Trees #1

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 15, 2012154 views14 comments

This is another post from my ongoing series "Portraits of Trees". I captured this image last week walking around in the Danube Floodplains, Lower Austria.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 15, 2012 at 10:26 AM

Terrific detail in the large version. I really like the undertone of green through all the warm fall colors.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on November 15, 2012 at 10:43 AM

Very nice detail, especially noticeable, as expected, in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 15, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Very much the feel of a landscape painting from the Golden Age of art. A thoughtful comp and natural color.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 15, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Peter, very nice indeed, as everyone mentioned, the detail is fantastic, and the color is very natural, and I also like the way the limbs intertwine within the scene. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 15, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Very well done! It is almost an abstract, with the leaf pattern. I like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on November 15, 2012 at 1:46 PM

A lovely autumn landscape, Peter.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on November 15, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Very nice scene. There's just enough openings in leaves to expose those interesting branches.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 16, 2012 at 12:11 AM

Nice! I love all the detail here. Both versions appear to be slightly oversharpened on my monitor. If you use PS smart sharpen is the way to go here, which allows you to minimize the compression artifacts due to sharpening.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Peter,

Your recent tree images all have a similar style or theme and I think will go well together for your tree project. Similar, yet they are each different too. I think this is my favorite so far. Very chaotic, yet lots of fine detail and soft color to explore thru the image. You have just enough grasses at the bottom for a strong base - any more and I think the impression would change, and any less would become more of a distraction than anything. I like this one.

Lon

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 16, 2012 at 2:31 PM

Hi Peter,
I find this has a very elegant feel. The fine details and the two curved trees left and right frame create an appealing sense of line and structure. The large version is worth seeing.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 16, 2012 at 3:23 PM

Peter, This is wonderful.This comp works excellent and the natural colors look great. Also the detail is really nice. It does look a bit oversharpened to me but it is still a beautiful image. I especially enjoy the feel this has. A great series you have going with these! Nice work!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on November 16, 2012 at 4:13 PM

Good job bringing some simplicity to what looks a kind of busy scene. The sharpening is a little strong on both versions.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on November 16, 2012 at 10:11 PM

That's quite a wall of detail there! How'd you get that under the size limit? I'm with Harley, it has an abstract kind of quality to it.

Chris

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on November 17, 2012 at 1:18 AM

Great composition and texture.

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