Cypress Stand

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 13, 20111,391 views57 comments

A stand of cypress that I shot this one last year on a trip to south Georgia, USA

Any commments/suggestions are appreciated

Thanks for looking

Wade

Comments

57 comments

Comment posted by Joseph Balcken on January 13, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Wade, this is awesome! I'm not sure if it was the lighting you were dealing with, but to me it seems a little flat. If I cover the bottom half of the image with my hand, it is hard to tell which trees are near/far...that is unless it is being overlapped by a trunk/branch. If there is some way for you to add some depth to the trees, this will be a fantastic image, IMO.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 13, 2011 at 5:32 PM

Incredible! How ever did you find a place with such absolutely perfect trees? Well done!

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 13, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Man this is awesome, love the lines here and the hint of colors. My only nit would be the darker branch going horizontal over the nice trunk lines in the upper right hand corner, I would be tempted to crop from the top/right side slightly to remove that.

Very nice!

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on January 13, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Wow! Fantastic, stunning image, Wade!

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 13, 2011 at 5:47 PM

Absolutely amazing...

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 13, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Stunning

wonderful details & reflection

well done

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on January 13, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Wow, what an awesome composition! I love it. The contrast seems a bit lacking, so you may want to give that a boost.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 13, 2011 at 6:00 PM

OOOHHH! This is magnificent, Wade. You've got the Cypress at their best color (I presume late fall?) Would love to have this in my files. A real wall hanger!

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on January 13, 2011 at 6:09 PM

This is spectacular! My only question is whether there is enough contrast in all the grays in the trunks, hard to tell on this small version. Went to look at your website to see a larger version but the site is under construction? Anyway, this is a really unique and beautiful image!

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Comment posted by Tyson Fisher on January 13, 2011 at 6:21 PM

Wow, l love the repeating lines, subtle oranges and low contrast feel of this one. Perfection!!

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on January 13, 2011 at 6:22 PM

Hi Wade,
Very beautiful scene, really magical, the colors are fantastic. Great Job!

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Comment posted by David Page on January 13, 2011 at 6:38 PM

Wonderful composition! It is a little flat for me - my personal taste would be to increase the contrast a bit. Otherwise great pic.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on January 13, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Stunning..not much else to say!

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on January 13, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Gorgeous pattern, wonderful reflection, nice soft tones throughout, love it Wade!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 13, 2011 at 8:32 PM

This is beautiful. It's almost monochromatic, except for the leaves.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Wieslaw Poltorak on January 13, 2011 at 8:49 PM

Amazing location and you captured it beautifully.

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on January 13, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Just perfect light for this shot, beautiful, well composed and seen. Ron

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Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on January 13, 2011 at 9:05 PM

This is way over the top nice Wade!

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on January 13, 2011 at 11:01 PM

Wade, this is just an incredible image, and a fascinating place. I could also see this working with more contrast, but either way, Wow!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 13, 2011 at 11:13 PM

Crazy, but cool. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 13, 2011 at 11:13 PM

I agree, this is incredible! I think it would be even better with a midtones contrast boost. The color will get even richer!

Chris

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 13, 2011 at 11:47 PM

Awesome image, Wade. The virtually uniform pattern of the trees and the almost monochromatic color makes this really incredible; has a real abstract feel to it that is stunning. Superb work.

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on January 14, 2011 at 12:06 AM

Awesome! I love everything about this!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on January 14, 2011 at 12:38 AM

looks like frozen parts, i personally love this

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Comment posted by Michael Elenko on January 14, 2011 at 1:14 AM

I like everything about this image. A lot.

ME

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 14, 2011 at 1:45 AM

The bright orangy reds and pale greens work great against the muted earth tones!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on January 14, 2011 at 2:14 AM

Fantastic image!!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on January 14, 2011 at 3:36 AM

Simply fabulous image Wade. Love the composition a lot!!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 14, 2011 at 4:04 AM

Very nice one, Wade. The alignment of the trees is amazing and gives the shot a great abstract undertone.

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Comment posted by Yan Zhang on January 14, 2011 at 4:28 AM

A wonderful image. It represents a mix of abstract and fiction effects.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 14, 2011 at 8:39 AM

WOW, this is just drop dead gorgeous! I might crop just a little off the right side to eliminate the 1/2 tree, but otherwise, I wouldn't touch a thing. I would love to see this printed large! Love that reflection too.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on January 14, 2011 at 9:03 AM

A lovely composition, Wade. I like the graphic lines and
colors. You certainly benefitted from even lighting.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on January 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 14, 2011 at 9:51 AM

Wonderful. Very well done Wade.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 14, 2011 at 11:33 AM

Splendid. When I saw the thumbnail...I HAD to open the photo. Glad I did. Love the reflection. Also, neat is the diagonal of leaves leading you to the right juxtaposed against all the verticals and the horiz waterline!

the trees seem to be standing at attention in military formation! Very evenly spaced.

Great mood....great angles plus such an ethereal look!

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on January 14, 2011 at 12:01 PM

Really cool. I'd also crop slightly from the top to remove the dark branches.

Max

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 14, 2011 at 12:40 PM

this is amazing. A stunning image. Well done

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on January 14, 2011 at 3:07 PM

WOW! I absolutely love this!!!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on January 14, 2011 at 5:04 PM

Gorgeous, Wade. This is one I can get lost in just gazing at it, it pulls me in then plays tricks on my eyes, excellent

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Comment posted by Bruce Omori on January 14, 2011 at 6:36 PM

Amazing photo, Wade!!! Well executed!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 14, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Gorgeous! Amazing! WOW!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM

I think I have to just say that this one is amazing. I've never seen anything like it in real life or in an image.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 16, 2011 at 11:46 AM

Delightful in every way.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on January 16, 2011 at 12:54 PM

OOOOOOOOH, this is ood, Wade! Would love to see it without compression.

Joe.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on January 16, 2011 at 2:17 PM

I love the soft, impressionistic feel to this!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 16, 2011 at 5:41 PM

Wild!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 16, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Wade: I'm a little late to this party but this is a striking shot IMO. Marvelous color palette and comp. A touch more contrast would suit me but this is excellent as is. Very well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 19, 2011 at 7:52 PM

Congrats on the EP Wade; I was hoping this would win!

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 19, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Amazing image, Wade! So glad it made the pick.

Guy

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 20, 2011 at 12:30 AM

Wade - gorgeous! Great subjects, fine reflection and colors - and unique!
Cpngrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Mat Malone on January 20, 2011 at 12:36 AM

Beautiful image. The reflection is awesome!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 20, 2011 at 2:01 AM

Love the ghostly look of the trees with the occasional splash of color in the canopy. Impressionistic looking- I love it.

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Comment posted by Barbara Sammons on January 20, 2011 at 8:01 AM

Wade, congrats on the WP for this image. The reflections are beautiful and the overall image has an ethereal look. Great job.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 20, 2011 at 12:11 PM

Extraordinary image. Somehow I missed this. Glad it received am EP (well deserved I might add) and I got to see it.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 20, 2011 at 12:17 PM

mesmerizing - this is the word that comes to mind. i'd crop out that one darker branch in top left.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 23, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Simply stunning work!!! Congratulation on a fantastic shot and WP!

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 24, 2011 at 2:30 AM

Wow, what a beautiful scene. Congratulations on the WP.

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