Challenge #37: "That Solitary Tree" - Winner Chosen
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BTW, I'm sorry about the bad post processing -this pictures were taken with the Dimage 7Hi, all in RAW, and processed years ago. I loaded this files in Lightroom last month and I started DAMing them, but I haven't had time to finish with tit, before I re-process this Africa's pics.
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Impressive desert shots, Pako.
Thanks for sharing, : ) That second shot gives some ideas on what goes on there on daily basis. You must have had a very interesting time there.
Yildiz
Thanks for sharing, : ) That second shot gives some ideas on what goes on there on daily basis. You must have had a very interesting time there.
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Hi Yildizaster wrote:Impressive desert shots, Pako.
Thanks for sharing, : ) That second shot gives some ideas on what goes on there on daily basis. You must have had a very interesting time there.
Yildiz
It was a nice trip, and a journey... I learn a lot of things, specially about myself. That camel probably got lost. And since cars took over the desert, camels are not that valuable anymore, so nobody looked for him -it always make an interesting picture.
Another tree, less solitary and more tropical-like, this time in Juffure, The Gambia (the building is the primary school)
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Really like that last huge African tree Pako - interesting to see some African trees.
Here are a couple of pictures of a dead tree near to where I live that I regulary pass by. It is not completely solitary, but I think it looks isolated as all of the other trees are still very much alive! Both taken on the same day last year, different angles and different approaches .
Sunny Spells by Birm, on Flickr
Old Tree by Birm, on Flickr
Both taken with the A700.
Here are a couple of pictures of a dead tree near to where I live that I regulary pass by. It is not completely solitary, but I think it looks isolated as all of the other trees are still very much alive! Both taken on the same day last year, different angles and different approaches .
Sunny Spells by Birm, on Flickr
Old Tree by Birm, on Flickr
Both taken with the A700.
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Pako and Birma, your shots are winners. But can't say which.
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One in the winter:
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Very striking image Frank - love the blue with the band of yellow / orange - I'm guessing a sunrise?
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Birma, you think Frank would be awake at sunrise? naaah. It's sunset, most probably.Birma wrote:Very striking image Frank - love the blue with the band of yellow / orange - I'm guessing a sunrise?
Lovely shot, Frank.
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Wow! There are some fine examples of trees in this challenge!
Here is but my humble entry, from last year at a local park. John
Here is but my humble entry, from last year at a local park. John
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Hello Birma,Birma wrote:Here are a couple of pictures of a dead tree near to where I live that I regulary pass by. It is not completely solitary, but I think it looks isolated as all of the other trees are still very much alive! Both taken on the same day last year, different angles and different approaches .
I like both of these images, but I am especially fond of the second one.
The conversion to black and white works very, very nicely for me, and I suspect that in color the image would be pretty but would not be as striking.
With best wishes,
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No need for any humility John - that is a fantastic shot. It has real wow factorJuanito200 wrote:Wow! There are some fine examples of trees in this challenge!
Here is but my humble entry, from last year at a local park. John
Thanks Tom - much appreciatedUrsaMajor wrote:Hello Birma,Birma wrote:Here are a couple of pictures of a dead tree near to where I live that I regulary pass by. It is not completely solitary, but I think it looks isolated as all of the other trees are still very much alive! Both taken on the same day last year, different angles and different approaches .
I like both of these images, but I am especially fond of the second one.
The conversion to black and white works very, very nicely for me, and I suspect that in color the image would be pretty but would not be as striking.
With best wishes,
- Tom -
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Like Dr. told ... yest I will usually not wake up early for sunrise , so it is sunset.Birma wrote:Very striking image Frank - love the blue with the band of yellow / orange - I'm guessing a sunrise?
Regards,
Frank
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Re: Challenge #37: "That Solitary Tree" - ends 03 March
Found a pretty lonely tree in the middle of nowhere today.
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Getting more intriguing with the addition of each photo...
Only artists, painters and photographers can see the charm a solitary body of a tree arouses...
All very nice and no exaggeration there.
Yildiz
Only artists, painters and photographers can see the charm a solitary body of a tree arouses...
All very nice and no exaggeration there.
Yildiz
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You're right Yildiz - the challenge will be to try and pick a favourite
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