Ponderosa Panels

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 20, 2014242 views17 comments

Here's a detail from a Ponderosa Pine in Yosemite Valley. I liked how the bark was divided into panels.

Nikon D-7100
18-140mm @ 95mm
F-16 @ 1/6s, ISO 100
TK's Masks
Cropped from left and right sides
May 2014

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your comments or critiques are always appreciated.

Also, many thanks for your comments on my previous postings!

--P

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 20, 2014 at 4:27 PM

I like the pattern and the details Preston. Nice light as well to bring out the golden pinks. No suggestions on my part.

pat

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

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 20, 2014 at 5:13 PM

Very nice Preston. I like the patterns as well and the color and textures are wonderful. I think your comp works great.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on July 20, 2014 at 6:20 PM

Beautiful abstract Preston. Ponderosa bark is among my favorites, and the textures and detail you captured here really shines.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on July 20, 2014 at 8:27 PM

Love those ponderosas. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on July 20, 2014 at 8:45 PM

Very nice abstract comp, they are really beautiful trees.
I think it could be a bit sharper?.....

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 20, 2014 at 10:07 PM

Beautifully seen - one has no sense of scale for what this is which makes it that much more intriguing

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 21, 2014 at 6:01 AM

This is super. There's something 3D about this. Very striking.

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

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 21, 2014 at 9:20 AM

The panel aspect is good, Preston, but my favorite is the "puzzle" texture that shows so well in the bark between the lines. The subtle warmth of the colors is also great.

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

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 21, 2014 at 12:36 PM

This is stunning Preston. The detail really pops off the screen. Like Mark, I like the puzzle-like texture. Lovely how the orange also compliments the dark areas.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 21, 2014 at 6:46 PM

Nice abstract. The colors are nice and the lighting is handled very well.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on July 22, 2014 at 2:03 AM

You are quickly becoming the king of bark abstracts. I think I like this maybe even better than the burnt ones. Very cool, Preston.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on July 22, 2014 at 7:42 AM

Fantastic Preston, beautiful color and patterns, I agree with Kah Kit definitely has a 3D look to it. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 22, 2014 at 12:20 PM

Really nice abstract. Reminds me of the many braided river abstracts I have seen from iceland. I would never have guessed P. pine. Wonderful processing.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 22, 2014 at 4:29 PM

Preston, this is stunning. It's truly one of those fine abstracts that can tease toward looking like an aerial shot of some mountainous terrain or deep river valleys of sorts.
With that all said, it works perfectly as an abstract even knowing what it is.....

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 23, 2014 at 11:58 AM

Pretty shot. I love all the small detail in this. Ponderosa Pines are so much prettier than the pines we have down south. When I visited Lake Tahoe a few years back I was blown away by their size and beauty.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 26, 2014 at 3:59 AM

Would love to see this as a 8X10 film shot! Fab texture.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on July 26, 2014 at 6:28 PM

Hands down one of the best abstracts I've seen in a long while, excellent job on this one Preston!

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments