Solitary Tree

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 26, 20171,462 views10 comments

I took this picture on the Tuscan hills in Italy. I was attracted by the static tree in contrast with the "dynamism" of the fog. I used a telephoto lens to isolate the subject. It's a kind of minimalist image and I am curios to hear your thoughts and impressions. Thank you.

Nikon d7000
Tamron 70-300 @170mm
f11 - 1/80s- iso 100
tripod

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on January 26, 2017 at 8:27 AM

Very nice capture. An even tighter crop around the tree eliminating the far background might also be interesting.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on January 26, 2017 at 8:49 AM

This is excellent, IMO. Simple yet powerful. The muted colors and straightforward layers provide such a wonderful support for that distinct tree. A truly poetic image. The fog perfectly embraces that tree. It's an image worthy of meditation. It's one of those images where you beome aware how beautiful our planet truly is. A real winner.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 26, 2017 at 11:59 AM

Now this is landscape art, not just a photo. I love the curve of the FG land mass and, as you said, the dynamism of the fog. beautifully crafted and executed Mattia. I always get excited by an idea captured so successfully. Inspirational.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on January 26, 2017 at 3:13 PM

You may want to simplify this further by cropping out the top blue layer entirely and see how you like it. Don't compensate by cropping in from the sides, however.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 26, 2017 at 3:54 PM

This is quite the lonely tree, Mattia. Having the fog/cloud glowing with light around it adds some fine emphasis. I also like how you have taken the long view and show lots of background. This looks great as presented. I do think that a tigther view would also work well as a notably different image..

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 26, 2017 at 3:56 PM

This is an excellent image. I like the composition, the light and the simplicity of the image. The only thing I might suggest is to crop the top part of the sky (the lighter part) out of the image.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on January 26, 2017 at 9:06 PM

Wonderful image, beautifully composed. I also think a tighter crop eliminating the sky and light background layer would be even stronger.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on January 26, 2017 at 10:19 PM

Hello Mattia,

I really love what you have captured here. I actually think a crop from the top is an excellent idea. It will allow the viewer to soak in the pure artistic landscape beauty of this image. To me, this is an image about thought. I am very spiritually stimulated with what you have captured. The lone tree amongst the rolling hills along with the fog all come together to produce some just awesome work in photography.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 27, 2017 at 11:12 AM

Initially I thought this to be sand blowing off a dune. Fantastic shot and timing - especially if it were dust and dune! Your minimalist approach works perfect for me. Could even see cropping off sky, but that might not leave you with much of an image to print, if that is your ultimate goal. Love this kind shot, excellent job.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 28, 2017 at 12:02 AM

Mattia: Great scene superbly captured. The atmospherics really make this special. Bravo! >=))>

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