The burnt forest, a subject which surely touches us all. The yellow rucksack makes this, bringing the other colours, yellow and green, to life. Your photograph is a good documentation of the death and rebirth of this forest, you have photographed the scene before you as a witness, we see what you saw. But you had a very rich and rare landscape opportunity here just waiting in front of you. Lots of interesting lines, shapes and colours, a dark and heavy sky and lots of fallen wood on the ground. The witness in you should have given way to the artist. Next time you find yourself in an unusual location (like this) you should recognize the opportunity, the subject is both rare and original, try and photograph it from an original angle. Here a gnarled black trunk in the foreground for example…then place your chap with the yellow rucksack within your composition.
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