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Green and Gray
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Green and Gray

by David Chauvin

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 11, 2011281 views18 comments
Another from the spring swamps.

5D, 70-200L

Comments

18 comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 11, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Another beauty. I prefer cypress in the fall, but spring is second best I guess. I love the thick and graceful spanish moss in this and the beautiful reflection in the milky water. You do these cypress shot like no one else - you are the master.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 11, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Hey Bill,,,,,,,fall is my favorite time of year in the swamps, too. It seems that every spring I had been concentrating on birds so this year I made an effort to shoot more swamp landscapes with the fresh greens. The transition from bare limbs to summer greens happens fast down here. Might make it up to Caddo this weekend to catch a little more spring up there. :biggrin:
Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 11, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Amazing! The amount of moss/lichen those trees carry is mind boggling. Wonderful as always!
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 11, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Floris,,,,,Spanish moss is not a true moss or lichen. It's an epiphyte (in the bromeliad family) which absorbs nutrients and water from air and rainfall. This makes it very susceptible to air pollution. Areas with thick concentrations like this are getting more remote.
Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 11, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Well composed and captured David. A real winner in my opinion.
Bob
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 11, 2011 at 3:35 PM
Just stunning! :toast:

I might clone out the little brown fuzzy thing at the water line to the left of the big tree (horizontally linear to the tree where it reaches the water). I think it distracts just a little from the scene.
Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments
Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on April 11, 2011 at 5:23 PM
WOW! :jump:
Registered on August 6, 2008, 194 Posts, 1315 Comments
Comment posted by Don Mc Donald on April 11, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Wow, from one old swam rat to another, I reallllllly like this one.
Registered on December 3, 2009, 25 Posts, 67 Comments
Comment posted by Luis Argerich on April 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Hi David,

I realli like the colors and how detailed the shot is. Accidentally while the photo was loading I realized I like it more without the water, the small bit of reflection take the attention away from where the nice details are.

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments
Comment posted by Jude Haase on April 11, 2011 at 8:50 PM
Sweet shot David! Love the lush greens!! :toast:
Registered on April 3, 2006, 236 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 11, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Your pictures always make me :smile: , David. The reflection here looks almost ice-like.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on April 11, 2011 at 10:31 PM
That's superb. I love the feel of this, delicate, yet old and weathered. Super nice shot.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 182 Posts, 1840 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 12, 2011 at 4:17 AM
and another stunner.
Not much else to say - perfection!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Stuart Williams on April 12, 2011 at 5:07 AM
another utterly compelling shot from this area - you've made this your speciality and you excel at them.

a square crop from the bottom might also be interesting ...!!
Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Pelton on April 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM
Awesome scene, and wonderful balance to the composition
Registered on November 25, 2003, 380 Posts, 4647 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on April 12, 2011 at 9:23 PM
The curtains of epiphyte cascade from the branches, enshrouding the trees in mystical wonder and beauty.
Good choice with the black background.
Registered on January 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 772 Comments
Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 13, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Absolutely stunning David, amazing amount of detail captured here.

Gary.
Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments
Comment posted by Shane McDermott on April 14, 2011 at 12:07 AM
A very dreamy image, straight out of Lord of the Rings! Awesome image David!

Shane :toast:
Registered on November 12, 2007, 49 Posts, 1074 Comments