Old Logdepole

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 25, 2015192 views9 comments

One Autumn day in 2011 I returned to this old tree up in the Sonora Pass country of the Sierra. This is the interior of the tree, of which only a shell remains. Despite twisting the bellows of my view camera into a knot, I had to shoot this at f45 for depth of field. I really liked the warm colors and the various textures.

Tachihara 4x5
Schneider Symmar-S 210mm
Velvia 100
TK's Masks

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Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on August 26, 2015 at 1:21 AM

Beautifully rendered with rich colors and rich tonality. Technically it's first class. To me, however, it feels a little busy. The knothole is a good center of focus but after that the eye starts to wander without any direction. Just a bit too much going on in my opinion. Masterfully done really.Love the range of warm tones going from cream to yellow to cinnamon.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 26, 2015 at 2:31 PM

There is a lot to see in this image but that is the case with textural images. They are abstact in some way but my eye is drawn towards the lighter hues in the center of the image. The larger format cameras do such a great job of reproducing tone gradations as you have done here.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on August 26, 2015 at 5:44 PM

This is beautiful, Preston. It seems to glow and the varied textures and forms are intriguing. I never get tired of tree bark! wonderful warm colors here, too.

Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 26, 2015 at 8:38 PM

Stunning colors and textures! A real pleasure to look at. I can just keep looking at this. So many nooks and crannies.Wouldn't change a thing, just love it.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on August 26, 2015 at 11:06 PM

Gorgeous textures and colors. I was gonna say this would make a great book jacket cover or screen saver, but it seems insulting. I would print it and hang it with pride.

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 27, 2015 at 5:30 PM

I really liked the warm colors and the various textures.

Me too.....Excellent rendition of this old pine here, Preston. Good overall coverage with the LF unit also. I especially like the warmth of the colors, and of course the roughness of the all around textures in the bark. Nice work..... laugh

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 27, 2015 at 5:47 PM

Very well done, Preston. Nice semi-abstract. Great colors and shapes and textures. This should make a real nice print.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 27, 2015 at 6:15 PM

Paul and Marylynne,

This is not the tree's bark. This is the weathered wood inside of the hollowed out tree.

Harley, if memory serves, you, Lon, Dave Porter and myself photographed this tree on one one of our trips up to Sonora Pass. It's that snag at the St. Mary's Pass trailhead.