Before Dawn

by David Chauvin

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 4, 2009440 views29 comments

Pre-dawn light on an old bald cypress.

5D, 70-200

David
South Louisiana

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM

what a magnificent tree, love the soft palette and composition.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on December 4, 2009 at 8:32 AM

A beautiful and harmonious colour-pallette and a very clever composition with good echoing of forms between the branches and the clouds. Nice one!

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on December 4, 2009 at 10:07 AM

I always love your cypress stuff, makes me jealous. The tones are gorgeous and the siple comp works well.

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Comment posted by Mark Capurso on December 4, 2009 at 11:08 AM

Very nice, David. Wonderful tones and a nice comp.

Mark Capurso

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on December 4, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Man, I would love to visit this area. This is so beautiful!

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on December 4, 2009 at 11:32 AM

Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Ron Richins on December 4, 2009 at 11:57 AM

Nice. Love the fascinating layers of textures.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 4, 2009 at 1:08 PM

Simple+beautiful=Simply beautiful.

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on December 4, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Very cool image, especially the clouds up top. For some reason, that was the first thing I noticed-how cool those clouds are. I love the color, and the passing foam that kind of imitates the clouds.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 4, 2009 at 1:35 PM

Yeah, this one looks ancient! Pretty cool cypress, David. Looks like a good candidate for one of your bonsai creations

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Comment posted by Chris White on December 4, 2009 at 1:56 PM

David,

What a fine weather-beaten tree. Great light and composition; I really like your use of long lenses for landscapes.

Chris

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on December 4, 2009 at 2:58 PM

The reflection just doubles the impact here. Very unique. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 4, 2009 at 3:16 PM

Excellent shot, kind of reminds me of a bonsai tree in water and what a tree it is! Wonderful composition and subtle colors. A pleasure to view, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on December 4, 2009 at 3:42 PM

Wonderful image. I love the light and the symmetric composition

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Stupid good. Well seen and captured

aF

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Comment posted by Matthew Jellings on December 4, 2009 at 4:46 PM

This reminds me of oriental zen artwork, the clouds just seem to be so rythmic and flowing, they work well with the water streams. I really like the muted magenta hues. Nice work David.

Registered on November 1, 2009, 8 Posts, 97 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on December 4, 2009 at 4:55 PM

I'm in awe with your cypress images, I spent the better part of an hour the other night going through your images on you site! This is another fantastic image, nicely done!

Your images have inspired me to try and make a trip down to Louisiana this spring/summer to photograph these magnificent trees! Keep up the great work!

Registered on April 7, 2007, 169 Posts, 725 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Beautiful soft pastel light and I love the symmetry, looks like a bonsai tree.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on December 4, 2009 at 6:24 PM

What a magnificent old cypress, stunning. Maybe a crop from the top for me. Ron

Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 4, 2009 at 6:40 PM

Very different from your previous work. The word majestic comes to mind for this big old tree. I like the soft color and light especially Paul.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 4, 2009 at 6:51 PM

Love the muted tones, glass like water, and the soft, quiet moment you captured here.

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Comment posted by Emmanuel Coupe on December 4, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Very nice image, everything works for me. Simple and elegant, very gentle mood.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 4, 2009 at 8:23 PM

Beautiful sky and the long swirl in the fore/midground. I wander if you could pull a tad bit more red out of the darker side of the tree. I love the scene and your composition.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 4, 2009 at 9:52 PM

Awesome, David. The haze and the reflection really makes the bald Cypress stand out. Color is very appealing here.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on December 4, 2009 at 11:23 PM

love the tree and the clouds... I know you can't control this, but I think it would have worked best with perfectly still water and a crisp reflection

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Comment posted by Michael Hardeman on December 5, 2009 at 12:53 AM

Wow, pretty spectacular!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 5, 2009 at 7:40 AM

Very beautiful David. Love the water here a lot.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on December 5, 2009 at 10:12 PM

Another sweet image, David. I am really loving your cypress shots

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on December 6, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Hey David,
Very striking! Nice job isolating the tree......another winner!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments