I've been re-printing a fair bit of old negatives lately. This one has only ever been lith printed, so it was time for a standard b&w print, to build my 'woods' portfolio.
The scan is of a 13 x 18 inch print, so it's four pieces scanned separately and stitched together.
Thomas, after studying this image in greater detail, I think what makes it (and I have learned something here) is that you have combined differential focus with lighting differential to an almost equal degree. Also by placing the brighter new growth central in the image, you have highlighted the entire effect. You may have done this subconsciously, but it is a very clever technique.
Thomas, after studying this image in greater detail, I think what makes it (and I have learned something here) is that you have combined differential focus with lighting differential to an almost equal degree. Also by placing the brighter new growth central in the image, you have highlighted the entire effect. You may have done this subconsciously, but it is a very clever technique.
All subconscious, Clive. I thank you for putting into words what I've struggled with to explain to myself for a long time. I just instinctively know that I'm drawn to this picture.
I first saw this image when you first posted it.... and didn't know quite to express what I thought about it. When I see an artificial forest like this, all European-straight and orderly, I can't help but feel how it's representative of old-time collective human mentality; disregard for nature's inherent (yet powerful and successful) entropy. I find that human-imposed order distasteful. I love this image, because, for me, it seems that this small tree has decided to break the rules; a different species, growing outside the established order, glowing in its growing strength. I don't often get wing-nutty, but, there you go....