Getting Creative With Winter Trees

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Getting Creative With Winter Trees

January 12, 2014 by Andrew McLachlan

Winter Trees, Orillia, Ontario (original version)

On Saturday I was in Orillia, Ontario helping my folks with a few chores that needed to be done, as they have received a significant amount of snow this season. There is roughly four feet of snow on the ground. It was a dreary winter day with a mix of fog and rain due, so I took some time to go for a drive in search of some fresh winter tree images. I only found one scene that really caught my attention. I was immediately drawn to the form of the main tree. You will notice that I carefully composed the image by choosing a low perspective to eliminate any merging of the trees branches with the distant trees or horizon. Also note how I lined up the main tree with the distant trees so that the tallest trees help to fill in the space to the left of the main tree. After composing and capturing a few variations of this scene it was time to have some fun at the computer. Here is what I came up with. Let me know which is your favorite version and why.

Please click on each of the images to see the larger, sharper version.

Winter Trees with Silver Efex Pro with the Preset Film Noir 1

Winter Trees with Silver Efex Pro 2 with the Preset Film Noir 1

Winter Trees with a Panoramic Crop

Winter Trees – 3 Image Stitched Panorama

Winter Trees – Invert Adjustment Appication

Posted in Creative Visions, Landscapes, ontario | Tagged creative visions, nature photography, ontario, orillia, photography, winter, winter photography, winter trees | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on January 12, 2014 at 9:54 pm | Reply Beth Walsh's Photoblog

I like the 2nd image with its clean border, more negative space top and bottom and a lighter the black on white contrast than the 1st. It’s a very clean image and I like that. Thanks for sharing how you composed the image.
- on January 13, 2014 at 7:39 pm | Reply Andrew McLachlan
  
  Thanks very much Beth
on January 12, 2014 at 9:58 pm | Reply Beth Walsh's Photoblog

Hey Andrew, I should clarify. It’s really the 3rd image that I like. It’s the second image in the row of 4 that you processed. Hope this is not too confusing.
- on January 13, 2014 at 7:39 pm | Reply Andrew McLachlan
  
  Got it…no confusion 🙂
on January 13, 2014 at 7:29 am | Reply deniseippolito

Andrew, I love them all! I think I am going with 3 and 4!
- on January 13, 2014 at 7:38 pm | Reply Andrew McLachlan
  
  Much thanks Denise…greatly appreciated…BTW the light-bulb image on your blog the other day is wicked cool 🙂
on January 20, 2014 at 5:22 pm | Reply Michael Glover

Great details in the silver efex pro version! And I actually like the original shot just as much for the simplicity of the scene!
- on January 22, 2014 at 8:30 pm | Reply Andrew McLachlan
  
  Thank-you very much Michael, I appreciate it very much!