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Forest of DOOM

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Posted by Bryan Maltais on October 3, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Forest of DOOM
While I'm knee deep in dealing with the 10 gigs I shot this past week I had fun with this one.
Posted by Bryan Maltais on October 3, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Ophir Pass by the way.
Posted by Bryan Maltais on October 3, 2009 at 7:08 PM
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Posted by Aleksei Saunders on October 3, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Nice - that's a super cool shot Bryan. I can't decide which version I like more.

Good capture :toast:
Posted by Dan Walters on October 3, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Great shot! Really like the curvature of the trees. The BW looks pretty nice as well.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on October 3, 2009 at 8:57 PM
These are fantastic, Bryan! I love the curves and the light. Well done.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on October 3, 2009 at 9:18 PM
That's an exceptionally nice BW conversion, although I'm partial to the original color.
Posted by Art Escobado on October 3, 2009 at 9:30 PM
That is cool! Nice shots and different take on Aspen. A slight favoring of the B/W over the color. Both renditions work very well though.
Posted by Morris McClung on October 3, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Yeah, both work on different levels, but those are some crazy aspen. Nice capture!
Posted by Scott Bacon on October 3, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Whoa. Who put the Dali into those aspen? Those are really wild. The image really has a sense of motion. It makes me feel like the aspens are in the process of laying down for a nap. I love the toned B&W - really cool. :toast:
Posted by John Mumaw on October 3, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Exceptionally cool trees!
This fan of b&w prefers the color version, as the autumnal colors help highlight the bizarre trunks and there's a lack of tonal separation to make a successful b&w image.
Posted by Stan Rose on October 4, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Wild--i dont think ive ever seen Aspen quite like that! I like both, but i slightly prefer the color. At first i thought that huge watermark in the corner was part of the tree :wink:
Posted by Jody Grigg on October 4, 2009 at 9:14 AM
NIce stuff but cut down on the number of watermarks.
Posted by Todd Caudle on October 4, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Ditto Jody. I think I like the b&w better.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on October 4, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Sweet image! I gotta go with the color (see John's comment). Were you playing some flute out of the frame like a snake charmer?
Posted by Pam Colander on October 4, 2009 at 1:31 PM
Has a cool fantasy look to them...like 'em both. They must've had a hefty snow load when they were saplings. Nice image!
Posted by Grant Collier on October 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Very nice! I like the color one. I recently photographed some curved/crooked aspen in RMNP, but it was nothing as dramatic as this. I've never seen anything quite like this before.
Posted by Bryan Maltais on October 4, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Thanks for the feedback and funny comments. I was just as perplexed when I came across them. I think this scene is kind of fitting for October :smile:
Posted by Kalin Wilson on October 4, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Cool find! I like the color version best. Whatever put the bow in them must have been there a while to influence them so much.
Posted by Kelly Black on October 5, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Cool idea!