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Photo posted by Ed Lowe in the Landscape gallery on 01/07/18 at 1:43 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Nikon D800
Nikon 35-70 @ 70 mm
f 16 @ 1/160 sec.
ISO 200
cable release & tripod
Acadia NP, ME

This was taken along a section of the park loop road last February. I am in awe of these evergreens as they stand tall and straight looking out over the Atlantic day after day and are subjected to the winds coming ashore.

As always thanks for taking a look and leaving a comment or suggestion.

Ed

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 01/07/18 at 5:13 pm EST    
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

Nice simple composition. I like how the sunlight hits some of the trees and partly the others. I also like that you included the dark branches along the bottom. Cropping them out from the bottom breaks the comp down for me. The large version brings out more texture. I don't know if you can bring out any detail on the tree on the right. That's a fairly large amount of black. It's not your best image but if you felt a connection to the scene, that's more important.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 01/07/18 at 6:09 pm EST    
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

This image just doesn't grab me. As I looked at it for a while I think I would like it better if the tree in the middle was not there. Just my opinion for what it is worth.

  
Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 01/08/18 at 12:24 pm EST    
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Ed,

I think you did a good job in conveying your feeling of these "sentinels" standing tall and strong.  Like Igor, I like the play of light and how it varies side to side on trees. Fortunately the large view opens up a bit and we can see some detail.

The sea is calm and there's a nice sky so I don't get a sense of storms and wind, but still, the trees are portrayed nicely.

Not nearly as artistic as most of your other images, but you did a nice job capturing and processing this one.

Lon

  

Lon Overacker
Livermore, California

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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on 01/08/18 at 2:32 pm EST    
Registered on 11/29/17, 19 Posts, 260 Comments

It's not often when trees are the primary subject of a seascape, but this one conveys a sense of place about Acadia. Your processing of the sky, clouds and water is excellent. The group of three trees is very graphic, and like how the left one is partially lit, while the others are more or less in silhouette.

Ed McGuirk
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 01/08/18 at 3:49 pm EST    
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Ed, I like the story that you're telling here, with the trees being the main subject on a gorgeous seaside day.  The two trees in the middle are a key part of the story.

  
Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 01/09/18 at 1:27 pm EST    
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

I like this image. Nice and simple and evocative of a pleasant morning on the atlantic. As you mentioned to me the other night, I'm on the fence about cropping the top cloud off.

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