Too Busy?

[dan swiger]

This is located just opposite Wildcat Falls just inside Yosemite, looking over the bridge
Took this with my 4x5 on Velvia 50 just at the beginning of Dec.
The cottonwoods were almost "leafed out" but this one down in the midst of the creek.
There's just a lot of leaves....

 

[AlanLichty]

It does have a busy feel to it but mostly due to the scene being a bit on the flat side.

If this were mine I would try some selective dodging and burning to add more depth to the image. As an example the bare trees on the far side of the water at the back of the scene would be a good target for burning to push them farther back in the scene visually. I think this scene has more potential.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I might crop in tighter on your main subject the prominent tree

 

[JimFox]

Hey Dan, it’s a fall color scene with lots of fall color! Not sure it’s busy really.

I like Alan’s idea of brightening the back left tree. I would add, maybe darken slightly the one in the front on the right (the leaves on the right side). That could help the eye flow through.

I had thought about a crop too, not sure how much Ben wanted, but for me a crop to right under the main tree in the middle. I do find the very bottom of the image a bit distracting.