Far Reaching

Gallery: FloraPosted July 25, 201147 views11 comments

A 3 stitch pano of a weeping Elm. Even with a 3 image pano I couldn't get this all in the image.

This guy is as wide as it is tall which is about 90-100ft. It is a single trunk tree!!
This tree is in the Historic Gardens in Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia.

Canon 5D MkII 70-200mmf4 @ f16. Each image shot at 75mm

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on July 25, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Fabulous shapes and detail especially in the large image. I'd love to see the whole thing. Where is this?

Registered on December 4, 2003, 232 Posts, 1652 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 25, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Bob: One must really look at the larger version to fully appreciate the detail you've captured here. Marvelous conversion as well. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM

Beautiful spread and I like the b&w treatment. A dramatic and interesting image.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 25, 2011 at 7:05 PM

Love this Bob. It's a really fine conversion and the tree is fascinating. You'll probably think I'm insane but I'd spend whatever time I needed to isolate the tree from any of it's surroundings in this image and then move it to a completely clean bg. I think this would make a really great image on a t-shirt or sweat shirt. Not that it wouldn't look good on any kind of print. Outstanding photography for my tastes and a truly spectacular tree.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 25, 2011 at 9:23 PM

I love the shape of trees. This one is practically in a class by itself. The touch of snow and B&W presentation nicely emphasizes the form of the tree. I agree with Pat that more isolation of the tree would be preferable, but this may not be possible. It's impressive as is.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 25, 2011 at 9:23 PM

I can't believe it, Bob. You with a black and white image. Far out. Well suited to B/W, BTW. Very compelling image.

Regards,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 26, 2011 at 1:24 AM

Bob:
Good call to convert to B&W. This is an impressive tree to say the least and one can spend a long time just exploring the intricate arborizing pattern. I like the dusting of snow on the thicker branches in the larger version.