Love those Trees

[dwood]

clinging

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Here's a tree that I think someone cut down. However, the tree refused to accept retirement.  

I believe it is an Olive tree, on the grounds of a church in Tuscany.

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Eric

[Rob C]

Here's a tree that I think someone cut down. However, the tree refused to accept retirement.  

I believe it is an Olive tree, on the grounds of a church in Tuscany.

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Eric

I feel for the tree in its retirement: just as with myself, the less the hair the more it stands out. But, can the tree tie a ponytail?

On another matter, 'they' tell you that you should never let the principal subject sit bang in the middle of a composition. You know what - 'they' are sometimes wrong: it really works.

Rob C

[wolfnowl]

That's some serious coppice growth you've got growing there.  None of those branches will produce fruit.  Trees need leaves for photosynthesis to survive, so it's send out these shoots to maximize exposure to sunlight.  Interesting image, though.

Mike.

[Bill Caulfeild-Browne]

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Here's a recent one - Canada Plum, I believe.
Bill

[Chairman Bill]

Not so much a tree as a bit of a tree - blossom on our (UK) native gean (cherry)
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[Ronny Nilsen]

Spring is here, but I'd like to share a winter view of some trees.  

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Ronny

[Colorwave]

Spring is here, but I'd like to share a winter view of some trees.  
Ronny

Gorgeous shot, Ronny.  Love to see a nice big print of this one.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Gorgeous shot, Ronny.  Love to see a nice big print of this one.

Likewise.

[Patricia Sheley]

Likewise.

It's wonderful...I left it up on one of the large monitors while I was editing and kept looking back at it to rest my eyes...the focus keeps changing almost as if I were out in that luminous (cold?) light...and trees appeared as I changed my gaze...I really like this one a lot for many reasons...Pat

[Ronny Nilsen]

It's wonderful...I left it up on one of the large monitors while I was editing and kept looking back at it to rest my eyes...the focus keeps changing almost as if I were out in that luminous (cold?) light...and trees appeared as I changed my gaze...I really like this one a lot for many reasons...Pat

Thank you all three for the comments. It's was indeed a cold day, -16 degrees C, and the light was constantly changing because of the fog. "Bad" weather usually gives interesting photographs.  

Ronny

[Patricia Sheley]

Thank you all three for the comments. It's was indeed a cold day, -16 degrees C, and the light was constantly changing because of the fog. "Bad" weather usually gives interesting photographs.  

Ronny

...looking at this one again this morning...am I the only one for whom the various trees seem to come into and out of focus and central draw as you allow your gaze to float around in this image...it's the most interesting experience....now I like it even more because I am unable to rationalize what is happening...Pat

[Ronny Nilsen]

...looking at this one again this morning...am I the only one for whom the various trees seem to come into and out of focus and central draw as you allow your gaze to float around in this image...it's the most interesting experience....now I like it even more because I am unable to rationalize what is happening...Pat

I'm in the process of putting together a folio which contain this image. The folio is not finished yet, but the PDF presentation is more or less finished and have images of higher resolution. So if anybody want to see the image in full screen mode, it can be seen in this PDf file (6.4 MB):

Gjømlevatnet PDF

The other images in the folio is also mostly trees, so it's sort of on topic.  

Ronny

[Randy Carone]

Thanks Ronny. Best I've seen in a while. A very calming effect, which is rare.

[John R]

Thanks Ronny. Best I've seen in a while. A very calming effect, which is rare.

Yes, the sun is trying to break out. Orange-white hues and frost, a wonderfully captured combination.

JMR

[John R]

Verdant green, part of spring!

JMR

[Wolfman]

Trees are one of my favorite subjects and this thread is a tree photography heaven... lots of beautiful work. This is a link to my series of trees shot at night:Nocturnal Botanica

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I'm in the process of putting together a folio which contain this image. The folio is not finished yet, but the PDF presentation is more or less finished and have images of higher resolution. So if anybody want to see the image in full screen mode, it can be seen in this PDf file (6.4 MB):

Gjømlevatnet PDF

The other images in the folio is also mostly trees, so it's sort of on topic.  

Ronny

Ronny,

Your folio is absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations!


Eric

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Trees are one of my favorite subjects and this thread is a tree photography heaven... lots of beautiful work. This is a link to my series of trees shot at night:Nocturnal Botanica

That's a fascinating series.

Eric

[Ronny Nilsen]

Ronny,

Your folio is absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations!


Eric

Thank you! Putting a folio together is more time consuming than I believed when I started some months ago.    

Ronny