)
This picture was taken at Calloway Gardens on an early December evening.
When I saw this group of trees, I was immediately struck by the imagery of their marching down to the lake for a dip! I chose to convert to B&W to enhance the idea of this caricature.
I am not sure I was successful capturing the sense of motion. Subtle differences in the crop (I attached 2) seem to make a significant difference. Optimizing the contrast has also been challenging. I would appreciate comments and recommendations from the. team.
The image was captured with Cannon 6D Mark II, 18-35 mm 2.8 lens and the following settings: focal length 27 mm, 1/80 sec, f 6.3, ISO160. Initial crop and post processing was done in cameral raw. B&W conversion was done with NIK silver efex. Final adjustments and crop were done in Photoshop Elements.
2 comments posted
I did explore a few different angles without success. I wanted a low capture to optimize downward slope of the trees without shooting directly into the rapidly setting sun. But, there certainly could have been something better. Perhaps morning rather than evening.. Posted: 03/09/2025 16:21:39