-- J. Ramsey ((QEEWEE)@aol.com), September 09, 1998

Answers

Good grief. I guess I'm in over my head when it comes to trying this image submission stuff. Darnit.

Sorry it didn't work out, and I apologize for taking up Bob's time since he'll most likely have to delete this!

If anyone actually wants to see the image, please visit http://members.aol.com/QEEWEE/tree.html

-- J. Ramsey (QEEWEE@aol.com), September 09, 1998.

-- Me Again (QEEWEE@aol.com), September 09, 1998.

-- James Tarquin (tarquin@erols.com), September 09, 1998.

Nicely exposed image. The lone tree is too close to the right edge of the frame. I would have increased the gap to about 1/3 of the frame (12mm) from the right by moving the camera to the right. This also would have eliminated the bottom left corner which takes away from the overal impact and the simplicity of your image. enjoyed it.

-- Bahman Farzad (cpgbooks@mindspring.com), September 09, 1998.

IMO this composition lacks focus but technically and artistically. The tree is not the subject here, the background is. However, the background appears fuzzy.

-- Paul Lenson (lenson@pci.on.ca), September 09, 1998.

Correction "... focus both technically and artistically. "

-- Paul Lenson (lenson@pci.on.ca), September 09, 1998.

Paul and I have different tastes, I like the dreaminess and feeling of gentle movement in the image. I agree, there are details I'd have done differently, but the overall effect I find very satisfying.

Frank

-- Frank Kolwicz (bb389@lafn.org), September 09, 1998.

I like the image, but agree with Bahman, that a slightly different composition of just the tree on the snow-covered slope, with the hills in the background, would make a more powerful image.

-- Joe Boyd (boydjw@traveller.com), September 10, 1998.

Thank you for submitting the image correctly, James. And thanks to all for your critiques and observations. I can see what you mean by the cropping, and I do have another shot which is compositionally more attractive. Of course, the image itself is sharper, from the tree to the mountains in the background--this is not apparent after the scan and compression process. I'm still learning :) Happy Shooting!

-- J. Ramsey ((QEEWEE)@aol.com), September 15, 1998.