Early Morning Cypress

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 10, 2015151 views5 comments

An image from middle of March last year of a grove of small cypress in Lake Martin, LA. The early sun was just beginning to illuminate the delicate branches, which I thought contrasted nicely with the light mist on the lake. Cropped to 3:2 aspect from 4/3rds original.

E-5 ZD50-200 @200, ISO 100 f5.6 +1/3EV

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 10, 2015 at 9:15 PM

You gotta love those cypress trees, Bill. They have to be the most photogenic trees around. I like the muted reflection and the light on the branches. Very nice.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 11, 2015 at 12:46 PM

Very photogenic trees and beautiful light on the branches. I also like the muted reflection. Nice image

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 11, 2015 at 1:45 PM

The warmth of the sunlit branches against the cooler greys of trunk and water is very nice. the rhythm of the verticals adds a lot as well. Nicely done

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 11, 2015 at 10:14 PM

Bill: Very cool scene. I do like the branches but think I would crop from the top some to get rid of most if not all of the open sky showing in the URC. It pulls my eye a bit and if I scroll it off the page I can concentrate on the wonderful details. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on January 12, 2015 at 6:42 PM

Hi Bill,

This a great group of trees, and the light on the branches is beautiful. The misty lake and reflections compliment the upper portion of the image well. I like the idea of a crop down to eliminate the sky.

Very nice work in photography

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