[Banded Drake]

The weather here is so wet and nasty , but i had to get out of the house . I shot a few shots here is one of them . thanks for any comments ....







......... Shawn

[Irma]

Pity to know that you have bad weather. I am happy you went out anyway...

I have also taken pictures of those old trunks in the ground, I like those pictures a lot. I think your conversion in this one is very nice. You have separated nicely the colors. The trunk is the one that is not too beautiful to make it a subject of your picture I think. But as a practice for BW I think that it worked very nice...

[Banded Drake]

Thanks Irma ,

Yea the tree wasnt what i was looking for , but then again i was out just playing around . There are plenty of places out there that i can walk ( it is a lake bottom ) to find some intersting shots . I have deffenatlly learned a lot in the past couple of days .

Thank you for your input ........ Shawn

[navis01]

Well just goes to show it is worth going out regardless, always pushes you to find new and interesting things. Nice shot, good interest in it although I would go for more contrast (do I always say that on B&W shots :/).

[Toad]

I also like shots of old tree trunks. Having said that, I think there is some room for improvement here. The crop is not quite right - too much on the top and it feels a bit cramped on the side. It feels like it should have been a landscape mode shot rather than portrait mode. I also feel that the sky is a bit too blown out to warrant a third of the frame. Sorry to be critical, Drake, but it is that forum...

[Banded Drake]

Thanks Navis and Toad ,

i knew when i was shooting that this isnt what i was after , but i thought i would still try . There is so much more out there that i couldnt get to but i will go again and see what i can get ....Thanks for the input ....


........ Shawn