Topic: Love those Trees (Read 1018394 times)

graeme · « **Reply #180 on:** February 13, 2010, 07:07:02 am »

Some nice work on this thread. Here's one from Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England.

Graeme

wolfnowl · « **Reply #181 on:** February 13, 2010, 04:06:29 pm »

That's quite the root system. I wonder what the local fairy population thought when someone cut that down.

Mike.

tokengirl · « **Reply #182 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:18:26 pm »

I have not visited this thread in a while and all I can say is WOW!!! There are a lot of awesome trees here!

Here's one from Sunday morning - the rays of light were a delicate gift that went unnoticed until I got home and loaded my photos onto the computer.

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #183 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:22:43 pm »

Lovely!

JamiePeters · « **Reply #184 on:** March 15, 2010, 10:06:42 pm »

Looks like it has been beaten by storms, its very stark surroundings. Like the openness of the shot. JP

tokengirl · « **Reply #185 on:** March 22, 2010, 11:52:42 am »

Here is one from Saturday morning in Big Cypress National Preserve:

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #186 on:** March 22, 2010, 02:21:56 pm »

The fallen logs in the lower right and the fallen branches in the lower left lead the viewer into the scene very nicely. Another good one!

Eric

tokengirl · « **Reply #187 on:** March 22, 2010, 02:50:44 pm »

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes

The fallen logs in the lower right and the fallen branches in the lower left lead the viewer into the scene very nicely.

This is why I am a big fan of returning to the same places over and over again at different times of the year. A couple of months ago, those logs and branches were mostly submerged. The bases of the tree trunks were also further submerged, and it really made for a totally uninteresting photo. While we may not have the strong contrast of winter & summer like up north, the contrast between wet season and dry season can be quite dramatic.

This next spot was easy to get to now, as the ground is dry. I expect it will take real effort slogging through the water to get here 90 days from now. If I can stand the bugs, I'll try to photograph it again then.

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #188 on:** March 22, 2010, 04:05:27 pm »

Quote from: tokengirl

This is why I am a big fan of returning to the same places over and over again at different times of the year. A couple of months ago, those logs and branches were mostly submerged. The bases of the tree trunks were also further submerged, and it really made for a totally uninteresting photo. While we may not have the strong contrast of winter & summer like up north, the contrast between wet season and dry season can be quite dramatic.

This next spot was easy to get to now, as the ground is dry. I expect it will take real effort slogging through the water to get here 90 days from now. If I can stand the bugs, I'll try to photograph it again then.

Lovely! (And I didn't have to fight the bugs to see it, thank you very much!)

Eric

tokengirl · « **Reply #189 on:** March 28, 2010, 07:33:29 pm »

Went fishing this morning, but this was the Catch of the Day.

dwood · « **Reply #190 on:** March 28, 2010, 09:13:35 pm »

Quote from: tokengirl

Went fishing this morning, but this was the Catch of the Day.

very nice - good "catch"

John R · « **Reply #191 on:** March 28, 2010, 11:06:44 pm »

Very nice. The tree looks delicate and alone, a survivor. The expanse of sky really reinforces the way I see the tree.

JMR

tim wolcott · « **Reply #192 on:** March 29, 2010, 02:20:53 pm »

You should always post them the idea is share, lessons, ideas and visualization. We are all in this together and should be inspired by your own work and others. Its a learning process, if you look at an image and can't learn something then your mind is closed. I often think about many things I have seen from what is posted here to mages, paintings and what I have seen being out and reflect upon those to construct my drawings ( which are horrible drawings) but it allows me to remember things that have awakened something in me and compose beautiful images. Great ideas and photographs are the gifts from the gods and must not be taken lightly but must be acted upon. No differ, than waiting for just that perfect intimate light that brings your image to new level. You must be able to pre-visualize what you want. I'll share with you a image I waited for 2.5 hours, Its not trees, but spring in California I wanted these beams to illuminate the hills and bring a dramatic effect to what would be a typical landscape otherwise.

By the way, Like the tree you shot. Alone and On the Edge were my favs.

Quote from: iancl

Tim, I like the first three a lot. The stark minimalism of the first image's composition works nicely with the strong colour. The dogwood is simply such a phenomenal dogwood and the choice to use lunar illumination has given a deliciously soft light that allows the tree itself to glow. In the third, I am drawn to the strong verticals and the interplay between the vertical trunks and the cascading waters. The panorama crop with the birches in your follow up post strikes my fancy as well.

I am now totally confused as to whether I am expected to share or not. I too took the OPs request to see others' work literally. But, I can see that had been met with criticism upthread.

So, here are a few of my own; however, you have to click the links. A happy medium?

Hoh, Fallen, Climb, Alone, Bristlecone

Others:

Tenacity, Piper, At the Edge, Poles, Erratic, Transfiguration, Undulation, Tillamook

JamiePeters · « **Reply #193 on:** March 29, 2010, 08:48:24 pm »

Tim, I have to say that image is amazing the way the light came down in little beams. I find it amazing seeing the level at which you keep shooting. I can't wait for the next workshop I get to take with you. Your lecture was fascinating and hope to see you soon on one of the classes.

Did you actually shoot that as you wanted to see it or pre-visualized it. Seems hard to me that you envision it and wait for it to come to light, excuse the pun. You sure are shooting at a different level. This is the best thread yet. Jp

JamiePeters · « **Reply #194 on:** March 31, 2010, 10:48:55 am »

Hey I forgot to ask are the flowers at peak yet. I think I'll have a few days off coming soon and want to get out and shoot some of the cal blooms. I've heard that it was going to be a great year but have you noticed a difference. JP

Quote from: JamiePeters

Tim, I have to say that image is amazing the way the light came down in little beams. I find it amazing seeing the level at which you keep shooting. I can't wait for the next workshop I get to take with you. Your lecture was fascinating and hope to see you soon on one of the classes.

Did you actually shoot that as you wanted to see it or pre-visualized it. Seems hard to me that you envision it and wait for it to come to light, excuse the pun. You sure are shooting at a different level. This is the best thread yet. Jp

tim wolcott · « **Reply #195 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:41:34 pm »

Jamie, I'm going to start a new thread on spring bloom. So please lets move the spring to another site and keep this about Trres. Thanks Tim

dgberg · « **Reply #196 on:** April 04, 2010, 07:39:53 am »

Jumping in a little late here. Some absolutly fantastic photography.
My shot with 10.5 fe is from the north woods of Pennsylvania.
Not a very good technical photograph,just a cool tree.

tim wolcott · « **Reply #197 on:** April 04, 2010, 01:16:00 pm »

Dan very interesting tree. I think you could make something out of that if there was some heavy fog. But what a unique tree. Tahnks for posting it. Tim

tokengirl · « **Reply #198 on:** April 04, 2010, 09:17:20 pm »

I left the house at 5 am to visit a spot I'd been to before. It was worth it, I think.

Eric Myrvaagnes · « **Reply #199 on:** April 04, 2010, 10:58:42 pm »

Well worth it! (But you won't get me up at that ungodly hour.)

Eric

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