Quiver Silhouettes

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 8, 2010181 views16 comments

As I was making silhouettes of quiver trees and rocks in the distance, I noticed a nearby quiver tree was in my way, which gave me an idea, namely to shoot an image through this FG tree (yes, I also have an almost identical image without the FG branches…

). I figured including the typical quiver tree branches (although OOF) added another dimension of Quiver tree to this image. Would love to hear your honest opinions though.

Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma)
Giant’s Playground, Namibia
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 1/2500 Sec (I was using my tripod as monopod from some precarious pose I remember and wanted a high enough SS, but this does look like over kill…

)
Aperture Value f/6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 800
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0mm

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on August 8, 2010 at 1:09 PM

Love the silhouette.The orange and black is also quite nice.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 8, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Vincent: An unconventional and I think refreshing take on this subject. Kind of like an ES&S cram shot. Well done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 8, 2010 at 1:32 PM

I'm on the fence with this one. While I like the graphic nature of this, the OOF silhouetttes aren't working well for me. I really like the orange and black color scheme.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 8, 2010 at 1:45 PM

This is a very clever shot. I love how you used the foreground trees to create depth.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on August 8, 2010 at 3:50 PM

I like the silhouettes, but maybe they're bit TOO out of focus. In any case, very original, and I love the shot.

Registered on November 15, 2007, 50 Posts, 601 Comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on August 8, 2010 at 4:21 PM

Personally, I love this photo, although I wouldn't have known what the oof branches were without a description! I think this is a very neat shot that combines abstract with reality in a creative way.

-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 8, 2010 at 5:49 PM

A great graphic shot. The color combo rocks, and the comp is just excellent.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 9, 2010 at 1:28 AM

Unique

love it

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 9, 2010 at 2:01 AM

i'm on the fence with this i'm afraid. i get the urge to brush the fg oof branches out of the way so that i can see properly!

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on August 9, 2010 at 5:11 AM

a great framing here

just love it

Hamed

Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments

Comment posted by Winnie Ho on August 9, 2010 at 6:29 AM

Very creative approach..initially I thought you were shooting through a fence, but I see how you have cleverly incorporated the silhouettes of the Quiver trees. They must be one of the most photogenic trees about, and the rocks are obviously Giants playground for anyone that has been there.

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on August 9, 2010 at 10:10 AM

Unique and beautiful. Excellent processing. I love this shot, and I'm sure the silhouette without the foreground branches is equally beautiful.

Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Richins on August 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Very interesting and effective. I think the OOF branches work well. I think it would be easy to mess up a shot like this, but not here.

Registered on March 6, 2008, 113 Posts, 1009 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 9, 2010 at 2:01 PM

Vincent,

Love the silhouettes and color and I like the idea. I'm a little unsure about the result though. It's almost like I'm looking through a chain-link fence with the "x" on the left. The right side patterns look more like the repeating patterns of the tree in background. Still, I think a worthy image and you certainly were able to fill up the negative space pretty effectively.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 9, 2010 at 8:50 PM

Beautifully framed. I like this composition and the lighting a lot.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on August 9, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Super creative image this is! Well see image Vincent. I love it.

Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments