Stumped

[Daisy M]

Just liked this, comments wanted.

Stumped. by David Miller, on Flickr

[antoeknee]

Maybe a bit tight in the frame but quite nice.

[ST-EOS]

Maybe a bit tight in the frame but quite nice.

My thoughts too, on the left side a flower is going out of the frame and the twiggy thing on the right of the stump is going out of the top of the frame.
I know you don’t post process David so you’ll have to go revisit the stump with secateurs to do a little bit of a tidy up to remove the twig. Then shoot it again remembering to compose to include that flower on the left

[Colin W]

Really nice image, have you thought about putting it in B&W?

[Daisy M]

Come on Colin I have a reputation on here, B & W.

[Swanny48]

I'm another one who thinks it's too tight in the frame. I'd like to see more of the adjacent flowers.

John

[Daisy M]

Thanks for the comments, I will give it another go tomorrow.

[CasaRova]

The yellow flower on the left and the twigy thing would complete the picture. My thinking.

[Trev B]

That is great, I just love stuff like that

[lunarbo]

you’ll have to go revisit the stump with secateurs to do a little bit of a tidy up to remove the twig

David - Is doing this less of a sin than removing it in PP? !

Seriously though , I like the shot but the yellow poppies are for me a distraction. How about focusing in on that lovely bark and the bluey-white flowers?

See that's the opposite of CasaRova and Swanny....................................we're all different !

[Daisy M]

Oh Bo what a dilemma you put me in, yes in the past I have removed the odd grass stem in the way, but then that is showing MY own initial artistic interpretation, not thinking that will be fine I will just change it in pp. And while I am at it I can change the colour of that flower or the sky or add one of my bird shots on top of the stump. So I will stay different & see what I can achieve within my camera & just the occasional pair of scissors in my pocket.
P.S. The blue flowers are “ forget me nots”, quite appropriate.

[@imagesBV]

As a natural scene...and it sounds like it will be revisited , I'd suggest more dof...to get the poppy and foreground stems in focus.

[lunarbo]

Fair enough David, only teasing really. I don’t think any of us think twice about moving a bit of foliage out of the way when making a shot.
My mother was a landscape painter and telegraph poles and pylons just jumped out of the way when she sat down at a scene.....

[Daisy M]

Fair enough David, only teasing really. I don’t think any of us think twice about moving a bit of foliage out of the way when making a shot.
My mother was a landscape painter and telegraph poles and pylons just jumped out of the way when she sat down at a scene.....

My neighbour was given a beautiful painting of our joint view as a birthday present, but she complained that it wasn't her view as the artist had removed the power pylon & cable, so you cannot be right or wrong with any art form.

[Daisy M]

Stump pt 2. by David Miller, on Flickr

Stump Mk2. Any better?