Cades Cove Oak

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 30, 2011177 views9 comments

Taken last spring in Cades Cove. Had to crop out the strong shadow in the foreground. Then, converted to a B&W which I think is better than the color version. There are a couple of small fence posts behind the tree. Otherwise, this would go into the landscape gallery.

Used Nik Siver Efex Pro2 for the conversion.

Nikon D700, 70-200 mm @155 mm, 1/30 sec, f13

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on December 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Looks great Tom. The conversion worked very well, great mood. Beautiful image.

Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 30, 2011 at 8:12 PM

Looks great to me too, Tom. I like the conversion and enjoy the mood very much!... Guess I feel the same as Russell.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 31, 2011 at 12:24 PM

Lovely scene, and the BW conversion works very well. Seems to need a bit of CW rotation to level the fields.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 31, 2011 at 5:18 PM

Real sweet, Tom! Great darker tree against the high key background. Fog provides a great mood, too.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on January 1, 2012 at 10:54 AM

Fantastic scene and I like it B&W. As Sandy says the field is not level but I think if you level the field the tree might look a bit tilted??!!
I like it. well done.

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on January 2, 2012 at 2:20 AM

I think B&W works well with this. It brings out the texture in the tree. Nice detail here, and that mist in the BG gives it a nice feel.

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Haxby on January 2, 2012 at 9:13 AM

Well, not every field is level. So, I am going to leave the tree standing straight. One thing that I did miss are a few sensor spots. Thanks for all of the comments. Happy New Year everyone.

Registered on July 6, 2006, 126 Posts, 647 Comments

Comment posted by Jean Day on January 6, 2012 at 8:21 PM

Nice choice for bnw. The tree stands out well against the mist and highlights on the hills. Lovely image.

Registered on April 10, 2011, 36 Posts, 306 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Noll on January 7, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Beautiful shot and the black and white makes for a powerful image. My only nit would be that I would like to see a bit more contrast in the background hills.

Registered on November 17, 2003, 207 Posts, 1083 Comments