Lonely tree

Posted 14/05/2013 - 16:06 Link
Hello guys! This is my first upload here
I made this shot in February 2013, the day after a great snow storm in Monte Livata a mountain not so far from Rome (60km)
It was very hard to walk 'cause there were more than 40cm of snow there.
Shot with K30 + 18-55 + Hoya ND400
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AlJones2402
Posted 14/05/2013 - 16:32 Link
Simple but very affective.Super capture
womble
Posted 14/05/2013 - 16:32 Link
Lovely image. I'd try and clone out the lines just below the tree though.

Excellent stuff. K.
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MarkTaylor
Posted 14/05/2013 - 21:17 Link
Really nice. I tried something similar back in December but yours is far, far better.
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judderman62
Posted 14/05/2013 - 21:54 Link
quite nice ....but ...

tree to close to edge of frame for my tstes ... and maybe crop in a little - there's a whole lot of nothing in the shot.

very nice shot all the same as is
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fritzthedog
Posted 15/05/2013 - 08:33 Link
I really like the simplicity of this shot and it would certainly be one I would consider framing.

I actually like the tree being close to the edge but do tend to agree with Mike about cropping. The only slight issue I have is balance - I like the 'nothing' that's what makes the shot to me. For my taste I think I would shave a couple of inches off the top - nothing more but this is just being picky - it's a great shot.

Carl
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Posted 15/05/2013 - 10:14 Link
Thank you for critics!
After this useful comments i think that i'll try to crop a little more
womble
Posted 15/05/2013 - 14:50 Link
The fact that it is a "whole lot of nothing" is what makes this image IMHO. Cheers, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Gwyn
Posted 15/05/2013 - 16:06 Link
womble wrote:
The fact that it is a "whole lot of nothing" is what makes this image IMHO. Cheers, Kris.
Exactly.

It is beautiful, and well worth the effort you made to get there to take it.
K10D
Posted 16/05/2013 - 05:11 Link
Once in a while something very differnt but powerful arrives. This image is just such a time. Well seen, well exposed and well captured.

Best regards
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ellepi
Posted 16/05/2013 - 09:05 Link
Simple, clear, excellent!
Less is more
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redbusa99
Posted 16/05/2013 - 09:20 Link
womble wrote:
The fact that it is a "whole lot of nothing" is what makes this image IMHO. Cheers, Kris.


a fine example of "negative space" where the space is as important as the subject for the whole thing to be complete, also tried something similar but not in this league.
odd lens or 2

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Father Ted
Posted 16/05/2013 - 10:15 Link
womble wrote:
The fact that it is a "whole lot of nothing" is what makes this image IMHO. Cheers, Kris.
I wholeheartedly agree.
Excellent shot!
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DrOrloff
Posted 16/05/2013 - 10:27 Link
It's a lovely image. I don't think it needs the unusual tall, thin aspect. I think it would look best with a conventional 4 by 6. I agree about the tree being a little close to the edge. A bit more space and this would have been a great image imo.
Edited by DrOrloff: 16/05/2013 - 10:27
Posted 16/05/2013 - 11:05 Link
Wow i'm really suprised to see a lot of positive comments
Thank you!
In the next few days i will post another version of this shot a little cropped

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