Three Trunks

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 3, 2017200 views18 comments

I liked the simplicity of this scene and of course the snappy spring ferns. I stepped back and used a long lens to compress, and visually stack all of the elements. There is actually about 10 feet of distance from front to back.

Nikon D4S, 200-400mm @ 400mm, 1/30th @ f16, ISO 100

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on January 3, 2017 at 4:51 PM

This is a beautiful composition. Really really like it.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 3, 2017 at 5:41 PM

Very nice with strong graphics.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 3, 2017 at 5:46 PM

LOVELY!! I like this concept a lot and your using the longer lens proved very successful. Beautiful greens. The trunks appears to be a little on the blue side but I'm on an uncalibrated monitor at the moment so that may not be accurate. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on January 3, 2017 at 6:13 PM

Beautiful image, well seen and executed.
devil

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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on January 3, 2017 at 8:49 PM

Nice image, Steve, the trees are nicely balanced in the fern forest. The trunks do look a bit blue/gray but present nicely with the bright ferns. I think this slight oddity gives the image some staying power. Well done.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 3, 2017 at 9:48 PM

Very nice image, Steve. I like the placement of the trunks and the tele compression works really well. Front to back sharpness doesn't hurt either. A large version would be nice to see.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on January 3, 2017 at 11:18 PM

A very strong graphic image, Steve.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 4, 2017 at 12:04 PM

A creative capture of this intimate scene for me, Steve. I like the way the diverse elements contrast with each other in shape and color. Your choice of luminance is spot on to my eye.

Peter

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 4, 2017 at 1:20 PM

Steve,

This is wonderful; beatifully seen and captured. I love the arrangement of the 3 trunks providing some nice depth; along with the fine details in the ferns front to back. Great eye to compose this.

It's probably just me since this hasn't been mentioned, but for me this is just a tad on the bright side. Peter mentioned "luminance" which I think is what I'm thinking is a bit bright. Also, I agree with others the trunks are slightly blue as well.

Clearly though, you've got a winner here!

Lon

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 4, 2017 at 2:13 PM

Yes, indeed. Simple and quite beautiful. Very nicely composed and presented.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on January 4, 2017 at 5:23 PM

Excellent, Steve. Wonderful comp.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 4, 2017 at 9:55 PM

I like the syncopated rhythm in the spacing of the trees while the ferns add some nice color and texture.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on January 5, 2017 at 5:30 PM

Very nice I like long focal length compositions they offer a perspective change that is very agreeable.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 5, 2017 at 11:59 PM

Love your composition and the luminous quality of the ferns; the warm greens of the ferns in the spring really reflect the joy of spring. I might try to reduce the brightness of the trees only, leaving the ferns as is. The brightness of the bark seems to distract slightly from the glorious greens. Realize this is just an opinion. Your image is beautiful and your use of the 400mm focal length certainly worked very well. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on January 7, 2017 at 1:27 PM

This is fabulous. I love the placement of the trees, the compression front to back, and the clarity and detail. The bluish cast to the trees makes the greens vibrate, which I really like, but it would be interesting to see it with the blues toned down and the brightness adjusted slightly. My guess is that it will have less impact with those adjustments, and sometimes I really like a vibrant color wow factor like this.
ML

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 7, 2017 at 1:48 PM

Awesome mix Steve.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on January 8, 2017 at 5:15 AM

Hi Steve, i think the slightly 'over the top' finish fits to this graphic composition perfectly - composition and PP is, for me, spot on ...

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on January 10, 2017 at 7:02 PM

A work of art, Steve, so simple and evocative.

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