In these pictures I attempted to convey a feeling of curiosity with all the intricate lines and layers that tree bark has. When taking this photo the hardest challenge was getting close to the tree and getting an angle that still captures the tree. I did this well in the first picture along with capturing that intricacy of the lines in the bark and brought it out with the Oil Painting texture. In the second picture I didn't really get as much detail but the green color brought out the shadows more. That, in turn made the lines fit in more without seeming fake.
In these photos I attempted to capture the end of the life of Evergreen Tree leaves. Since these leaves are supposed to last throughout the Winter and last for a long time it was a surprise when I saw them dying. I took this chance and tried to capture a vivid picture of the end of a leaf's life. I feel like I did this better in the first picture than the second with the oil painting texture. On the other hand I also feel like the second picture was much better composed because it got the entire leaf.
In these pictures I tried to get a feeling of life. I did that in the first picture by using living creatures like flies to make it look like the mushroom was a home to animals. In the second picture I attempted to make it look vibrant but the grass and dead leaves kind of held it back from looking like that. The easiest part was getting the mushroom in an area that's not too distracting because I got lucky enough for it to not be under trees or anything. The hardest part was getting in close to the mushroom where I could position the camera how I wanted to. This prevented me from getting some shots from below that would've really changed the feeling of the photos.
In these photos I attempted to evoke a sense of grandeur. I did this by making the tree seem as if it was much larger than the other trees when in reality it was actually shorter. In the first photo I accomplished getting that feeling by including other trees in the picture and making them much lower than the main tree. In the second photo there wasn't any other trees because it was taken in portrait mode, but I put the camera even lower and angled it up to make it seem bigger. The biggest issue with trying to do this though, was that the trees always had the top get cut off and I never could get the framing I wanted with the entire tree in the picture.
In these photos I tried to convey a feeling of togetherness. I did this by using colors that are the same for the main subjects. In these photos those subjects were the Evergreen Trees and they stood out with vibrant colors against the rest of the bland colors of Winter. I did this especially well in teamwork where the colors really make the trees stand out and look like the belong together. Although the framing could be better I'm happy with how it turned out. In the first picture, Leader of The Pack, I made the main tree stand out with a sense of unity again making the trees seem grand in size and color to the other bushes.