Creeping Ivy

I was walking through a wooded area near a local park looking for something that hopefully would stand out, when i noticed these. One because of the creeping ivy and the other because of the coloured bark.

Are you asking for CC ?
If not, then sry....

I like the curves on the Ivy photo. Somehow I see a possibility for BW.
That brings the curves out better.

Bark has got nice colors. Why not to concentrate to the most colorful part of it ? Made it lighter and brighter with "levels" as well.

I had a quick try on both of the pics. Just to give the idea, in what direction I would go.

Its matter of taste, of course And your choice !

To my eye, the ivy is too bright a green in the first picture, but the colours in the second one are rather pleasing.

Maybe my eyes haven't woken up properly but neither looks sharp. Shots like these need a reason not be razor sharp. I fear a walk in the woods means taking at least a monopod and probably a tripod

You'll notice Aiki has cropped some off the bottom to get the ivy less central and in second one she has removed the distracting green top right.

Personally I don't think the B&W works but desaturating it might - that ivy screams at you!

Mike

Thanks for the feedback, i must say that i don't think the B&W works for me but i think this one does.

All coments excepted & taken on board.

Hope you don't take exception on this one but rather accept it

I think the desaturation does work very well here. However, I would make the green a bit warmer (i.e. less blue, more yellow). And I would follow Aiki's crop here and take off a bit of the bottom.

Prieni

Agreed, Richard, the ivy definitely needs the colour, and I like the green as it is.

Slightly cropped

nice

I like the first one with the ivy against the gold of the bark with the cobwebs standing out clear, perhaps a little vivid but I prefer it to the mono versions. Do agree that a little needs to come off the bottom of the image to take the Ivy off center.