Soft Skies and Trees, March 14, 2011

Soft clouds and trees near Dead Horse Road in Dawes County, Nebraska, March 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

I like distant scenes brought close with a telephoto lens. This is a stark landscape made special by the wonderful soft cloud above the trees. I'd like to get the hillside behind the trees to go a bit lower and showcase the tree forms even more. Aside from that, I like the simplicity and softness of this scene. But you need the contrast from the bare branches. It just might be too soft with leaves and greenery.