Cypress Sanctuary

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 1, 2012621 views20 comments

I have been busier than ever the past few months and it isn't even art show season! I did manage to get away for a roadtrip through Florida. This is a wonderful area up north in the Suwanee River valley.

Canon 5d3, Canon 24ts, 2 horizontals stitched

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20 comments

Comment posted by Wick Smith on October 1, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Great scene. Good job on controlling the highlights in the sky!

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on October 1, 2012 at 3:42 PM

oh boy, these trees are beautiful... great light on the trees and I love those reflections in the green water

Registered on November 1, 2008, 117 Posts, 851 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 1, 2012 at 3:46 PM

Pretty scene, very nice color and exposure. Well done Paul.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Andrey Antov on October 1, 2012 at 3:51 PM

What a beauty. I like the mild colors and unusual triangular shapes.

Registered on March 18, 2008, 292 Posts, 341 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on October 1, 2012 at 4:23 PM

This is really nice. Love the depth and color contrasts. I think the bottom half of the image could work well on it's own too, but this is great as is.

Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on October 1, 2012 at 5:58 PM

What a neat shot, love the reflections and the interesting angles of the tree trunks.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 1, 2012 at 6:41 PM

Love the feeling of being under the canopy I get from this. Nicely done.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 1, 2012 at 7:01 PM

i like the lower third. The top looks all blurry to me, like water on the lens. But maybe im having a flashback or something...

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on October 1, 2012 at 7:21 PM

Thanks guys....Stan, its the crappy size I have to save it at. Check the larger or the purchase print link....loads of detail in this one.

Registered on November 27, 2007, 250 Posts, 2468 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Haxby on October 1, 2012 at 9:42 PM

Wow, my favorite is cypress and you did a great job with these. Any gators nearby? A gator in the scene would have made this even more memorable.

But seriously, I really like this and this would look great on any wall.

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

Comment posted by Mark Pelton on October 1, 2012 at 10:51 PM

Gorgeous shot from below. I love the perspective. I think these are planertrees below the baldcypress. We have them as far north as southeast Missouri, in our lowland swamp forest.

Registered on November 25, 2003, 380 Posts, 4647 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on October 2, 2012 at 4:44 AM

Paul, I especially enjoy the way you add a kind of weightlessness to the mighty trunks. The smooth surface with the slightly blurred reflection is amazing to me.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 2, 2012 at 9:12 AM

Gotta love these old Cypress tree scenes. This one is excellent, Paul. The larger version provides some great detail too.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 2, 2012 at 12:01 PM

Your title definitely captures the sense created by the picture. The gentle green glow up top is reflected so nicely in the water and the brown trunks with their textures do feel like they're pillars holding up the roof. Lovely!

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on October 2, 2012 at 12:37 PM

Great comp and perfect exposure. Love this a lot. I especially like the reflections. processing looks spot on.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on October 3, 2012 at 2:45 AM

i like the bottom right whole area in particular and this would be enhanced with a crop from the top. great depth there.

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on October 3, 2012 at 9:00 PM

What an area !
Your masterful work surely shines here.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 3, 2012 at 11:31 PM

Sweet light, and I agree about fine control on the higlights. Nice comp and lovely color as well.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 5, 2012 at 3:49 AM

Very nice! I love the contrast between the visual energy in the upper portion of the frame and the calming effect of the smooth water surface.

Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Harding on October 7, 2012 at 6:43 PM

This is a very impressive image and good thinking by you to use the 24mm TS that way for this scene.

Registered on January 19, 2011, 33 Posts, 408 Comments