Barren, originally uploaded by needlepointernc.
The trees are BARREN. I was pumping gas and like the contrast of the naked trees against the clouds and the blue sky. Here is the original photo:

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Barren, originally uploaded by needlepointernc.
The trees are BARREN. I was pumping gas and like the contrast of the naked trees against the clouds and the blue sky. Here is the original photo:

But ready to thrive next Spring!
I like the desaturated image a lot! I almost took the same photo a few days ago. Lots of starlings in one tree down in Putnam. I’ll have to get it of the card and into Lightroom…
Your processing makes the barren theme even more dramatic (although I also love that blue sky)!
The desaturated image makes the tree look even more barren.