My favorite farm entrance

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Rassie

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Colors are peaking at one of my favorite spots. A week or so ago I posted an image from this location that I made in 2014, and I've never been able to improve on it since.
I was there again today, and it's coming into color beautifully. I'll work this scene over the next few days to get the best image. It's all about the sun......

Z6 with Nikkor Z 24-70mm F4.

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Wow that is awesome. Are those the same trees? If so, they sure have grown a lot.
 
Thank you. @Hut, I don't think they have grown so much, rather a slight difference in the focal length of the shots which, in the latest one includes a different tree up front. Plus, removal of the growth at the base gives it a whole new perspective. I'll be the cat amongst the pidgeons here and vote for #1. My personal preference is for the natural appearance over the manicured look.
 
Thanks, folks.
One vote each for the original and the new. I'm in two minds; there's merit in the more unkempt look of the first image, plus the dappled sunlight shining through makes the image come alive. I also like the character of the bark on the tree trunks in the new image. It was overcast today when I made the new image, and that resulted in flat lighting.

Seems I'm going to have to try for a third image that blows the other two away. Dappled sunlight combined with the detail in the bark should make for an awesome image. One task I don't mind taking on. If only the weather cooperates before the leaves fall. :)
 
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Thanks, Steve.
I also like to think I favor the first one - made slightly sharper and crisper with the much newer glass.
 
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Koos, #1! Character oozes out of those trunks. Now, do you have the scene in portrait with the top of the trees showing? A vertical, 10-image composite stitch together, 5 bottom, 5 top, 3 will also work.
 
Both nice but count me in on the first one. I like the more complete canopy of leaves and the tunnel like look of the road in the first image compared to the second with more gaps of sky shining through. I also like the wall like look of the right hand tree trunks in the top image resulting from camera positioning and perspective which reinforces that sense of a tunnel into the colorful trees.

I might even try a crop that leaves out the background to the right and some of the far left hand side of the screen to emphasize that path of color into the image and leading towards that bright spot in the distance. IOW, maybe something along these lines(just a 16x9 crop and a bit of vignette):
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Great shots both of them!
 
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So here's today's take. The weather cooperated and from now the scene will deteriorate as more and more leaves drop.
Cropped more in line with Dave's suggestion above.

Z6 with Nikkor Z 24-70mm F4.
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Koos, #1! Character oozes out of those trunks. Now, do you have the scene in portrait with the top of the trees showing? A vertical, 10-image composite stitch together, 5 bottom, 5 top, 3 will also work.
I did take a few shots in portrait mode yesterday but none that showed the absolute tops of the trees. Here's one.

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