Lonely Trees

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 6, 2015192 views13 comments

A very wintery day gave a wonderful monochromatic backdrop for this rather minimalistic image. Shot in the Allgäu, Germany

A larger view can be seen HERE

Shot withe the Sigma SD1M, Carl Zeiss 21mm Distagon, F8, 1/100 sec., ISO 100

Cheers, Mark

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 6, 2015 at 8:02 AM

I really like this genre of landscape image, Mark, and this is very well done. Looks perfectly exposed and proportioned to me.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on December 6, 2015 at 9:48 AM

The larger view is a must see to fully appreciate this image. The detail in the trunks adds a sense of weight that balaces the frame that is lacking in the smaller view.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 6, 2015 at 9:59 AM

Very stark, very beautiful.

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

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 6, 2015 at 10:28 AM

Outstanding Mark,
One of your Best that I have enjoyed so far . . . laugh

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 6, 2015 at 11:32 AM

Mark,

very artistical setup. I have nothing more to say devil

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on December 6, 2015 at 1:15 PM

This is very cool, Mark. Love the simplicity of the comp. Nice work.

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

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 6, 2015 at 7:09 PM

This is a lovely high key image. I like it very much, and also the fact that you have nice detail in the tree trunks.

Just a quick question, Mark: What was the pixel dimensions of the large version you uploaded? When I inspect the html element in the image viewer, it shows the large version as 720x480, which is identical to the version here.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 6, 2015 at 7:29 PM

Nice. A very engaging image in a minimalist style.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 6, 2015 at 8:11 PM

Absolutely exquisite!!

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Laureys on December 6, 2015 at 11:41 PM

Excellent!!!!!

Registered on January 5, 2008, 590 Posts, 1261 Comments

Comment posted by Mark James Ford on December 7, 2015 at 12:40 AM

Hi, thanks to all for the compliments! This was always one of those shots which i have had in my mind for a long time but never found the right location at the right time with the right weather ... especially since I didn't actually want it to be the 'classic' single tree ...

@Preston, there is no larger version loaded to NPN, instead I (always) put a link to a version which resides on my website in the text ... I have added the link again: HERE

Cheers, Mark

Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 7, 2015 at 8:12 PM

Mark,

Simple is almost always good - and in this case GREAT! Simple, yet tells a great story. What is most effective more me is the subtle, barely visible line between the snow covered ground (gentle curve too,) and the sky/fog/background. no complaints here, nice work.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on December 7, 2015 at 9:33 PM

Outstanding! I was initially thinking that reducing the brightness of the background just a bit, to result in a slightly more apparent distinction between the background and the snow, would be ideal. But after viewing the larger image, this seems less of an issue for me. And perhaps in a high resolution print, it would not be an issue at all.

Registered on November 9, 2003, 229 Posts, 1523 Comments