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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Fons Baerken on June 08, 2022, 08:07:09
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From my last excursion in the forest, the estate of Joppe. A beech lined forest track.
Z6, 85mm f/1.8s three image stack
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Nice ;)
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From my last excursion in the forest, the estate of Joppe. A beech lined forest track.
Z6, 85mm f/1.8s three image stack
Nice it is :)
Do we have a theme with trees at NG? .. if not, I think we ought to.
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Nice it is :)
Do we have a theme with trees at NG? .. if not, I think we ought to.
Nice ;)
Thanks
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From my last excursion in the forest, the estate of Joppe. A beech lined forest track.
Z6, 85mm f/1.8s three image stack
Fons,
Yes, an engaging photograph...makes you wish you were there on a walk through the forest. Just curious: any adjustments to the image? Frankly, it looks quite normal, as in Nikon's so-called "Standard" without adjustments to normal setting.
Thanks, Robert
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Fons,
Yes, an engaging photograph...makes you wish you were there on a walk through the forest. Just curious: any adjustments to the image? Frankly, it looks quite normal, as in Nikon's so-called "Standard" without adjustments to normal setting.
Thanks, Robert
Thank you,
I may have used portrait mode in photoshop
this is one of the three images of the photostack merge
i generally use flat or portrait depending, and adjust the exposure when needed
Z6, 85mm f/1.8S @ f/8 iso 7200-8000 and reduced the quality to 80% because of max filesize on the forum
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Fons, I think you hit a blind area. This thread is absolutely worth participating!
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Fons, I think you hit a blind area. This thread is absolutely worth participating!
Thank you Akira, let's contribute!
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Thank you Akira, let's contribute!
Great idea Fons and Akira. I have some [pictures of] trees ;D
First one, from times past ... pre-covid, pre-Z, etc.
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Great images Fons and Hans.
Heres one from the 1980's
Ilford FP4 taken on a simple Olympus Trip
The original print was selenium toned and had a wonderful depth to it
(https://pbase.com/celidh/image/34045491.jpg)
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Great Fons - now I know where to put my tree images and look forward to tree images from other members :)
A local tree I like to walk by now and then - evening a few days ago.
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Thank you
"..Its about trees, you see..
Trees are majestic, mysterious, magical...
and an absolute necessity for the health of the planet
and her inhabitants.
So plant trees and show us your artistry..."
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Well put Fons.
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A group of oaks (I believe) I found behind a meadow - late April. Added an "acrobatic" tree :) (from the same spot)
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From October 2014
Df, 58mm f/1.4
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From October 2011
D700, 14-24mm f/2.8
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A little different tree.
There is even a bonus at the bottom left in the tree ::)
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Large chestnuttree
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Old Lime tree avenue - Lime trees produce lots of nectar so good trees for bees!
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This old and very gnarled sycamore is just down the street from my house. It has always been fascinating to me. Fuji X-Pro2 with adapted Voigtlander Ultron 28/2 lens.
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Also down the street from my house is a lot filled with old oak and pecan trees. They are also fascinating subjects for me. Fuji X-Pro 1 with 16/2.8 Fujinon lens.
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This old and very gnarled sycamore is just down the street from my house. It has always been fascinating to me.
I can understand why - it has a unique character :-)
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I feel that this old tree almost looks back at me with two faces on the trunk :-\
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I can understand why - it has a unique character :-)
Indeed. I've lived here for 30 years and I've watched this tree lose branches and undergo numerous surgeries. I'm so glad the owners of the lot have never had it taken down. To me it has a special beauty.
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Love your "two-faced" tree Lars.
I found one this morning that had been caught doing what it shouldn't have been doing!
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Love your "two-faced" tree Lars.
I found one this morning that had been caught doing what it shouldn't have been doing!
Many thanks Colin - very funny, your tree face looks quite guilt-ridden! Do you know if it's mother nature that's pulling our legs or did someone saw/carve it?
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Do you know if it's mother nature that's pulling our legs or did someone saw/carve it?
They nearly all have similar crescent marks
I'm not sure but think these are poplar trees as I found this when googlng
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They nearly all have similar crescent marks
I'm not sure but think these are poplar trees as I found this when googlng
Yes, I googled it too and can see those "eyes" are natural but the "face" is really special. The old poplars (I think) we have in the area are with deep grooves.
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Another old tree with character (injury, virus, fungus or cancer burl as I understand).
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June 5
Old chestnut
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two dead
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Old chestnut
That trunk is awesome Fons.
The girth & the twist hint at a lot of willpower:)
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I'm helping a group do a survey of oak trees with fungi growing on them.
So have spent a bit of time gazing at creatures like this recently
More info here
https://foreverfungi.co.uk/oakfungisurvey/#aims
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That trunk is awesome Fons.
The girth & the twist hint at a lot of willpower:)
I'm helping a group do a survey of oak trees with fungi growing on them.
So have spent a bit of time gazing at creatures like this recently
More info here
https://foreverfungi.co.uk/oakfungisurvey/#aims
Thank you Colin!
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June 5
Old chestnut
Very nice Fons! Did you apply some artistic magic? - it seems like there is more than one layer of images (or parts).
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I'm helping a group do a survey of oak trees with fungi growing on them.
So have spent a bit of time gazing at creatures like this recently
Colin, that's a wonderful view into the canopy of an oak tree! I live in an area with several old oak trees and they are fascinating creatures.
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A part of a local forest area is protected as a habitat of the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) - the old trees are left when they die to become the breeding place of the beetles.
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Thanks Fons & Lars
the old trees are left when they die to become the breeding place of the beetles.
Not just beetles.
There are some hefty bracket fungi on some of the decaying trunks of the second image.
The light filtering in creates a beautiful atmosphere in this scene too.
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Not just beetles.
There are some hefty bracket fungi on some of the decaying trunks too.
Thanks Colin. Exactly, but my point was that the old/dead trees in this area are protected as part of ensuring the habitat of this particular beetle - the dead trees also supports many other species. I think I once read that an old dead oak could support about 500 different species for many years - dead trees are definitely important for diversity.
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Forest bathing is said to be healthy - then I guess it is also healthy photographing trees.
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I've spent a bit more time in woods over the past 2 weeks.
Love the slug trail glistening gently on the first one.
The second one just looks like a "bad hair day"
Hope you'll permit the third one - I think it's a Yew (plus some passengers!)
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Colin,
Just curious: what lens (lenses) are used to capture your latest post with three images? Thanks, Robert
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Hope you'll permit the third one - I think it's a Yew (plus some passengers!)
Nice tree images, Colin - why not permit the third one?
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what lens (lenses) are used to capture your latest post with three images?
Hi Robert, they were all taken with a D500 and Nikon 16-80mm f/2.8-4
It was quite dark for the final shot so that was done at iso 1000
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Nice tree images, Colin - why not permit the third one?
Thanks Lars
It was a tongue in cheek comment.
Strictly speaking, the tree in the final shot is dead or at least well on its way to never growing again
Thats all :P
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Thanks Lars
It was a tongue in cheek comment.
Strictly speaking, the tree in the final shot is dead or at least well on its way to never growing again
Thats all :P
Then we should change the theme to "Trees - dead or alive" - I've already posted a dead one (still standing though..) unless the dead ones belong to the "Death and decay" theme ;D
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Large chestnut tree
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Pines - I think.
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Pines - I think.
Sombre, luminous and absorbing Lars
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Sombre, luminous and absorbing Lars
Many thanks Colin - I'm very happy with your impressions :)
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Some trees from a hike a few days ago - shot in the afternoon and early evening.
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A different take on trees
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A different take on trees
Colin, that's a great different take on trees - fascinating organic forms and patterns.
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Thanks Lars
Some trees from a hike a few days ago - shot in the afternoon and early evening.
I love the 3D effect you've achieved with the narrow D.O.F. on the first one.
And as for the second one, I have a fascination with bracket fungi. I use the one called Reishi in a prepared form and your ones are doing a great job of devouring that stump!
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My favorite theme, the reason for my first upload! Cheers Michael Nikon DF 50mm 1.2 AiS
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My favorite theme, the reason for my first upload! Cheers Michael Nikon DF 50mm 1.2 AiS
Welcome aboard Micheal.
Where did you find this tree?
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Fallen
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Welcome aboard Micheal.
Where did you find this tree?
Hello. In Vicntiy of Dreistetten, Lower Austria in Austria. Thank you!
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Thanks Lars
I love the 3D effect you've achieved with the narrow D.O.F. on the first one.
And as for the second one, I have a fascination with bracket fungi. I use the one called Reishi in a prepared form and your ones are doing a great job of devouring that stump!
Thanks Colin - glad you like my use of narrow D.O.F. The Reishi in prepared form - what is that used for?
Here is what looks like a Red-belted conk - I included a large piece of the dead tree trunk so not entirely off topic :D
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Hello. In Vicntiy of Dreistetten, Lower Austria in Austria. Thank you!
Hi Michael - one more welcome! Nice contribution with trees from Austria.
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Fallen
Nice tones and colors Fons.
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Thank you Lars
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August 5
forestview
D850, 28mm f/1.4e @f/2.8
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Hi Michael - one more welcome! Nice contribution with trees from Austria.
Thank You, Lars
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The Red-belted conk looks intruiging Lars
The Reishi in prepared form - what is that used for?
It might be easier to do some Googling.
Like many Chinese Herbs, Reishi is highly thought of by some, but for others they don't think there's sufficient Western Research to confirm identifiable actions or benefits.
Even though you can buy it in many shops, it's usually best initially sought via a qualified Chinese herbalist (there are plenty of Westerners who've now qualified).
They can check your current health & any contraindications.
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Unbroken.
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Unbroken.
What a great view, tenacious tree and description Anthony
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I agree.
This image reminds me of the many trees to be seen in southern coastal areas in New Zealand's South Island where trees have virtually no branches on the windward side. Nature is quite tenacious.
What a great view, tenacious tree and description Anthony
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Heres some from a walk yesterday
The first time I've come across this particular bit of wildlife, devouring the remaining life from a fallen tree
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The Red-belted conk looks intruiging Lars
It might be easier to do some Googling.
Like many Chinese Herbs, Reishi is highly thought of by some, but for others they don't think there's sufficient Western Research to confirm identifiable actions or benefits.
Even though you can buy it in many shops, it's usually best initially sought via a qualified Chinese herbalist (there are plenty of Westerners who've now qualified).
They can check your current health & any contraindications.
Many thanks Colin - also for your explanation about Reishi. The relatively new field of medicine/science regarding our microbial gut health is fascinating and I read that fungi in our guts are very important components that have benefits.
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Thanks, Colin and Hugh. The tree was on a cliff on the west of the Cherbourg Peninsula. That area also has a tidal range of up to ten metres twice a day.
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Tortuoso
Df 50mm f/1.4
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Tortuoso
Df 50mm f/1.4
Great textures on that bark Fons
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Thank you Colin
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Great textures on that bark Fons
Yes, plus visual impact and reminder of human brain connections. Works very well.
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Thank you Paco.
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Unbroken.
Tortuoso
Df 50mm f/1.4
Anthony and Fons - great tree images :)
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Colony of Comorants - big impact on the trees and landscape.
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From this morning, playing with my brand-new, used Voigtlander 75/1.8 Heliar Classic on a Fuji X-Pro2.
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Anthony and Fons - great tree images :)
Thanks, Lars.
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August 21
Sprawling oaktree , Balloerveld.
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the living and the dead
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At the woods' edge
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the living and the dead
Majestic Tom
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Majestic Tom
Thanks Colin.
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't Joppe beech, June 5, '22
quad tone red scale 72% jpg
Z6- 85mm f/1.8s
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Sprawling oaktree , Balloerveld.
Wonderful oak and processing that underlines the organic forms.
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I live close to a lake and several trees on the lake shore have been forced to live more or less horisontally - probably because the shore has slowly been eroded by water. As for the second one I don't have a clue to what happened :)
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I live close to a lake and several trees on the lake shore have been forced to live more or less horisontally - probably because the shore has slowly been eroded by water. As for the second one I don't have a clue to what happened :)
Willows like to have their roots in the waterWonderful oak and processing that underlines the organic forms.
Thank you
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Willows like to have their roots in the water Thank you
Thanks for commenting Fons - definitely many Willows along the lake shore but also other tree species that doesn't seem to be as adaptable if they tumble into the water.
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Tree plantation - close to sundown.
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Weeping Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum "pendula")
@Bologna University Botanical Gardens
Z fc, 50-250mm Z-DX Nikkor
Appreciate this new thread, I was wondering why there was none yet...
Ciao from Massimo
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Trees have eyes, they also have boobs
Trees have eyes, we knew that from long ago and some photos were posted in tis thread too.
More humanlike parts from trees coming...
Nikon Df, AFS 28-300mm Nikkor @98mm
Ciao from Massimo
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Catalpa
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Some very nice additions here lately. I hpe mine adds to the bunch, during a stroll in my local woods last weekend.
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Birchtrees Balloërveld
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I love the contrast between your birch and the earlier Infra Red one Fons..
Good addition HCS
Wonderful contrasts Massimo
Here's mine from a weekend walk
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I think this tree has a very strong idea of where it wants to be.
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I really like that composition Fons, very interesting.
That is a nice tree Colin and you captured it very well.
Well spotted Matthew, it indeed has a sense of willpower.
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I think this tree has a very strong idea of where it wants to be.
I'm reading a book by Robert Holdstock called "Mythago Wood" where the trees of a forest stealthy encroach into the garden then the actual structure of the house there.
Your tree looks like it has the right attitude for that Matthew!
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Maybe it is a Triffid? (John Wyndham)
I think this tree has a very strong idea of where it wants to be.
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Not sure about exact species but looked like a Cypress or Thuja species .. quick snapshot
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Three trunked
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Growing horizontally
This beech tree had received a bad blow in its early ages, so it grew with many branches originating directly from the stump. Death, Decay, and Rebirth!
Nikon Df, 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-D micro-Nikkor @70mm
Ciao from Massimo
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This beech tree had received a bad blow in its early ages, so it grew with many branches originating directly from the stump. Death, Decay, and Rebirth!
Great gnarly shapes Massimo and the exposure adds to the ominous feel of the scene
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...But also growing vertically!
Thanks, Colin! I was going to post another picture, and you kicked in, so I added my thanks...
Same tree as above, a 3-pic pano shot, given the narrow space in the forest, and my widest lens at hand being a 70 mm...
Not the same observation point, I turned around the tree 90° to its L.
Nikon Df, 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-D micro-Nikkor @70mm
Ciao from Massimo
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This was taken on my Pixel 6
Also I struggle to get photos below the 2.5Mb Nikongear limit, so some quality may have been lost.
Today, the tree was almost upstaged by the autumn cyclamen :)
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Those cyclamen are so lovely
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Dead larch
Larix decidua, a pluricentennial tree, unfortunately dead but still standing
Iphone SE (1st gen), vertical pano mode
Ciao from Massimo
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Dead larch
Larix decidua, a pluricentennial tree, unfortunately dead but still standing
Iphone SE (1st gen), vertical pano mode
Ciao from Massimo
Looks like cascading shrimps! Very unique.
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...But also growing vertically!
Great Massimo, the shrimp was eye-catching, but I really like the broody one before it :)
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Great Massimo, the shrimp was eye-catching, but I really like the broody one before it :)
That's also true to me!
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Chestnut
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Remote area tree
Even in a densely populated area like Europe, there are remote areas in the Alps where it was unfeasible to do logging and forestry works, so the trees had an opportunity to grow undisturbed.
Depicted here is a huge larch tree (Larix decidua) in the French Queyras. The first "branch", is larger than most trees in the surroundings
Nikon Z7, FTZ+24-120mm f/4G AF-S ED VR Zoom-Nikkor @50mm, 3 pic pano
Ciao from Massimo
(Fons, I wouldn't eat chestnuts from that tree you photographed...)
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Birchtrees Balloërveld
Fons - I like your birch trees and processing.
One more tree that seems to be looking back at me :-\
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Autumn Foliage
A sturdy specimen of Larix decidua appropriately dressed for the season.
NIKON Z7, FTZ + 24-120mm f/4G AF-S ED VR Zoom-Nikkor @31mm
Ciao from Massimo
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Treetops
Almost B&W, but not quite, the sky is actually a very pale azure.
Not even exploiting the full resolution of the Z7, this pic was taken in M mode (6192x4128 pix). Reduced for NG to 1500x1000
NIKON Z7, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S @24mm
Ciao from Massimo
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You still have a few leaves still hanging on there Massimo.
And so, from the tree tops to the roots
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A bit to the low key side, but I liked the light and mood which changed almost from shot to shot - from a late afternoon walk in the local park today.
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Strong mood typical for the season Lars!
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Trees in the forest
October 23
D850, 70-200mm /2.8
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Strong mood typical for the season Lars!
Many thanks Fons - yes and I enjoyed the walk and was almost alone in the park.
A brighter time of the day, but fine autumn mood as well in your shot.
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Leaves are falling
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Just found this.
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A beech in the local forest that has been allowed to grow very big.
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Just found this.
Very nice soft light and shadows Akira.
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Very nice soft light and shadows Akira.
Thank you, Lars!
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Great woodland path Tom
Lovely shadows & light Akira
Moody lookin' Birch Lars
(who wouldn't be, surrounded by what looks like commercial forestry)
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Moody lookin' Birch Lars
(who wouldn't be, surrounded by what looks like commercial forestry)
Thanks Colin - yes, it's moody because I didn't want to ruin the original darkish mood at ISO 400, 1/8'th sec.@ f/4.5 :)
Indeed, commercial forestry and much of the forests I live nearby are commercial - so a moody lonely large beech tree among strict lines of pine trees just waiting to be harvested.
Here are some shots from a different forest not far from where I live - it's a gem in Denmark that has been left untouched for at least 100 yrs and considered unique in northwest European lowland. I hope you can get an impression of its character in my shots. Unfortunately, it's a small forest compared to the many commercial forests in the area. When I was there taking the shots, I was still new to the Z7 and the light was not optimal (or it was my shooting technique that wasn't optimal for the light.. :-[ ). Anyway, a very interesting forest I like to visit .. but not in strong wind or in the days just after!
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Great woodland path Tom
Lovely shadows & light Akira
Moody lookin' Birch Lars
(who wouldn't be, surrounded by what looks like commercial forestry)
Thank you, Colin!
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Sparse trees at Tree Line
Livigno, Rhaeticon Alps, 2500m
NIKON Zfc, NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR @130mm
Ciao from Massimo
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Wow, some really atractive trees in here.
Attempt to show some autumn colour between trees that hadn't turned colour yet. From a couple of weeks ago on an early, relatively dark and moody morning.
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A bat surprised me when I took this shot inside a dead tree.
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Sparse trees at Tree Line
Livigno, Rhaeticon Alps, 2500m
NIKON Zfc, NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR @130mm
Ciao from Massimo
Beautiful! Is this Italy or Switzerland, Massimo?
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Standalone single tree.
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Beautiful! Is this Italy or Switzerland, Massimo?
It is Italy, but it's on the Danube basin (border with Switzerland).
The border has some quirks, and does not follow exactly the Continental Divide, one big quirk is the entire Canton Ticino, which is on the S side of the Alps and of course is Switzerland, then you'll have the S side of Bernina Pass (Poschiavo, again Switzerland: spectacular Bernina Train from St.Moritz to Tirano), and then the Livigno valleys (Italy).
Livigno is a duty-free area for historical reasons, because in the past it was isolated for 6 months in winter from "civilization", nowadays on account of the duty free area its roads are the first ones to be plowed and cleaned.
Ciao from Massimo
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Opportunistic tree :-\
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Opportunistic tree :-\
Reminds me of two tango dancers, female very very lean :)
Ciao from Massimo
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Local Sycamore trees in Sullivan Canyon, Los Angeles area. Zeiss 50/2 @ f/16 using Nikon D3.
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Reminds me of two tango dancers, female very very lean :)
Ciao from Massimo
Thanks Massimo - I like your imagination! Didn't see that myself.
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Local Sycamore trees in Sullivan Canyon, Los Angeles area. Zeiss 50/2 @ f/16 using Nikon D3.
Very nice Keith - looks like a large boa constrictor!
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Tree on the rock(s) :)
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Surface roots of a fallen birch tree.
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Just found this in my older folder.
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One of my favorite shots ever.
D80 ir, 24-70mm 2.8g
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Just found this in my older folder.
Akira - great perspective and composition :)
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Akira - great perspective and composition :)
Thank you, Lars!
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One tree down
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Still standing after all these years
A large cedar tree in Villa Mazzacorati Park, Bologna
Mazzacorati is a distorted spelling for Mazzacurati, which would literally be interpreted as "Priest Killer"...
Nikon Zfc, FTZ + 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E Fisheye-Nikkor @8mm
Ciao from Massimo
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Park in Colmar
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Park in Colmar
In the UK they call this style of pruning "pollarding"
It leaves quite distinctive results eh Bruno? Great in silhouette
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One of my favorite shots ever.
Sorry for not commenting earlier Paco (I have been away)
This image confounds my eye/brain.
There's a lot to see on many different levels, though I think the shakeup arising through IR adds much of the mystery
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In the UK they call this style of pruning "pollarding"
It leaves quite distinctive results eh Bruno? Great in silhouette
Thanks, Colin. Interestingly, although the picture is taken in France, there is no equivalent word in French. I could not find a translation.
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Some winter naked trees from recent walks.
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Thanks, Colin. Interestingly, although the picture is taken in France, there is no equivalent word in French. I could not find a translation.
étêté - topped or pollarded
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Some winter naked trees from recent walks.
Thanks for these Lars.
The second one gives an eerie sensation
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Thanks for these Lars.
The second one gives an eerie sensation
Thanks Colin - yes, those trees are far more welcoming when covered with green leaves on a sunny day :)
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Wetland, wet feet
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A frosty morning in Utah. Nikon D600, Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f4 AiS.
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I was lucky enough to see some wonderful trees in a park I've discovered not far from me in Herefordshire, UK
I'll share a few more in due course, but something about this one caught my eye....
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I was lucky enough to see some wonderful trees in a park I've discovered not far from me in Herefordshire, UK
I'll share a few more in due course, but something about this one caught my eye....
Very nice find, Colin!
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Good one, Colin :)
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A frosty morning in Utah. Nikon D600, Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f4 AiS.
Nice shot with a lovely frosty look... it appears to have infinite detail on my 1800x2880 laptop screen. Good to see the 80-200/4 in use!
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A beaver has been busy in a nearby park.
Nikon Z6, 35mm f/1.8S.
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Mediterranean pano.
Z6, 85mm 1.8s
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I don't think this one has come up here before. Going through some old slide scans I bumped into this one, which always reminds me a little of the Marvell lines "My vegetable love should grow/ Vaster than empires, and more slow."
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Broody Matthew
Here's some more multi-trunked ones
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Do any of you have much Mistletoe growing near you?
I've discovered that Herefordshire is well known for Mistletoe cultivation (there used to be Mistletoe fairs each winter).
Here are some examples (likely to be naturally occuring), with noticeably different colour leaves
In the last case, many of the leaves have been lost, leaving mainly the berries
(it's usually the other way round when birds have been involved, so if any of you know the reason, please share).
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Mediterranean pano.
Z6, 85mm 1.8s
Very Mediterranean mood and nice "rhythm" in the trees Paco - can almost hear the cicadas :)
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Here's some more multi-trunked ones
Nice sub theme :-)
Barely multi-trunked.
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Here is an example of the damage a beaver can do to even a mature tree. The gnawing at the base goes all the way around, killing the tree. Park staff cut off the rest of the tree so it would not hurt somebody when it falls. The other mature trees in the park have been protected with chicken wire.
Nikon Z6, 35mm f/1.8S.
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reflection
D850, 28mm f/1.4
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I don't think this one has come up here before. Going through some old slide scans I bumped into this one, which always reminds me a little of the Marvell lines "My vegetable love should grow/ Vaster than empires, and more slow."
Lovely and sensual.
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reflection
D850, 28mm f/1.4
Sulernuse of the gear. Detailed magic
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reflection
D850, 28mm f/1.4
Fons - very nice! - is it two images/double exposure or is the water covered with leaves?
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Thank you Paco, thank you Lars,
I turned the image a 180 degrees around.
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Thank you Paco, thank you Lars,
I turned the image a 180 degrees around.
Highly effective.
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Those trees have really suffered from the work of the beavers Ian.
Whereabouts are you based?
reflection
I love the results here Fons
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Those trees have really suffered from the work of the beavers Ian.
Whereabouts are you based?
I love the results here Fons
Thank you Anthony and Colin!
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Nice sub theme :-)
Barely multi-trunked.
Majestic! What forest have you been to Lars?
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Maybe already published. Not sure.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/31595335898_27f3e2d70a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q8YmAE)
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Maybe already published. Not sure.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/31595335898_27f3e2d70a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q8YmAE)
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Indeed seen before great image anyhow.
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ADD
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reflection
D850, 28mm f/1.4
That works great Fons. Gives a whole new 'depth' to the image.
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thanks John
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Majestic! What forest have you been to Lars?
Thanks Fons! The Broby forest in Sorø close to Tystrup sø (lake) and Suså (small river).
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Thank you Paco, thank you Lars,
I turned the image a 180 degrees around.
Thanks, I did try to turn it 180 degrees but it still looked like it could be double exposure - the one you posted in color explains .. a lot of leaves in the water.
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Maybe already published. Not sure.
Great image indeed!
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Thanks, I did try to turn it 180 degrees but it still looked like it could be double exposure - the one you posted in color explains .. a lot of leaves in the water.
Its not a double exposure Lars, sorry ;)!
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Maybe already published. Not sure.
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The Dark Hedges?
Northern Ireland if so
More recently adopted by Game of Thrones
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Birches in the night...
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The Dark Hedges?
Northern Ireland if so
More recently adopted by Game of Thrones
:)
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Indeed seen before great image anyhow.
Thank you Fons :)
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Indeed seen before great image anyhow.
Yes, true !
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Each year at this time, I meet up with college buddies for a week of skiing in Montana. Often the weather is less than optimal. Such is the case this week. But there are still interesting photos to be had.
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Black & white
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countrylane
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Shagbark Hickory
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Backlit oaktree
D850 14-24mm f/2.8
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Backlit oaktree
Lovely.
This tree seems to have a sense of quiet authority when viewed from this angle and with that backdrop.
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Thank you Colin.
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Reclaiming the landscape!
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treetops
Z7 TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25
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Another treetops, at night before warm weather set in and the clumps of snow came down.
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Each year at this time, I meet up with college buddies for a week of skiing in Montana. Often the weather is less than optimal. Such is the case this week. But there are still interesting photos to be had.
Gil, definitely interesting - looks like ghosts :o
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Two pillars.
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More treetops.
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This is a wonderful and inspiring thread - many thanks to all
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Multitrunked tree and a former one.
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Too early for leafs
Z9 600/5.6 AIS
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Too early for leafs
Same here, but at last a nice sunny day among many grey and rainy ones.
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From earlier in the year. Leaves are popping out all over now. D700 with 50/1.4 AI (I think).
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Birches
Z9 600/5.6k
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I like it a lot!! (birches..)
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Thanks Andrew
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The 'Famous' solitary tree on the Regte Heide
Nikon D800E 300/4.5 ED-IF AIS
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Dead trees
D850 Tamron 45mm f/1.8
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Urban Tree
D850 58/G
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Birches
Z9 600/5.6k
The shapes and patterns of the birches make a pleasant harmony. Nice capture, John!
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The 'Famous' solitary tree on the Regte Heide
Nikon D800E 300/4.5 ED-IF AIS
Proud and tall. The capture and presentation shows a strong tree in apparent solitud.
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From earlier in the year. Leaves are popping out all over now. D700 with 50/1.4 AI (I think).
This kind of graphic approach is very much to my liking and it works very well here. Lovely bw conversion too.
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Thanks Akira and Paco.
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Trees in flower, Prunus spinosa, sloe.
Z7 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E
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Me and the trees
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Fire in ice.
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Fire in ice.
The scene is so beautiful, Gerhard!
I wonder if the black lines at the right and the bottom edges are some artifact?
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Thank you for posting this compelling image Gerhard.
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The scene is so beautiful, Gerhard!
I wonder if the black lines at the right and the bottom edges are some artifact?
Sorry this is just the edge of the slide. Taken with a 50mm 1.4 Ais lens
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Sorry this is just the edge of the slide. Taken with a 50mm 1.4 Ais lens
Thank you for the explanation. The slide image well deserves digitizing.
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Colour amidst black and white
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The lone leaf below trees.
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Colour amidst black and white
Lovely colors and presentation
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Colour amidst black and white
Great capture of rich dramatic colours here Gerhard
The lone leaf below trees
The simplicity belies the end results.
Elegant & succinct
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Thank you so much Akira,Bob,Paco,and Colin for your comments on my contributions to this great theme. As you can see I love trees and reflections. Especially when they are together. Regards Gerry
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Beautiful Examples, Gerry.
Birches
D850 50-300/4.5ED
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Thanks for your kind words John. I like the shot and we seldom see examples of the 50 to 300 ED lens. It seems to have a bit of a swirly bokeh in the background, I like it.
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Birches
D850 50-300/4.5ED
I love Birches, nice examples John.
And with a lens not always at the top of everyone's wish list.
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Thanks Gerry and Colin.
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Pterocarya
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Vertical and horisontal trees.
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Oaktrees, Marienwaard
Z7 24mm f/1.8S
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Young Boy in Tree
Südost Steiermark
Nikon Df 50mm 1.2 /f 5.6
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I'd be happy to be climbing in that tree Michael
In fact, it was a hobby of mine when I was his age :)
Thanks for sharing
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I'd be happy to be climbing in that tree Michael
In fact, it was a hobby of mine when I was his age :)
Thanks for sharing
Hi Colin, it's my son Alexander.
Thank You.
Cheers Michael
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Birches
D3X 58G
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Birches
D3X 58G
Tasteful Jhon. Lovely rendering, of course, peaceful arrangement
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An old mysterious tree by the local lake.
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April 2 last
Pinetrees
D850 - tamron 45mm f/1.8
demands desaturating the blue channel
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Tasteful Jhon. Lovely rendering, of course, peaceful arrangement
Thanks Paco !
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An old mysterious tree by the local lake.
Amazing character! A fallen old big tree?
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Amazing character! A fallen old big tree?
Indeed ! A willow?
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The Beech in the park
D850 AF-D 70-180/4.5-5.6
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The Beech in the park
What glorious colours John
Here's a quite thorny Ceiba Chodatii (Hassl.) Ravenna
(young kids need to be careful climbing up this one)
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The Beech in the park
D850 AF-D 70-180/4.5-5.6
Lovely lighting and atmosphere!
Here's a quite thorny Ceiba Chodatii (Hassl.) Ravenna
(young kids need to be careful climbing up this one)
Ah, yet another unique looking tree!
(young kids need to be careful climbing up this one)
Keith Richards also...
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Here's a quite thorny Ceiba Chodatii (Hassl.) Ravenna
(young kids need to be careful climbing up this one)
That's a special tree, Colin - if not careful first time, then probably no next time :)
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Amazing character! A fallen old big tree?
Indeed ! A willow?
Thanks Akira and John - yes, I believe it's a Willow. See Fons' reply in this same thread, Reply #87 where I posted some similar twisted trees by the lake.
Here is the tree seen from the side - fallen into the water and still alive and setting vertical branches. A shot with its leaves - looks like Willow(?)
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Thanks Colin and Akira
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Here is the tree seen from the side - fallen into the water and still alive and setting vertical branches. A shot with its leaves - looks like Willow(?)
Lovely spring light on the second one Lars
Here's a tree that has avoided damage from the road builders in Malaga
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Another day, another city, some different trees
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It seems all the Jacaranda trees in Southern Spain are in bloom in May.
The ground underneath them is carpeted in purple and the air is sweet with their aroma.
It's beautiful to see the squares in Malaga and Jerez lined with them
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Buttress roots.
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It seems all the Jacaranda trees in Southern Spain are in bloom in May.
The ground underneath them is carpeted in purple and the air is sweet with their aroma.
It's beautiful to see the squares in Malaga and Jerez lined with them
I like this rhythmic composition!
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I like this rhythmic composition!
Bass players of the world unite!!!
Meanwhile those buttress roots are moody and sinuous Anthony
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My first trees for a while (just got round to PP after being away)
D500 180mm ED
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Happy trees and a sad tree...
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Robinia pseudoacacia,
IR tree
D5300, 720nm, 15mm f/3.5ais
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Boot Tree
In my hometown, the Municipality lends small lots of land to retired people to grow vegetables and the like.
People leave their work boots hanging upside-down to the tree, so they don't get filled with rain.
Nikon Z7, Z-Nikkor 24-70mm74 S
Ciao from Massimo
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Larch forest
Nikon Zfc + FTZ + Fisheye-Nikkor 8-15mm f:3.5~4.5E @10mm
Ciao from Massimo
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Boot Tree
In my hometown, the Municipality lends small lots of land to retired people to grow vegetables and the like.
People leave their work boots hanging upside-down to the tree, so they don't get filled with rain.
I love it Massimo
- Both that the Municipality is sensible enough
- and also the rain protection technique ;)
(a really nice fished image from the Larch forest too)
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June 2
willows and poplars
Z7, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E
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Moody birch
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I love the mood.
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I love the mood.
Ditto!
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So do I, very fitting title
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I love it Massimo
- Both that the Municipality is sensible enough
- and also the rain protection technique ;)
(a really nice fished image from the Larch forest too)
Thanks, Colin.
I particularly liked the larches almost embracing each other, so the branches did not interfere with one another
Ciao from Massimo
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Massive dead oak tree
iPhone SE2, pano shot, slightly cropped
Ciao from Massimo
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February 25, 2021
D3s, 24-70mm f/2.8
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February 25, 2021
D3s, 24-70mm f/2.8
A nice harmony of the real thing and its shadow!
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A nice harmony of the real thing and its shadow!
Thank you Akira.
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My walk yesterday was underwhelming, but I like the canopy here
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No posts since June?
Have a few smartphone Birches
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Some fall colors.
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Cellphone
Here in northwestern Michigan, there is still lumbering.
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Michael, immersive sensation of the first of your shots really works. Lovely image, well balanced.
Thanks for sharing it!
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Michael, immersive sensation of the first of your shots really works. Lovely image, well balanced.
Thanks for sharing it!
I'm thinking of going back out there Sunday, when the logging crew is not working with a real camera and a couple lenses and better documenting all this. I live in the town of Big Rapids, Michigan, perched on the edge of the Manistee National Forest, some 900,000 acres of woods. There has been a lot of autumn rain of late, so those logging roads may be unstable and the wood piles could shift, but not likely. There are millions of lbs. of them. I won't document the clear-cutting itself, as it's ugly and sad and mostly not done anymore. Big Rapids was a lumbering town years ago, so this is an anomaly.
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Meanwhile, right here in our own yard, high up, we are pruning a maple tree right this minute. IPhone 14.
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How are your trees coping with Winter?
(or summer, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere)
Some skin care needed here: