Trees and Light

[Ben]

I know not everyone is into the saturation from scanned chromes, but what do you think?  Provia, slightly underexposed, really gives strong blues.  Thought about using a graduated ND on the first photo, but I think this worked OK.  Thanks for your comments.

[martolod]

i like:cloud9:

i used to shoot slides exclusively when i started in photography a loooooooooong time ago. and it's the blues that really do it for me.
when i came back home to australia  in 82 i brought with me some agfa slide that i bought in germany . i think it was in in my camera for nearly 2 years but the colours  still came out beautifully.so much for storing film:) in the fridge
i must dig them out and scan them.....

[rentavet]

number 2 is a winner for me.... wallworthy...1 not so much.... too much white in the middle but that may be me.... I do like trees silhouetting sun shots.... maybe that's why I like number 2 it reminds me of one of mine though I didn't get the nice sunburst you did..  
http://flickr.com/photos/rentavet/2178514869/  leaving as link since not W/NW

[Julio1fer]

No. 2 is excellent - you got the exact exposure for the blue sky, and the silhouettes of the trees make the photo.

IMO, in No. 1 exposure is a shade too much for the blue sky and a shade too little to make the shadows stand out. It is a very difficult lighting, you must make a decision to either burn out the sky and concentrate the composition on the shadows, or alternatively go for the blue sky and the silhouettes as you did in the second one (and adjust your composition accordingly).

[Ben]

Thanks for the comments everyone...

Yup the graduated ND would have made a difference on #1 for sure.  Their are many opportunities in The Delta to shoot trees and sun, always looking for the perfect shots, but alas the latitude of slide film is always a consideration.