Gallery: LandscapePosted November 3, 2012160 views9 comments
Another shot from my recent trip to the floodplains of the Morava in the eastern part of Lower Austria. I was attracted by the steadyness of the mighty trunk together with the signs of transience.
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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 3, 2012 at 12:04 PM
Beautiful Peter, really like the natural colors along with the very nice detail, composition and light. Well done.
John
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 3, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Peter,This is Wonderful... I don't know how you do it but you certainly have a special feel for scenes like this. I really enjoy the beauty of the natural look and feel this has. Very nice work!!
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by John Clulow on November 3, 2012 at 5:02 PM
What I see in this image is the essence of "life force" coming through the roots of the tree trunk, through its thick being (reminding me of the Governer of New Jersey) but yet with the lines coming from the ground up through the bark of the tree and then outward in its branches which reach out for the light of the sun.
And below that, the grasses are doing the same thing -- as if lifting up their leafy arms to pray.
I don't know if you are aware of this, but Carl Jung recognized that the tree can be a symbol of the individual human psyche. Having had some training in that psychological orientation, I very much see this image in that way.
And perhaps principally on account of the girth of the subject, in the context the the recent aftermath of the storm named Sandy, I just cannot escape the association with what is happening now in New Jersey and its courageous Governor. And the symbolism of steadfastness -- of the primordial tree that will not be uprooted by passing winds, and of how the forest will persevere and survive because of that tree an others like it.
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 3, 2012 at 5:04 PM
I'm really enjoying the detail and muted colors.
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Comment posted by John Williams on November 3, 2012 at 10:19 PM
This is subtle Peter. At first it really didn't grab me, but the more I look at the complex pattern of the branches, the more I like it.
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 3, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Lots of noise in the smaller version, but it still works. That trunk makes a great foundation.
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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 4, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Subtle and thoughtfully composed, Peter. A very nice depiction of how the areas around here look like.
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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM
I find such subjects are always hard to compose. but you did a good job here. I am enjoying the details in this image. Also the muted color fits well here.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 5, 2012 at 2:22 PM
This is beautiful Peter. You've managed to compose this about as nicely as it could be done I think. I love the subtle colors and the overall feel.
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Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
And below that, the grasses are doing the same thing -- as if lifting up their leafy arms to pray.
I don't know if you are aware of this, but Carl Jung recognized that the tree can be a symbol of the individual human psyche. Having had some training in that psychological orientation, I very much see this image in that way.
And perhaps principally on account of the girth of the subject, in the context the the recent aftermath of the storm named Sandy, I just cannot escape the association with what is happening now in New Jersey and its courageous Governor. And the symbolism of steadfastness -- of the primordial tree that will not be uprooted by passing winds, and of how the forest will persevere and survive because of that tree an others like it.