Counterbalance or Steel Yard Composition Stem

This one is a little over 6" x 4". Here I attempted to capture more of the true light of the scene. To that effect I did not use pure black. Notice that the medium dark mass of the slop and the small trees on the left counterbalance the dark shapes of the foreground tree. This is a well tested successful composition format.

 

End of the Tree Line 

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