Three

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 3, 2011500 views35 comments

This is a three image pano stitch. Windy conditions, overcast light and slow shutter speed give the water an icy, surreal look.

Thanks for the feedback on my previous posts. It's always helpful and appreciated.

David
South Louisiana

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35 comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on March 3, 2011 at 7:15 PM

Beautiful work of art!

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on March 3, 2011 at 7:35 PM

This is real nice!! The smooth feel of the lake and the touch of reds are great.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on March 3, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Outstanding, David! I love your Louisiana photography.

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Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on March 3, 2011 at 8:10 PM

Love the minimal context feel to this; placing of the trees is spot on ideal.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 3, 2011 at 8:20 PM

The character of the trees make this image, Fine work.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 3, 2011 at 9:08 PM

The flat lighting really makes this image. It's beautiful. I sure wish those trees could tell their life histories.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 3, 2011 at 9:38 PM

This is gorgeous David. Like you mentioned, the water adds such a neat flavor to the image. These look like remnants of a cut that continued to live; is that right? If so, that makes it even more special.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 3, 2011 at 9:44 PM

Your ability to captures so many different moods in this environment is a testament to your connection to it, David. Totally different light than many of your other image, but outstanding once again.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on March 3, 2011 at 9:45 PM

Lots of ghostly images in the landscape forum lately... this has the same feel to me. I love the composition and the icy look to the water. Reminds me of three wise old men, just hanging out.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 3, 2011 at 9:48 PM

Very cool. Wonderful color in the trees.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Margo Pinkerton on March 3, 2011 at 9:48 PM

David,

Wonderful feel to this image, and I really like the syncopated rhythm of it. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on March 3, 2011 at 9:54 PM

Bill,,,,,,,these old trees out in the lake are broken or hollow from the elements so they had no commercial value to loggers. That is what saved them from the axe & saw. I often wonder what these places must have looked like a couple hundred years ago.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. This image is different from most of my work and its helpful to know if it connects with anyone else.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on March 3, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Sweeet! Please continue to dazzle us with more of your fine artistry.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 3, 2011 at 10:25 PM

Very other worldly look to the image. Great colors and beautifully composed.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on March 3, 2011 at 10:31 PM

Gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Richard Siggins on March 3, 2011 at 10:35 PM

Beautiful. Great use of an overcast windy day. The composition of three really works well.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on March 3, 2011 at 11:25 PM

Beautiful image David. I would love to see this one in B&W as well.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 4, 2011 at 12:13 AM

Spectacular water, wonderful forms of the trees, and great blues of the sky and horizon.
Not the smallest nit here..
Sandy

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on March 4, 2011 at 12:27 AM

It's just a beautiful image - the comp and the effect on the water are both outstanding!

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Comment posted by Terry Jung on March 4, 2011 at 2:29 AM

Fantastic, love this silk water, and the composition is awesome. Love it !

Registered on March 2, 2011, 8 Posts, 72 Comments

Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on March 4, 2011 at 9:11 AM

David,
Wonderful light, composition, and title for the photo. Perfectly simple. Loved it!

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Comment posted by John Fan on March 4, 2011 at 9:37 AM

Form and color. You got it all here. Great work.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 4, 2011 at 9:43 AM

Wow, this is beautiful David. Amazing all the different moods you seem to capture with these trees. Fantastic work, David.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 4, 2011 at 10:59 AM

Wonderful composition, very graphic- as you said, the image has really a magic and surreal look- A real beauty, Fabio

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 4, 2011 at 12:20 PM

I really like the pano format and the light is outstanding. Super shot!

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Comment posted by Robb Hirsch on March 4, 2011 at 2:42 PM

That is an outstanding image! Wonderful graphic qualities and mood. Great character in the trees as if they want to tell a story. I'd like to hear what they have to say.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 4, 2011 at 2:59 PM

This is real nice David, the simplicity is wonderful and the trees really look good. Magnificent trees they are too.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 4, 2011 at 3:14 PM

Surreal and stunning, wonderful contrast with the darker trees, the pano really works excellent for this scene, well seen and well done, the larger image was a pleasure to view.

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on March 4, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Very nice David...love the blue tones in this one!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM

This is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 5, 2011 at 11:04 AM

This has quiet a different mood and look than your other images of these beautiful trees David. This has more of an ethereal, wintery look but it is still gorgeous and very appealing.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on March 5, 2011 at 12:19 PM

WOW
Amazing
I really love this
the background works here

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on March 5, 2011 at 1:10 PM

This is very nice David. I like the pano format and the details in the trees look great. I'm amazed that these trees can live in the water like this. What kind of trees are they?

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on March 5, 2011 at 1:53 PM

Scott,,,,these are bald cypress. They will grow in water but need dry land to germinate and grow to a certain size before they are able to survive constant immersion. These trees out in the lake will never be replaced unless something drastic happens to the water level.

Thanks to everyone for the feed back on this image.

David

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 6, 2011 at 5:53 PM

Incredible, David! Those are some fascinating trees, and I like seeing them all in a line against such a clean backdrop to really appreciate their forms. I bet this would be a great place to come back to under a variety of different conditions.

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