Together

This is a print for yourself, you love the idea but it's hard for a viewer to understand your emotional attachment. Some prints just go that way, some are for you only, and some are for others to appreciate. I only name my prints when I think it might help others to understand my photograph. I had to read your description to understand it and that the trees are of differing types, maybe a better title?

While the lighting does help to separate the foreground from the background, the composition is..well, not really very strong. The metaphor that you have described is sweet but, it is not immediately apparent to the un-aware.

(separately) Does the meridian have a rotating back?

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate the honesty and tact..
As for the title, well, I just typed something in the little box on the upload page.
Brad-yes it has a rotating back, and linhof-esque back movements. I felt the centered, massive trees gave a sense of stability and I like the way the doug fir leans, but I have been troubled by the way the trunks terminate at the top of the image. That said, you were both right about my emotional ties to the image, and I didn't feel like I could trust my own feelings on it. Any other thought on how two improve the image and convey stability and attachment visually would be appreciated.
Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts.

I happen to like the composition. It feels balanced. Maybe burn down the hot spots a little at the bottom?

What would it look like if you isolated the two trees a little more by cropping? The very high contrast to the left and right seems distracting to me.

Hi. I've been looking at gallery images for months now, since I first became a member. I suspect that, for many new members, that this is a good way of learning about how other people look at and appreciate photographs while allowing me to critique my own work and find a broader inspiration. This is my first post about another member's images, so it feels like quite a first step.
I really like this photo having sort of got the physical relationship thing straight away - in a way its the narrow chink of light between the two trees that makes it so compelling. I agree with the other comments about the possible benefits of having the flanking highlights toned down a little but also wonder, given your conceptual comments about the two different trees, whether some dodging of one or both trees would help bring out this idea of the coming together of two differing species? Would seeing a little more of their contrasting bark patterns help in this regard?

I was drawn to this image by way of comparison. It is similar to an image I made last year of two trees and their surroundings. The light on both sides pulls me out of this image, not into it. A more somber treatment of the light would do a lot to solidify the image and bring me back into the center, a bit less contrast and a bit more texture. I say a re-shoot is in order, if you can, and play with it more to reduce contrast. Lots of potential here for making it look different, perspective, light and weather, etc. I still like what I see here. tim

(P.S. my second page of images, "vtree" for something similar)