Burning Bush?

[BarryHamilton]

Nov '15 out shooting the cypress swamp with fall colors, I got there well before dawn, and the sky was mostly overcast so it was still fairly dark.
As the sky lightened and broke up a soft shaft of light caught this tree, showing off its lovely red color in the gloom.

 

[Linda Combs]

Beyond beautiful, I am in awe.

 

[AlanLichty]

I like the splash of red here but the out of focus branches in front are a bit distracting. No easy way around that.

 

[BarryHamilton]

I like the splash of red here but the out of focus branches in front are a bit distracting. No easy way around that.

I hear ya. I actually took shots planning a focus stack, which is tough there for all the complexity of the swamp, but decided I liked it better with limited dof, sort of a vignette focusing the eye on the light and color in the bg.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Lovely scene, but I am with Alan on the OOF. But hey, your shot your call.

 

[Ryan10]

A mysterious landscape.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Barry,

What an interesting shot. Love that light in the background.

And while that OOF tree on the left jumped out at me at first, when I just stopped for a minute to look at the whole scene, it actually didn't bother me as much. In fact I would say it then just kind of blended into the scene, and provided some nice framing to direct the eye into the center. I think especially if this was bigger, like in a nice sized print, that the OOF foreground might not even be noticed.

I like this as some thing a bit different visually.

Jim

 

[BarryHamilton]

A mysterious landscape.

I'll take it! The soft dawn light is most appealing to me, and that fits the spooky swamp! Thanks, Ryan!

 

[BarryHamilton]

Hey Barry,

What an interesting shot. Love that light in the background.

And while that OOF tree on the left jumped out at me at first, when I just stopped for a minute to look at the whole scene, it actually didn't bother me as much. In fact I would say it then just kind of blended into the scene, and provided some nice framing to direct the eye into the center. I think especially if this was bigger, like in a nice sized print, that the OOF foreground might not even be noticed.

I like this as some thing a bit different visually.

Jim

Thanks, Jim! I appreciate your comments a great deal! Glad you liked it!

 

[Martín el Escocés]

Hey Barry.

I like this too! It has great atmosphere and the subdued trees in the foreground give it a n attractive spookiness!