EXPLORE Worthy, Challenge 102 - Shades of Autumn (2018 Art)

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October Contest: "When Autumn Falls"

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From a pano- style tree capture of mine, done on my tablet in Artista Oil by Jixi,and Pixlr.

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I end my safari experience in Madikwe, South Africa with this unusual tree captured at sunset. Marie, my guide, just knew I would be thrilled when i saw this unusual wild creation of nature. i am sorry to say that she didn't tell me the story behind how it was created. Maybe having it be a mystery is more appropriate for such a wild thing.

in future days, I'll start adding pictures of Mozambique and when they are completed we will return to South Africa with more safari scenes.

"Our Christmas tree, stood straight and tall,

We had it standing in the hall,

With decorations, sparkling bright,

And baubles, glittering in the light,

Rich tinsel laced around branches wide,

With bells and bows, that could be spied

Hiding among the dark green pine,

In silver and gold, boldly they did shine,

And at the very top, such a wondrous sight,

A star was placed there, which gave delight.

The whole effect so pleasured the eye.

We planted it outside, now it's 18 feet high.

This year it will once again, be a thrill,

Hung with big coloured lights, in the crisp winter chill."

- Ernestine Northover, Our Christmas Tree

Capture and edit by Orchid Arado

Croome Park Worcestershire.

"Clash of the Seasons"

In my search for the ultimate Aspen tree capture, I headed towards Southern Colorado in the San Juan Mountains for these images. The colors started to pop towards the end of the trip and the only thing we didn't get was snowfall in the upper elevations. The first one is a wide pano of a grove of Aspen trees with some great colors in the foliage. We took Laci's Rav 4 on a few mountain passes and for the first time put the car in "trail mode" which was a lot of fun. Who else is a fan of these trees?

An almost ghostly image of some trees captured after a fresh snow at Maffitt Lake in Polk County, Iowa.

Developed with Darktable 3.6.0. Two photos combined with the Hugin Panorama editor (free, open source).

Here is another interesting tree capture from that same winter walk as my previous picture. It was a great atmospheric morning, just me and the freshly snow covered countryside.

Small stand of trees captured with the rising sun near the village of Kettleshulme. It's clear how the wind has shaped the trees.

Nikon N80 with 28-80 lens and Kodak 400 color negative film. Scanned with Nikon Z6 and converted with Negative Lab Pro. Processed with Photoshop and DXO Photolab.

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Thermal in Yellowstone with the cool dead tree. Captured with the CPL filter.

An adjusted image, the original had a blue graduated filter which has then had the effect exaggerated in Lightroom

A variety of birds, including this Golden-Cheeked Woodpecker feed on the African Tulip tree. Captured while on vacation in Mexico.

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A combination of trees captures from the mountains plus a friend's parrot.

Small blackbirds flock from:

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This pair of trees captures my attention each time I pass. Their trunks have split and opened, and their growth is strange and twisted, yet they bud and leaf come the spring. Captured here framing another tree behind.

Blenheim Park, Oxon. Pentax Spotmatic SPII, 35mm lens, Bergger Pancro 400 @400 in ID-11.

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The 'scribbles' on the bark of these trees are made by the larvae of tiny moths, which burrow under the bark. Like many eucalypts, scribbly gums lose their old bark each year, and when they do so the trails of the larvae can be seen. The trees captured in these photographs were recovering from fire, which makes their bark particularly bright and colourful.

Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Waseley Country Park.

A quiet, foggy road disappearing into the mist, surrounded by dark silhouettes of trees. Captured on Minolta Dynax 700si with Agfa APX 100 film for a timeless, moody atmosphere.

Colors in the clouds over the peaks, with some low light on the lone pine tree. Captured in Banff National Park.

Tree captured at Nature Conservancy Prairie Preserve on Nikon Z6 mirrorless. Processed with an airy high key image to accentuate the hazy conditions. Second image taken of same tree, taken with film camera to post tomorrow.

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Near Highley Shropshire.

This is the drooping cherry tree captured in my back garden this morning.

Can I ask regular contacts not to fave old photos of mine please? Over a week ago I posted this ( in comments) in the Help Forum but still it hasn't been resolved so I'm having to make 3 whole 365 sets visible manually .😏 Many thanks.

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The Old Pear Tree

Captured w/Canon EOS Rebel T6

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Oddingley Church and Canal Worcestershire.

Lickey Hills Worcestershire.

I live near Portland, OR, and have been eagerly watching the Japanese Garden, waiting for the perfect moment when the fall colors hit their peak. Today, they may have not been at their peak, but I loved the variation in color! Despite the relentless rain, which soaked everything in sight, the weather turned out to be a blessing in disguise—it kept the crowds away, leaving me to enjoy the peaceful beauty almost entirely on my own. Here’s my interpretation of the iconic tree, captured in all its vibrant glory amidst the rain-soaked tranquility.

From this morning's drive: I spotted the Songdal River fog and darted down into this field where I walked a 90 degree arc around this tree capturing multiple exposures. These are then treated using my secret blend of herbs and spices and overlaid to produce the final image in Pep Ventosa style!

Another large Oak tree captured in the early morning quiet.

This image was taken in the chill of February, many months ago; back when the earth was spinning on it's axis a little further away from the sun than it is right now, and temperatures were much cooler than they are today,

I love capturing a good 'lone tree' when I find one. Typically, they are very photogenic, and they don't move around a lot, or dart about annoyingly while I'm framing up a shot, which is always nice.

I have however found over the years that these lone trees can be quite cunning. They seem to slip into hiding when I'm out and about with my camera looking for pictures, only to reappear when I don't have any gear with me at all. It's quite frustrating,

But now I have a system I've developed to resolve this problem, and I use modern technology to combat these issues.

Now, if I spot a nice tree while out with no camera, I just use my smart phone's maps app to help me out. I'll drop a pin to mark the tree's location. That way I know I can always come back for pictures when I have my camera with me.

Then, as I've developed this system, I'll completely forget to put a name for the location I've just marked, or give it a description. That's because I'm always in too big of a hurry. Plus, I really don't know how to use my phone very well. So now, I have dozens of pins dropped in the app with just vague addresses and random GPS coordinates for a description, and not a clue what I was marking the locations for in the first place. Each pin could be a tree... or it could be that abandoned road grader I found and marked six months ago.

It's a great system, and it works well if you enjoy driving about on a mysterious scavenger hunt trying to find what you've really already found.

It's an adventure.

Olympus E-M5 MarkII

Olympus M.14-150mm f/4.0-5.6

Camera converted to 580nm

Standing alone yet proud in the calm waters of Lake Wanaka, the iconic Wanaka Tree captures the essence of quiet resilience. Framed by serene reflections and distant mountains, this beloved symbol of New Zealand’s South Island offers a moment of stillness and beauty that speaks to the soul. Whether basking in golden light or shrouded in mist, it remains timeless in its quiet grace.

An old, beautiful tree, captured in a private garden in South Africa in September 2018. (BBF9153)

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Avenue of trees captured in Dorset, I liked this particular crop as the trees look like they have formed a heart shape...

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The North Island's not so famous tree captured on the Minolta Alpha 9. Having photographed this 2 or 3 times previously on digital, I decided to try analogue!

Minolta Dynax / Maxxum / Alpha 9

Minolta AF 24-105 / f3.5-4.5D

Kodak TRI-X 400

Sony A7M3 / SEL90M28G Scan

Kaiser Copy Stand

Converted in Negative Lab Pro / LR Classic

Eagle heads up into the branches with its fish in tow. The soft morning lighting and tracking by the camera made this pretty capture possible. Liked how the dead leaves and branches here combined to make a painted looking bokeh too as the eagle makes it way into the trees.

Captured at ISO 6400

I have returned to my favourite, magical location, the secret little world enclosed by the lazy meanders of the river Adda just downstream the eastern arm of the lake Como (its real name being Lario), just before it begins to flow into the Padan Plain. It is a hidden gem under everyone's eyes - surrounded as it is by busy roads, towns, and productive sites, as soon as you get on the river's banks you feel like you have entered an entirely different world. I think that the wetlands nestled between the meanders have preserved the place, making it less than amenable to settlements (but very amenable to a sheer variety of birds).

At 5° C and a substantially clean sky, I would have bet on the place being very misty, as it almost always is at early morning. Luckily I didn't, since I would have lost. The air was crystal clear, the place devoid of its usual mysterious ambiance (visit my album Silent banks to get an idea). I was lucky enough that Autumn was extremely generous with its treasures, and my sunrise session was not to go wasted, after all.

I was walking downstream, almost convinced that it was time to go back home, when a couple of twin old, large plane trees captured my attention. While framing, in the most serendipitous way, I was abruptly aware of the interplay of lights and shadows that was quietly unfolding behind my back while I was walking, a perfect yin and yang of day and night at the boundary between the two opposite poles - and that golden, fiery speck of a young plane tree right at the center of the dance, set against the dark hillside. Since such light conditions can last mere minutes, I hurriedly set up my tripod to capture the drama, not caring about the grass in the foreground being decently sharp or not.

I hope that you enjoy this new post of mine and wish you a nice Sunday.

I have processed this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.3/-0.67/0/+0.67/+1.3 EV] by luminosity masks with the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal" exposure shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

Along the journey I tried the inverted RGB blue channel technique described by Boris Hajdukovic, which has contributed a lot to the rendering of the trees and reflections on the right side of the framing, enhancing the light transfixing the foliage. Raw files processed with Darktable.

Shot for Smile on Saturday, theme "capture the time"

As time passes, trees grow and build circles around the center every year. Based on these circles, the exact age of the tree can be determined. So, in a way, trees capture time in their inner system.

Some trees captured in a cold winter evening.

Here is once again a view of my beloved solitary tree, captured as summer was coming to an end. The photo, taken with a Polaroid 1000 Land Camera, remains one of my most treasured moments. To my great sorrow, I have now discovered that this wonderful old maple has been cut down — such a heartbreaking piece of news.

Sulphur-crested-cockatoo about to land on a conifer tree. Captured with the sun behind it

Group of trees captured outside Leavenworth, WA.

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- Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

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Trees that stand alone in harsh landscapes have always been a favorite subject of mine to photograph. Last winter, while I was in Zion National Park, I came across a tree on the eastern side that seemed to be growing against a cliff. For my first image, I positioned myself directly under the tree, capturing it against the blue sky. For my second shot, I wanted a sideways view. This proved challenging because the tree jutted into the road, so I had to walk back quite a distance and use a 70mm focal length after climbing a cliff wall.