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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 12, 2014, 11:19:02 am

Title: Trees by the Sea
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 12, 2014, 11:19:02 am

From last week, taken near Broadford on the IoS.

I think the trees in front have been stripped to the bone by the high winds and sea spray over the last couple of weeks.

It was late(ish) afternoon when I took this shot and the scene was partially lit from the left hand side :)

Dave

Title: Re: Trees by the Sea
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 12, 2014, 12:08:06 pm

Dave, a masterpiece on so many levels!

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Post by: NancyP on November 12, 2014, 12:18:56 pm

I really like the colors and textures.

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Post by: Walt Roycraft on November 12, 2014, 12:33:14 pm

Wonderful scene. Well handled, thanks for sharing.

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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 12, 2014, 02:52:18 pm

Almost ghostly. Beautiful.

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Post by: Jeremy Roussak on November 12, 2014, 02:57:56 pm

Difficult to add to what's already been said. Excellent job.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Trees by the Sea
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 12, 2014, 03:21:02 pm

Thanks everyone  ;)

Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 12, 2014, 12:08:06 pm

Dave, a masterpiece on so many levels!

Slobodan, I am definitely printing out your comment for my scrapbook  :D

I had gone out with an idea to photograph something completely different, but nothing was right for that idea so I reluctantly abandoned it, but then I just happened to look over the sea wall of the old fishing pier at the back-end of Broadford, and saw a splash of late autumn colour above the shoreline and how the side lighting on the bare bone like structures of the foreground trees looked so nice, so I happily went for that instead. Which just goes to show, that you never really know what you are looking for until you find it.

So once again thank you everyone, I am so glad you like it.  ;D

Dave

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Post by: luxborealis on November 12, 2014, 09:27:58 pm

Gorgeous and rich with detail I could easily get lost in. Well done, Dave.

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Post by: maddogmurph on November 13, 2014, 02:50:50 pm

Pretty sweet shot!

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Post by: davidh202 on November 13, 2014, 11:38:52 pm

Lovely!...
 I had a strange thought when first viewing the tree on the left, as it reminded me of the anatomy of a human lung (upside down of course),
resembling the Trachea, Broncus, Bronchioles, and Alveoli.
Since trees serve to cleanse the air we breathe, if it were mine, I would title this "Natures Lungs"  
I have been doing some mirror image tree studies lately and texturizing them, you could even turn this into a pano such as this if it strikes your fancy. It would be even more fitting of the title I gave it. Just a thought...

David

Title: Re: Trees by the Sea
Post by: mbaginy on November 14, 2014, 01:17:19 am

Absoluetly stunning!  I completely agree with the compliments of the others.

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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 17, 2014, 06:03:57 am

All said already. Very good and rich image.

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Post by: francois on November 17, 2014, 06:49:29 am

I can only add my congratulations!

Title: Re: Trees by the Sea
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on November 17, 2014, 03:28:11 pm

Wow, thanks again guys  ;D ;D ;D

Very much appreciated - I quite like your mirrored flip of the image David, but I am not sure that 'Natures Lungs' as apt a title as it actually is, is a name that easily trips off the tongue so to speak, but thank you so much for you comments  ;)

Dave