Tree bark - this photo was taken in the grounds of the Staunton Harold Estate, with the light casting just enough shadow to show the depth of the bark. I wanted the whole frame in focus so kept the aperture at f8.0 1/160
Tutor feedback
Rough/smooth work well as a pair and as individual images. You have chosen a day with good lighting conditions to shoot the rough bark image. The side lighting generates the shadows that give the feeling of relief and texture. You have wisely chosen a reasonable aperture and shutter speed to keep the image sharp. Filling the frame as you have concentrates the eye on the bark but also, in an odd way, makes the image rather two dimensional to my mind (in spite of the good lighting) and lacking in reference points to how you normally 'see' a tree trunk that is the cause. There is little indication of size - is the trunk 5 or 6 feet across, bigger or smaller than this? Does it matter and impact on the feeling of roughness? Would it have been better to have included a branch coming out of the bark?
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