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I like the picture..I never saw the first one though.
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The original is here:
http://www.shuttertalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=6668
I didn't reply to this right away, and always meant to.... I wanted to say that the treatment of the subject is so different that it's really impossible to compare the two. I'm not sure that a casual viewer would even recognize that it's the same tree.
The first one is a nice nature story, and an interesting and well done photo. The second is far more abstract, and functions better as an "art" photo. I might have to admit that I prefer the second image (this thread), but this is simply closer to my own style.
Both images together show the value of returning to a particular subject, and capturing it from different angles and in different light. I have a rotating series of inspirational (read: remedial) sayings on my computer desktop, and one of them is "What's the use of one photo?" Photographs increase in value and impact as the number on a common theme or subject increases. One is a record shot, five is a series, fifty is a book. I hope you keep returning to this tree as it changes.
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I like a lot the effect you have in the clouds... Amazing how the same subject changes in different moments... I think Matthew said it right... The first one is a nature story and this one an art picture...
A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.
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My thanks for the kind words Teri, matthew and Irma!
Was afraid this one wasn't any good after getting no responses here, because I remember being very excited about sharing it at the time.
Art is probably too strong a word, but it's the direction I was trying to go.
More and stronger flash units and I might get closer to my mental image, so expect new versions in the coming months.
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your very welcome! but I do have to say its a hard decision to pick out of the two for me..The first one is a very beautiful shot..