Sophora japonica

by Sandro Bisotti

Gallery: FloraPosted May 4, 201597 views9 comments

...in a garden of my town, Torino.

Sony A7r with Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 20 mm f/2.8 here at f/16. Low ISO, delayed shutter.

PP from RAW (here I wanted stronger contrast than my usual) with DxO.

Thank you much for attention and all the best,

Sandro

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 4, 2015 at 8:35 PM

Sandro - Very special. Have always wanted to make a photo like this. B&W really suits this one and I like being able to see the bark details in the lower portions of the tree.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on May 4, 2015 at 10:38 PM

This is a marvelous composition, Sandro, and I definitely agree with the choice of strong contrast. The detail is magnificent - hurrah for those "old" manual focus lenses!!!!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 5, 2015 at 8:23 AM

Excellent subject for this genre of image. The tree has wonderful form and shape making it perfect for this type of image, and I like your chosen comp. I don't think the leaves add anything, and obstruct some of the form, so you might shoot this exact image again when the leaves are all gone, but this is pretty minor. crying

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on May 5, 2015 at 8:34 AM

Great composition, very eye-catching!

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on May 5, 2015 at 4:34 PM

Very graphic and beautiful, and the processing is great.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on May 6, 2015 at 10:42 AM

I really like these type of photos, and going for extra strong contrast is a good decision if you ask me. Very lovely photo! The structures in the branches are very intriguing.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 7, 2015 at 11:46 PM

Sandro: This is exceptional IMO. I love how the branches fill the frame and emanate in all directions. Really well seen and captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on May 9, 2015 at 12:17 AM

Wonderful composition. Love those branches. Very beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 15, 2015 at 3:33 AM

In the larger view it's just beautiful. An award very well deserved.

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