Shrubscape

[Abhijit Rao]

Indeed Thad. That was how it was in the early morn. A most regular spot with regular undergrowth and shrubage!
 

the image could benefit from brighter whites & deeper blacks to give the various layers more separation and pop

It is a low-key, low-contrast presentation. I assume that was Abhijit's intention.

[Abhijit Rao]

DeepakS - thanks for taking out the time to share your thoughts. Highly appreciated.

The tonal choice is deliberate. It was early morning soft light. The sun was not yet up. The shades of the green merged into a uniform mass. The tonal separation was almost absent. What I had was the different textures and shapes.  I tried to be faithful to the mood. Pop is easy to add but it was not what I was going for.

That said, clearly the image does not work for everyone.  How should have been the image for it to be truthful to the moment and to convey the same to the viewer? That is the interesting conundrum ...

The overall appearance is heavily toward muted gray tones. While this sets a particular mood, IMHO the image could benefit from brighter whites & deeper blacks to give the various layers more separation and pop.

[Abhijit Rao]

Thanks Thad.

This is highly embarrassing - I posted on the wrong board!

My apologies to the members and to Bharat who had to do the cleanup.

Lovely picture!But... wrong thread?

Ah ha.... it was moved.

[Thad E Ginathom]

the image could benefit from brighter whites & deeper blacks to give the various layers more separation and pop

It is a low-key, low-contrast presentation. I assume that was Abhijit's intention.

[DeepakS]

The overall appearance is heavily toward muted gray tones. While this sets a particular mood, IMHO the image could benefit from brighter whites & deeper blacks to give the various layers more separation and pop.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Lovely picture!But... wrong thread?

Ah ha.... it was moved.

[Abhijit Rao]