those are clearly branches people, the bark is black. :)

There are black spots.....



jeez, wouldn't have noticed if it weren't from those other comments! >:(



but it looks like its night outside and the black is just the horizon over the mountains in the back.



So still, great job, but you have so many other AMAZING renders, I probably won't use this.

Great autumn scene. You're other autumn renders are better, but i really like this one.



Thanks!

i know it was mentioned but iv notices it too, maybe a rendering problem not sure whatever it is turned me away from making it my background :\

Ryan, i've been loving all your work for many a year, but one thing that i've always noticed, but never gotten around to asking you about is the small blacks areas in this image.



i love this one, its one of my faves, but i find it too distracting to have as my wallpaper because of the small black bits.