After the Fire

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 6, 2015303 views16 comments

I found this vibrant Wild Rose growing next to a charred Ponderosa Pine. I really liked the vibrant green against the dark char, and the arc of the plant.

Nikon D-7100
Nikkor DX 18-140 @80mm
TK's Masks
Yosemite Valley
November 2014

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--P

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 6, 2015 at 10:20 PM

The tree appears to be still on fire!! The contrast between the dark charred bark and the slivers of unburnt bark makes it look like it is glowing - great eye!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 6, 2015 at 11:57 PM

Great palette and the juxtaposition of the live wild rose growing over the burnt Ponderosa works very nicely. Great find.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 7, 2015 at 12:17 AM

I really like the colors and contrasting elements in your composition.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 7, 2015 at 4:12 AM

An outstanding image for me, Preston. You managed the color treatment impressively to my eye.

Peter

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 7, 2015 at 9:39 AM

Beautiful, Preston. The tree alone is sweet and the wild rose is a real topper, with the vibrant greens against the charred black. No nits here. Real nice!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 7, 2015 at 10:59 AM

An image of great visual charm. Also, the play between the blooming of the fresh leaves and the exhausted, charred bark is so suggestive of the return of life out of decay and death. I like this a lot !!!

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on January 7, 2015 at 11:20 AM

Yes, vibrant is the right word! Very nice, I am a sucker for burned tree patterns, and the small pieces of brown under the charred parts together with the plant add some nice details.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 7, 2015 at 11:30 AM

Preston, This looks really nice. Like you, I like the contrast between the burned bark and the green of the wild rose plant. The comp looks very nice and the details and textures are wonderful. Nice work on this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on January 7, 2015 at 1:07 PM

Very pleasing and well made image, Preston. Looks like that tree may come back to health someday.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 7, 2015 at 4:53 PM

What a great find, Preston. The tree still appears to be on fire in those couple of sections where the charred bark has separated and exposed the interior. Great details and textures and I like the juxtaposition of the green wild rose against the burnt bark of the pine.

Ed

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 8, 2015 at 6:33 AM

A very striking intimate portrait. I really like this.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 8, 2015 at 5:41 PM

Lovely, simple comp and a wonderful example of how much detail you can get from "black." Good processing to make the bright greens as well as the blacks to retain all their detail and realistic tonal balance.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on January 8, 2015 at 7:39 PM

One of your best closeups for me, Preston.
So much texture to the Pine!
I sort of wish the plant ended in the frame for comp sake.

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on January 9, 2015 at 4:04 AM

I like contrasting colors and tones. Simple yet creative image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 9, 2015 at 11:39 PM

Preston: Terrific find and capture. Wonderful color palette and the contrast between vibrant life and burned death is striking. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 10, 2015 at 4:15 PM

I knew this was yours soon as I saw it. You have a way with charred trees and finding the colors in them. The rose stem is a wonderful accent for this one. Very nice!

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