I know it may look chaotic at the first glimpse, but I really love the curving trunks with the red sunlight coating on.

In my view, it's definitely not a eye catching or eye candy image, but worth spending more time to ponder the form of these trunks and look through all those details on the trees

Hi Siyang Chen and welcome to " The Home World of Learning " and thank you for taking the time to share your fine image - 

It's good that you can see light and know how to use it - Just makes those trees look 3D with that wonderful side lighting well done. - What I ask myself is it enough to get published in selection - It's a fair to good image but lacks that special power of imapact in my view.

What we do here is try many ways to lift your image to a higher level with advice and tips - I have had your image back into Photoshop to see first hand what I could come up with - You Know how to test the Senior Critics don't you I find this image very hard... - I've tried heavy contrast - I've tried better composition - I've tried monochrome. -

What I came up with in the end was see Attached - I did a small crop off three sides to help balance and composition -

I then used a Pre Set in NIK Tools Colour Efx 4 - Called Solarization at last something that made me sit up and take notice. Not everbody cut of tea but I like it - What I have to remember this is your image and in the end it's what like - I have enjoyed looking thank you.

This is just my view I am but one Photographer...

Hello, Siyang Chen,

Thank you so much for showing your image in this forum. I will try to present my vision of your photo.

The frame is a bit "atypical", seems very confused and it's hard to find a place to concentrate on. But maybe that was what you meant to confuse ... Okay.

I decided to approach the editing and final look of your photo in a different way, I edited it in PS CC 2022.

I changed the photo tonality to light sepia and added a Gausian Bluar. The photo is now softer and it seems to me that it is more inviting and convincing. In my opinion, it is warmer in reception.

This is my suggestion, as you can see Senior Critic Daniel showed a different view of your photo, so you can see that each photographer can see the same thing differently. And that's what's beautiful about photography.

Remember that this is your photo and I only showed you my point of view.

Best wishes

Slawomir Kowalczyk

Hi Siyang Chen PRO...@ Currently on the criticism forum there is a photo entitled..."dancing trees in sunset"...From the title there is the word 'dancing trees' and also the word 'sunset' while when I look at the photo image appears "tree trunk with tree branches without leaves"...I tried to think a little...for this image I think I have to look for 'dance from tree trunk+twigs' and I have to also look for 'sunset that I catch as lighting in the afternoon ' next I tried to find some help from the review you provided...Slightly surprised I found your review using the word...'looks messy' but I also found the word...'but I really like the curved stems with a layer of red sunlight '...@ I don't think it's easy to find what you're saying, but this is indeed a challenge for me. The first step I tried to do is a test from your photo, I tried to find curved stems by cropping, the next step I'm looking for lighting that hits the stems that I choose to display...As a final step, I ventured to create a new image in black and white tones, this is because I didn't find the colors you said, but I believe all will be satisfied with the display of light that is present in the trunk of a tree...@ Thank you for this opportunity, I hope the image that I made can show "a simple dance"...Greetings always healthy for you...Johanes Januar -- SC