Lonely Tree

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 6, 2011294 views20 comments

The photo is taken in the Gran Sasso National Parc in Abruzzo, Italy during a workshop I ran on landscape photography in October 2010 with a group of 8 photographers. It was late in the afternoon with dramatic clouds and sun and therefore for my taste an ideal situation for this kind photography.

It is taken with a Canon 1Ds mkIII and Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS (in fact my most used lens for landscape photography). No filters were used and post processing was done entirely in Adobe Lightroom.

f/8, 1/160s, ISO 200 @200mm.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Sebastian Kraus on July 6, 2011 at 7:39 AM

Fantastic light and composition!

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on July 6, 2011 at 7:57 AM

This is really well done. The lighting is fantastic and the background mountains lend a nice sense of scale to the tree.

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Comment posted by Joseph Balcken on July 6, 2011 at 8:47 AM

Beautiful light, Hans! Love the lone tree. I am undecided about cropping the base of the bg mountain at the left of the frame. While it helps to define the mountain, I think the brightness is a bit distracting. Maybe if it were toned down a bit?

Fantastic moody image!

Registered on November 29, 2009, 48 Posts, 249 Comments

Comment posted by Pedro Bento on July 6, 2011 at 8:52 AM

Nice light and composition.

PB

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 6, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Beautiful. The light and composition are wonderful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 6, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Hans, this is a lovely landscape, with all the attendant dramatic features. I am bothered by the dark blue, especially around the cliffs in the URHC. Mostly because of the halo around the darkest cliffs, but also because of its very presence. Can you explain it to me?

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Comment posted by Venugopal Thantry on July 6, 2011 at 11:36 AM

Very nice landscape.....

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Comment posted by Hans Kruse on July 6, 2011 at 1:31 PM

Hi Joseph,
Thanks very much for your comments. I don't think I could include the base of the mountain and the mountain in the back is there to bring in layers and depth in the picture. For the brightness works well.

Registered on March 24, 2011, 17 Posts, 44 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Kruse on July 6, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Hi Phil,
Thanks very much for your comments. There is not really a halo in the sense of post processing defects. It is simply the way the light was going through the clouds. Sometimes the light has interesting ways to go.

Registered on March 24, 2011, 17 Posts, 44 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Kruse on July 6, 2011 at 1:34 PM

Thanks to everybody for their kind comments.

Registered on March 24, 2011, 17 Posts, 44 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 6, 2011 at 2:43 PM

Very nice light, Hans, an the presentation is good. I like the different planes here and how they layer into the scene.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 6, 2011 at 6:17 PM

Real nice, Hans! Well composed and love the warm light against the blue light in the back.

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Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on July 7, 2011 at 4:24 AM

This caught my attention instantly, Hans. I like this very much, for its well organised composition, its mood and its compelling visual interest.

Registered on August 4, 2009, 253 Posts, 455 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on July 7, 2011 at 4:39 AM

Nice shot, Hans. I like the strong side-lighting and contrast on the fg grass and tree set against the low contrast bg. The blue sky complements the warm sunlight on the grass and tree very well.

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Comment posted by Hans Kruse on July 7, 2011 at 8:57 AM

Thanks very much for the comments.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on July 7, 2011 at 9:34 AM

The tree looks like a brave fellow there, by himself, confronting the bad weather than I presume it occurs quite often. It's his moment to shine in your image, Hans! Great work!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 7, 2011 at 5:15 PM

Sweet simplicity. Very nice scene!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM

Really nice light and color. Well done.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 7, 2011 at 9:08 PM

The lighting and composition are terrific. There's a nice balance between the tree and the distant peak. The dark clouds at the top really help tell the story.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Kruse on July 8, 2011 at 7:03 AM

Thanks again for all the comments :) I'm overwhelmed!

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