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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Arlen on August 10, 2022, 03:27:46 pm

Title: Twists and Turns
Post by: Arlen on August 10, 2022, 03:27:46 pm

There is a very old, dead juniper tree that I have periodically been walking by for the last several years. It always catches my eye and my interest. I've made photographs on several occasions, but none of them gave me the feeling that I have when I look at that tree. Now I think this latest one may finally come close.


(https://pbase.com/art1/image/172864405/original.jpg)

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: David Eckels on August 10, 2022, 05:13:11 pm

Outstanding!

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on August 10, 2022, 08:27:19 pm

Quote from: David Eckels on August 10, 2022, 05:13:11 pm

Outstanding!

+1

I'm sure there's something there for the ribald imagination.

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Bob_B on August 11, 2022, 06:29:15 am

Yep! Right on the mark; well done.

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 11, 2022, 02:56:06 pm

Absolutely!
You've nailed it!

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: francois on August 12, 2022, 05:20:24 am

Never easy but this is very fine tree portrait. You conveyed the twits and turns nature of this venerable tree perfectly!

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: thierrylegros396 on August 12, 2022, 12:43:44 pm

If you have imagination, you can see a lot of things  ;)  Well Done.

Thierry

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Arlen on August 12, 2022, 03:09:06 pm

Thanks to all of you for your generous and supportive comments.

Thierry, good to see you back posting here again.

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on August 23, 2022, 11:46:01 am

Excellent shot Arlen.

Not easy shooting gnarly tree details. Because in my experience, what often looks really amazing or dramatic to the eye, never seems to look quite so good in the final image. But you nailed here  ;)

Dave

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Arlen on August 23, 2022, 03:44:52 pm

Thank you, Dave. And you are exactly right about the difficulty with those gnarly tree details.

By the way, you may have missed it, but Slobodan recently posted a message here about a whole page in Digital Camera magazine being devoted to your photography. Congratulations!  https://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=141252.0

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on August 27, 2022, 05:57:27 am

Quote from: Arlen on August 23, 2022, 03:44:52 pm

Thank you, Dave. And you are exactly right about the difficulty with those gnarly tree details.

By the way, you may have missed it, but Slobodan recently posted a message here about a whole page in Digital Camera magazine being devoted to your photography. Congratulations!  https://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=141252.0

Thanks Arlen and yes I did miss this, although Slobodan did email me about my shot in the mag so I could buy a copy - so thanks again Slobodan, because otherwise I would not have known they had published it. But I avoid the coffee corner nowadays, because of the high pitched screaming nature of the politics (as it was when I last ventured in there) and which always seemed to draw out the worst in me.

Dave

Title: Re: Twists and Turns
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 27, 2022, 06:37:56 am

Creepy!

But a good shot :)