The idea fort Split Tree came out of the opportunity; being in the right place at the right time, which was on a sunny winter afternoon, when the sun is at a low winter spot on the southern west horizon. Seeing the light is fifty percent of the process. The rest is technical prowess. I used the dodging tool in post to identify the shadows and give them equal power to the tree. A great deal of playing with the gradient fool in LRC (Lightroom) came into play while working in RAW. This is a open edition.