Posted by Paul Williams on February 2, 2008 at 7:10 AM
Taken on top of Farleton Knott at sunrise this morning, it was bloody windy and cold! About fifteen minutes after taking this I was in the middle of a blizzard thinking to myself 'what the hell am I doing up here'.
This is one of my favourite trees on the limestone pavement up there. I've been trying to catch it in a diffent mood all year, so when I heard there was snow on tops I thought I'd wander up before dawn to see what I could get. I had to crank the ISO up to 640 for an aperture and shutter speed to get the DOF and freeze the branch motion but I think the image works.
D300, 28-70 F2.8D@40mm, 1/30@F13 ISO 640. Full frame with minor fiddling in NX and PS.
Posted by Daniel Read on February 2, 2008 at 7:27 AM
Fantastic, well worth getting up that early for!
Posted by Mark Fellowes on February 2, 2008 at 7:49 AM
Very nice - I particularly like how the cloud in the upper right echoes the slant of the wind-blown tree.
Mark
Posted by Tim Munsey on February 2, 2008 at 9:51 AM
Very pretty, its nice not to have to worry about ISO now for us nikon users eh. I'd like a little bit more space maybe.
Tim
Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 2, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Fantastic scenery!
Well done getting this!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Posted by Paul Ashton on February 2, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Great lighting and composition. The way the light in the sky compliments the windswept tree. The snow on the windward side of the trunk. Absolutely beautiful. An image to be proud of.
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 2, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Hi Paul,
A stunning scenic shot! Nice to see a sunrise for a change.
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 2, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Very, very nice image Paul - great capture well worth an early start
Posted by Paul King on February 2, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Paul A very nice image and well worth the bit of cold. well done
Posted by Alan Bryant on February 2, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Well worlth the numb fingers and toe's for.
Great shot
Posted by Nigel Blake on February 2, 2008 at 2:48 PM
You should be well proud of that, fantastic symetry with the tree and clouds, and lovely pastel colours.
Posted by David Kjaer on February 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM
W W I love it - my only wish would have been the tree a little smaller in the frame!
David
Posted by Paul Everett on February 4, 2008 at 9:51 AM
I love it, great comp, lovely colours, well worth the effort. Well done
Discussion
12 repliesThis is one of my favourite trees on the limestone pavement up there. I've been trying to catch it in a diffent mood all year, so when I heard there was snow on tops I thought I'd wander up before dawn to see what I could get. I had to crank the ISO up to 640 for an aperture and shutter speed to get the DOF and freeze the branch motion but I think the image works.
D300, 28-70 F2.8D@40mm, 1/30@F13 ISO 640. Full frame with minor fiddling in NX and PS.
Mark
Tim
Well done getting this!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
A stunning scenic shot! Nice to see a sunrise for a change.
Great shot
David
Paul