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WC #419 - Faux Fumarole

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 16, 2010193 views8 comments

Well ... somebody had to do it. So I figured it might as well be me.

This of course is the iconic hoodoo and tree in Zion, with a fortuitously shaped and strategically located cloud. I just happened to be passing by last November and thought there was potential for something a little out of the ordinary. In the interest of full disclosure, I did clone out some clouds in the lower right corner. I cropped from the top to get the 4x5 format. I posted this mostly for fun, and because it fits the theme this week. I probably wouldn't otherwise have posted this in this gallery or in the ES&S Gallery.

Canon 5DII
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS
24mm, f/22, 1/13 sec, ISO 50

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 16, 2010 at 1:52 AM

What, good enough for here but not ESS??

Should be the other way around, Jim

I took some shots of this tree on my Zion trip 2 yrs ago but not this past year--you're right it would take special circumstances to tempt me. Great subject tho--and i like your presentation here. 4X5 works fine--i think square might even be stronger. Thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Bill Pelzmann on February 16, 2010 at 3:14 AM

We should have a weekly contest for images with just this tree.

It would be fun to see all the variations on this theme.

Nice catch.

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Comment posted by Larry Fischer on February 16, 2010 at 2:51 PM

Wow and wow !!!
the fisch

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on February 17, 2010 at 9:05 AM

I would be tempted to crop out all of the clouds. It would make a great shot.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on February 17, 2010 at 11:18 AM

Hey, don't forget there is a reason why subjects like this are so popular. Still looks great, and the cloud makes it even more interesting. I wonder if you could have gotten somebody to pose there like they were making smoke signals.

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on February 18, 2010 at 12:34 AM

Love the title and the image, Jim. I've also photographed this little tree but never came away with anything even remotely as cool as this. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 18, 2010 at 10:25 AM

Just a great shot. Well conceived and captured.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 21, 2010 at 5:28 AM

Wonderful and entertaining image. What great fortune that all the elements came together as they did. Why not post it in ES&S? What am I missing? Also would make a good greeting card wouldn't it? either as is as a nature shot, but also could be humorous, too. "Fuming mad" comes to mind... Darn tree oughta quit smoking!

Great shot. Shouldn't be hidden on a hard drive someplace, so glad you got it out for the WC Theme at least.

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