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Rhythm of Forest
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Rhythm of Forest

by John Fan

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 2010376 views23 comments
I was attracted to the rhythm of this aspen forest near Aspen, CO

Sony A900
70-400mm

Comments

23 comments
Comment posted by Greg Cope on October 21, 2010 at 10:08 PM
What a mesmerizing image! Stellar composition. The clusters of leaves just seem to float amidst all those silver aspens.
Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 21, 2010 at 10:33 PM
Cool! I love all the graphic vertical lines of the tree trunks, John. The yellow autumn leaves give this forest scene a painterly quailty.

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Ben Horne on October 21, 2010 at 10:49 PM
This looks more like an abstract painting than a photo. It's really cool! Did you have to crop into the original much to get this level of isolation? I would think that you would need a 800mm lens or so to capture this level of compression.

The extreme isolation of the trees makes for a very interesting shot. I'd be tempted to crop a bit off the left. The darkness in the upper left distracts me just a hair from the overall pattern.
Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 21, 2010 at 11:00 PM
Very unique an aptly titled. Thanks for sharing, John.
Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 21, 2010 at 11:10 PM
Dang! That is gorgeous John. I love the simplicity of the image. Excellent work.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Joshua Hardin on October 21, 2010 at 11:18 PM
"Rhythm" is a good word to describe this comp. Well seen and captured!
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Comment posted by Lee Daniels on October 21, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Exquisite. I want this huge and on my wall. Now.
Registered on December 31, 2003, 115 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 21, 2010 at 11:50 PM
I love the design in this Greg, beautiful work. If only there were a way to lessen the impact of those dark patches.
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 22, 2010 at 12:25 AM
That is just a neat shot. Very engaging. Could border on an abstract. Very well seen and done John.
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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on October 22, 2010 at 12:43 AM
Very cool indeed! :toast:
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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 22, 2010 at 7:05 AM
Amazing image, really. :toast:
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 22, 2010 at 9:32 AM
Very cool shot, John. I very much enjoy this. Good eye seeing this and coming up with this comp. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on October 22, 2010 at 9:50 AM
A wonderful capture. Your vision on this image was fantastic. Love the subtle patterns and simple nature of this image. Very nice.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 22, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Very very cool overlapping patterns here. It looks like sponge paint on glass above a grass mat, a surprising and intriguing effect.
Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 22, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Excellent! Love the graphic nature of the image. Great lines and contrasting tones and color.
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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on October 22, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Wonderfully seen and executed. Obviously a Colorado image. We don't get straight trees in California!

Perhaps a 20% crop off the left.
Registered on February 17, 2004, 236 Posts, 1197 Comments
Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on October 22, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Awesome! Your title says it all. The thin, vertical lines of the aspen trunks remind me of a harp. Nicely done. :toast:
Registered on July 26, 2007, 244 Posts, 2807 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 22, 2010 at 2:44 PM
At first I thought it was a double exposure or the work of post-processing. This is excellent!
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 22, 2010 at 3:24 PM
Very neat. To some degree the leaves feel separated from the trunks. Very abstract and real at the same time.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 22, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Very delicate and abstract feel to this one. If it weren't in this ESS gallery, I might not initially know what I was looking at. That is a good thing, makes me wonder and look deeper. Fine shot.

Harry :wavey:
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Good on October 22, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Wow, it's like two different images overlapped! I love everything about this image... wonderful work!
Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Sieren on October 23, 2010 at 12:36 AM
Excellent capture!
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 23, 2010 at 6:42 PM
John,

Simply Fantastic! Really don't need any other words. The only thing better than being there to capture a scene like this, is to be able to share it others later and forever.

No nits.

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