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Photo posted by Lon Overacker in the Landscape gallery on 02/18/17 at 3:03 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 02/18/17 at 3:49 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
I have also been known to wander around in the middle of the day, Lon. A guy can only nap so long  . I think this works pretty well. The black, gold, and blue combo of colors is classic. The tracery of the oak creates a complicated pattern that keeps my eye moving around the frame. The only suggestion I have is to clone the one bright just shy of middle and slightly right of center. It seems to really draw the eye there as it is between a very dark forked branch. I like this.
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 02/18/17 at 5:35 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
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You have a great eye for composing these kind of scenes. I struggle to find order in the complexity when I have attempted to shoot these scenes in the past. The composition here works well as the tree branches give structure to the scene. Without reading your description I never would have guessed that this was taken in mid-day light.
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Brian Schrayer
Nashville, TN
"The mountains sing your glory, hallelujah, the canyons echo sweet amazing grace. My spirit sails the mighty gales are bellowing your name, and I've got nothing to say." Andrew Peterson, "Nothing to Say" |
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 02/18/17 at 10:08 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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The backlit leaves provide a real nice rainbow of color. It looks rather different than that tree in my image. Amazing what the passage of time will do (and don't we all know it!). Nice image and nice of you to give Mr. Birdwell a chance to warm up in the sun.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Genny K. on 02/19/17 at 03:19 am EST
Registered on 06/05/06, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments
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It sure works for me. I do think it needs to be printed large in order to fully appreciate it, though. Even the large image is not big enough for me to see the kind of detail that I know is in those branches. I really like the blueish BG; it contrasts nicely with the colors in the leaves. I also like the nice balance to the comp.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 02/19/17 at 10:17 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Very impressive take on this tree, Lon. I like the way the tree's dark form comes through the foliage and anchors the image. Colors looks good, including the sublte blue in the bg to contrast with the gold leaves.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on 02/19/17 at 11:20 am EST
Registered on 01/12/14, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments
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Lon: what an aptly chosen caption, as there is a stateliness to the tree. Your processing has made the photo look like a finely detailed pastel and has beautifully softened the textures and the light. Richard
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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on 02/19/17 at 8:21 pm EST
Registered on 12/10/15, 104 Posts, 1112 Comments
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A very fine image for being taken in harsh lighting conditions. The tight composition works well and the back lit leaves are beautiful. Only suggestion would be to either crop out or burn down the bight leaves in the upper left corner.
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Dave Dillemuth
Santa Barbara, California
davedillemuthphotography.smugmug.com
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 02/19/17 at 11:06 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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It's a fine look at the shape of this tree and it's golden leaves, Lon. The blueness of the background accentuates the golden leaves well.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 02/20/17 at 11:15 am EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
Comment last edited by Igor Doncov on 02/20/17 at 11:18 am EST
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Wonderful work, Lon. It seems as though there is nothing more to say on this subject. Yet the lower right quadrant is new and beautiful and different. The greens and leafless branches there are a hit with me. I might crop just a tad off the top so that the frame cuts into the branches rather than having them reach the frame.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 02/20/17 at 6:01 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
The large version is a must-see in order to fully appreciate the color and detail. My only nit is the bright patch of rock just right of center near the middle--it could be burned down some. You are certainly the 'oak master'! This works very nicely, Lon.
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on 02/20/17 at 9:09 pm EST
Registered on 02/20/07, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments
Hi Lon,
This is just a gorgeous portrait capture of this beautiful Oak tree. I love trees and I love how you show off the structure and character of this Oak. The dark trunks create the structure needed to make this scene work, and the yellow foliage is just beautiful and of course a great compliment.
Mother nature sure does know how to create beautiful elements in this world, and you saw and captured it wonderfully.
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Ryan Shain
Joliet, IL
The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the ultimate potential of all things. To it, all things are possible.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on 02/21/17 at 12:28 pm EST
Registered on 04/10/05, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
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Love the somber effect the dark gold leaves and black branches give this image. Excellent composition that fills the frame nicely. No nits at all, Lon.
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Bill Chambers
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Please visit Enchanted Light Photography
"You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” - Ansel Adams |
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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on 02/22/17 at 12:32 am EST
Registered on 12/02/14, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
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I like the composition and the very paint-like feeling, a bit impressionistic. Works just as it is for me.
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Alberto Patiño Douce
Athens, GA, USA
Four Billion Years Website
Four Billion Years Blog
We have faith that future generations will know that here, in the middle of the twentieth century, there came a time when men of good will found a way to unite and fight to destroy the forces of ignorance and intolerance.
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 02/24/17 at 4:00 pm EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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I'm enjoying the spreading arrangement of branches and the warm coloured leaves. I was surprised to read that this was shot in midday harsh lighting.
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