Michigan UP - birch forest

Posted by Steve Sage on Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:36 pm

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This was an attempt to do something a little differently. I wanted to emphaze the groundcover and subtle colors. I could have corrected the color temperature a little more but this was very early in the morning and this is how it looked to me. Did I make the common mistake of trying to include too much here?

Canon 10d, 28-138 at 28mm, ISO100, f16, 0.4sec

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:37 pm

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I like it a lot!!! I think I might boost contrast a tad.

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by Ken Cravillion on Sat Oct 18, 2003 10:07 pm

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That pine looks familiar. I like how you used the groundcover in the composition. I couldn't figure out what to do with it.

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by Cindy Marple on Sun Oct 19, 2003 12:44 am

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I don't feel like there's too much here, it all works well together. I also like how you've used the ground cover, I guess I overlooked that aspect of the scene! This has a very nice feel to it.

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by LindaY on Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:46 am

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The ground cover really does anchor this shot beautifully and I love the colors here. I tried doing some birch trees without too much success when I was on vacation in Quebec a few weeks ago. Wish I had seen this shot before I went for some ideas on doing my own shots.

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by Dan Baumbach on Sun Oct 19, 2003 12:46 pm

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I think you did a good job here. I think that it would be stronger if you cropped a tiny bit off of the bottom. Just above the horizontal branch.

I also would like to see a bit more contrast.

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by Mary Dennis on Sun Oct 19, 2003 5:16 pm

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Steve, I think you've got a wonderfully rich palette of color here! Beautiful. I think, as others have said, punch up the contrast a bit and crop out that deadfall on the bottom and this is a stunner. What varied vegetation you found all in one place making a great composition that I don't think is too busy at all. I love this!

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