Ghost Trees

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 20, 2010163 views12 comments

This image was taken this week in Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin. The weather had finally dropped to minus 10 making conditions just right for these amazing ghost trees. Shot with Canon 5D Mark II, 24-105mm lens.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 20, 2010 at 11:19 PM

I like the framing of the tree on the left and actually wish there were a bit more of it. Is this fog a result of the -10 temp or is it steam from a thermal formation (Stan should have fun with that question)? Either way, it sure works well in the image.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on February 20, 2010 at 11:21 PM

I like the mood and creative comp here and how you included a foreground element that is placed on the side of the frame

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 20, 2010 at 11:32 PM

Winter wonderland with great framing and mood Tamara.

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Comment posted by Larry Gloth on February 21, 2010 at 1:12 AM

Love the light on those trees and the way you captured it. You can almost feel the wind blowing across. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on February 21, 2010 at 1:24 AM

Great light and that steel colored sky looks like -10.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on February 21, 2010 at 1:48 AM

Well composed. Great shapes and textures

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 21, 2010 at 3:27 AM

This one really has a ghostly feel about it that I like. Well done, Tamara.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 21, 2010 at 3:57 AM

Very beautiful light and it has indeed a ghostly touch to it. I love the comp and how you used the trees for framing the shot. Well done

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 21, 2010 at 6:10 AM

This image is a dream. Congratulations.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Tamara Gooch on February 21, 2010 at 7:58 AM

Tony, it is steam you are seeing from a hot spring just to the right of the trees. It's an amazing place, I could spend forever photographing it.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 21, 2010 at 8:23 AM

Ah, now i cant have any fun with the question, Tamara...

I love this subject, and presentation is good (highlites are strong, but appropriately so), but the comp is throwing me, and im not totally sure why. Part of it might be the left side frame, maybe more of it would have helped as Tony suggests. Then the rhs seems uncomfortably cut off to me--there's all this light and steam coming from that side but i cant see the source. Basically, the shot makes a nice initial impression, but the more i look at it, the more it has me wishing for a different angle. Fortunately, youll only get those nits from picky fellow photogs

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on February 21, 2010 at 10:01 AM

This really has a winter wonderland feel to it, well done!

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