The Three Trees

The picture immediately reminded me of Erik Johansson and quickly grabbed my attention. I really like the overall concept. You have a lot of elements which will make any composite even more difficult. Using Pete Collins’ LENS criteria (Lighting, Elevation, Noise and Sharpness) I think the lighting on the bottom portion is spot on. The left and right tree cubes look good but the right cube doesn’t match up. I am struggling to understand why the bottom of the cube is so light. The center and right trees (nice shadow for the right tree trunk) seem right but the left tree seems to me a little dark. It is closer the primary source so maybe that is correct. Lighting is fine for the clouds. The rays may need to be softened a tad. The elevation and perspective look great. Nothing seems out of place. All the elements seem to blend together. The sky cubes work nicely with the clouds. The clouds and the cubes in the clouds seem to a little too sharp when compared to the ground cubes. I think it is a great composite and I really like the different elements and how they work together. Technically it is fantastic. I struggle putting two or three elements together and you have dozens.