I love it. The contrast is mesmerizing, the bending trees seem like reaching out to sky.

I can't put my finger on to what it is, but I feel there is some pattern in the chaos of black and white which seems appealing.

The latitude of exposure and the details in the frame are amazing. I think there is a hint of Ansel Adam in this image especially the high noon of the shot.

Excellent image. Contrast and details are amazing, a fine art.

This is a brilliant piece of art Ganesh! Just loved the details and the harsh contrast. I visited this image several times from yesterday. Initially I was not sure about the contrast and the sharpness looked a bit harsh as well. But then as I looked into this more and more my thoughts changed and now I am just loving it... I completely agree that without this much amount of contrast and sharpness it would have been difficult to achieve this impact... excellent one overall... Thanks for sharing...

This is classical, very artistic. I was browsing the net for images like these and saw quite a few one's. The way you have carried out is just awesome, but from a very creative point of view, did not appear very different from the one's which come from some of the best names in the photography world. Black and white conversion, DOF, contrast, frame setup , composition etc would be as usual good, I have never come come across an image of yours where you have failed to deliver. Can any thing be done with these kind of images to bring out that subtle change which makes it so different from just any other perfect image Ganesh ? It would be so great to learn that from you pal.

Can any thing be done with these kind of images to bring out that subtle change which makes it so different from just any other perfect image ?

I have not understood your question Nilanjan. Are you talking about post processing ? What subtle changes are you referring to ? Not sure if this answers your question -

I think creativity does not stop at the composition alone (similar or otherwise). For example Ansal Adam's compositions *I think* are not hard to duplicate. But making print like he did out of those compositions are his art (in my humble opinion). Creating final product using right tools to overcome technological limitations and to meet our visual needs is very much part of creativity and image making. Personally I don't go with "well accepted" levels/curves correction procedure during post processing. My approach is I look at the un-processed image and form a final image in mind and work towards it using the available tools. I am not claiming this is the best approach, but this works for me better. I don't like the statistical nature of the other approach. It took some time for to me work on this image to get the right contrast balance between sky, shaded region and lit regions of tree to keep the visual emphasis and balance where I needed. These are very subtle processing decisions which sometimes may only appeal to those who make those decisions !!

Nicely depicted Ganesh. If VMR's Power of the Sun is one end of vision, I guess this is at the other end. I liked the convergence of the trees and so many times I have this exact picture in my mind, albeit made at night with the trees rendered as silhouettes and with the glorious Milkyway galaxy shining through the gaps in the foliage. Yet to get an opportunity to make that one.

this is excellent piece of art work....visualisation,exposing and pp.....very graphical image....it is very much abstract at the same time very realistic.......i totally agree with ganesh sir view of working towards the final image from the exposed image....during black and white ages photographers had clear cut idea of what exactly the print would come even before exposing ...there were lot of limitations for the medium...same is the case in digital i feel...we need to overcome the limitation by choosing the right tools to work toward the effect we need to achieve....

No No, Ganesh, not at all about post processing. I am very much talking about if while making the image an idea could be used which would have taken this image to another platform of mind application. But again am asking " if ". As I said in my earlier comment also , everything in this image is just perfect. But since this is Ganesh Shankar's image, am longing to see results of more experiments even if they have failed in your opinion than seeing a perfect image. The idea for me is to be able learn from anything which is beyond a perfect composition, perfect exposure and perfect post-processing. I wish I too knew what I want from this image and from you, that is where my vision is shutting down, my mind is clogging . Something interesting happened a few days back, went to Presidency college for a seminar and the dean of Economics was boasting about what Mr Amartya Sen had done for us till one gentleman rose and told us, Sir, now can you kindly highlight on some thoughts which are being worked upon to carry us 20 years further, even if it helps to deal with the negatives ? I hope I could explain the logic of this incident. Do we wish to be contained in the compartments of what is already perfect ? or do we wish to create a compartment which makes a road visible down the line in the future ? I guess, got too philosophical. Plz do not read my earlier comment as derogatory , your mind is designed to work beyond the levels of perfection . Thanks pal.

Fantastic image this. What is striking is the shadows over all with the hit of sunlight on the bark of the tree on the right side. Convergence at the 'apex' is phenomenal. True art this is and there is definitely a hit of the 3rd dimension in the image. Terrific perspective and end product here.

Beautiful image Sir. Sure you would have lied down flat on the ground and hand held your magic machine . I would try to rotate the image 180 deg counter clockwise, just to feel the difference. Thanks for sharing!

Hi Ganesh, I tried rotating the image myself..actually it doesn't make any difference..excellent symmetrical image.