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Together

by Kah Kit Yoong

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 20, 2010306 views23 comments
An area of wonderful colour somewhere in the Scottish highlands.

Canon 5DMkII, 24-105mm 4L, ISO 100, f13, 0.8s, polarizer.

I've posted a blog article about tree/forest photography with special comments from Lon Overacker and Dietrich Gloger. Thanks guys!

’Seeing the Trees and the Forest’

Comments

23 comments
Comment posted by Julian Barkway on December 21, 2010 at 12:07 AM
Not your usual but very good indeed. It's right up my street and I love it!

:toast:
Registered on January 18, 2007, 344 Posts, 1961 Comments
Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 21, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Beautiful intimate composition and your presentation never disappoints. I like this a lot.

Guy
Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Sieren on December 21, 2010 at 3:13 AM
Frigging beautiful!
Registered on January 2, 2008, 360 Posts, 5321 Comments
Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 21, 2010 at 4:09 AM
Wow, those are some seriously accurate tree tones that the yummy yellow leaves are enveloping in complimentary delight.....probably no more delight than I'm getting right now viewing this lovely image. :toast:
Registered on November 23, 2010, 57 Posts, 396 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Maile on December 21, 2010 at 7:58 AM
Very different from what I've seen of your work Kah Kit, and very nice as well! Looking forward to the read from the tree experts. :wink:
Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments
Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on December 21, 2010 at 8:28 AM
Love the comp a lot Kah
Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments
Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on December 21, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Thats beautiful!
Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments
Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on December 21, 2010 at 9:08 AM
i like the composition here

good colors too

Hamed
Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Lou on December 21, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Beautiful colors and composition. I really like the moss on these trunks contrasting against the yellow foliages. Just a minor nitpickuping:)...I find the branch in front of trunk on the top frame just a little distracting.
Registered on August 3, 2010, 86 Posts, 273 Comments
Comment posted by Sean Bagshaw on December 21, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Very nice delicate small scene Kah Kit.
Registered on February 14, 2007, 99 Posts, 479 Comments
Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 21, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Really wonderful forest photography, Kah Kit. It makes me feel very present in the moment.

Lori
Registered on November 15, 2003, 90 Posts, 2033 Comments
Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 21, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Beautiful scene Kah Kit, The detail in the lichens to the fall leaves really stand out. Awesome job! :toast:
Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments
Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on December 21, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Love the rich colours, especially the details on the bark. Beach trees?
Registered on November 1, 2003, 168 Posts, 870 Comments
Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 21, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Thanks for the blog post and your kind words Kah Kit! :wavey:

This is right up my alley of course. Great arrangement of elements. And I love the texture of the bark a lot. The lichens and the moss add a lot of interest and feel to the image. I wish it was mine .... wink:
Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 21, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Hi Adam, these are beech trees. I heard a local complaining about how much nicer the trunks of aspens. I do like the clean look of aspen trunks but the gnarled twisted forms of beeches have their own character.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 21, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Kah Kit,

First of all, thank you very much for including me in your recent Blog article. I'm flattered and honored to be included.

As you might suspect, I absolutely love this one. Perhaps not so much for the filled frame of autumn color, but also for the story that you've seen and captured here. I absolutely see the "together" meaning of your title. I'd go even further and describe these two trees as "watching each others back." I see the one on the left with extended arms even... And even without that, this has great structure with the main trunks and the rest filled with the wonderful autumn color.

The only suggestion I have would be for some slight burning in the UL quadrant where it looks a little brighter relative to the rest of the image. Nothing big, but an observation anyway.

Great work Kah Kit and thanks again!

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Adrian Klein on December 21, 2010 at 9:17 PM
The composition looks spot on Kah, can't see how I would change this. Great work as usual from you.
Registered on June 10, 2007, 112 Posts, 1506 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 21, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Interesting image. The light background creates a bit of a one-dimensional quality to the leaves, and works well with the vibrant yellow. I really like the mini tree symposium on you blog. I still have a lot to learn from trees too.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 21, 2010 at 10:37 PM
I like this a lot. Great colors and detail, with some beautiful strong lines from the trunks.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Anil Rao on December 22, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Absolutely gorgeous, Kah. Lovely structure and lots of fine detail.
Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
Comment posted by Justin Reznick on December 22, 2010 at 4:13 PM
Gorgeous Kah Kit! I enjoyed your article, thanks for sharing!
Registered on November 24, 2009, 79 Posts, 515 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 22, 2010 at 4:27 PM
Great color and comp. I love the small splashes of blue peeking through the leaves too. Excellent work.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on December 22, 2010 at 6:16 PM
Striking colors and the trunks add a real nice base to the image. Exceptional image Kah.
Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments