I thought I’d share a couple more photos from our drive last Saturday. After our walk in downtown Suisun, we drove some of the backroads between Fairfield and Vacaville. These two shots were actually taken right across the road from each other in the fading light, as the sun had already dipped down behind the hills. There is a haze in the first image from smoke we could see in the distance. I reduced clarity to blur the image a bit, enhancing the hazy quality.
I liked the shapes of the bare branches and fence on the hill across the road silhouetted against the cloudless sky. I converted it to a black and white in Lightroom and then added back some color on the tree and hill using a texture.
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These are both gorgeous. The first one is intriguing and the colors fascinating. And, I love the composition.
You should frame the second one. It is a wonderful shot, great POV, perfect processing and color. Really, really nice.
Lovely shots!
I like the second picture better than the first . It looks like the tree is marching up over the hill.
Oh wow! Amazing photos. Again! I always feel relaxed after looking at your photos. I am also enjoying staying in touch even if I have no clue about photography language :)!
They are beautiful, Melinda. I love the second image. The monotone really adds some punch to the shot. I also really like your composition on that shot.
Very nice!