I’m not sure about the exact type of tree, Allen, but I know we have both conifer varieties here…. These trees are literally up on the top ridge of the mountains, so no avalanches for these, just the extreme cold and un-blocked wind.
This works very well – a simple (in a good way) composition. I imagine that it would be interesting to covert to an HDR image to really pop the colour of the sky and clouds.
How strange Scott, i was working on a cloud photo just like that today. You have to be at the right place at the right time…. and you definitely were….. and I wasn’t………. your trees are full of interest and character………excellent, especially with the overall blue light.
Very nice indeed! 🙂
August 24, 2012 at 7:20 am
Thank you, Chillbrook. 🙂
August 26, 2012 at 7:04 am
Lovely silhouette.
August 24, 2012 at 7:23 am
Thank you, Victoria.
August 26, 2012 at 7:04 am
Lovely billowing cumulus clouds – the trees provide a perfect foreground contrast
August 24, 2012 at 10:14 am
Thank you, Andy…it was wonderful to watch the clouds move-in over the mountains.
August 26, 2012 at 7:06 am
I wonder if those trees are spruce or fir. It looks like they’ve had a rough life. Avalanches?
August 24, 2012 at 11:58 am
I’m not sure about the exact type of tree, Allen, but I know we have both conifer varieties here…. These trees are literally up on the top ridge of the mountains, so no avalanches for these, just the extreme cold and un-blocked wind.
August 26, 2012 at 7:08 am
This works very well – a simple (in a good way) composition. I imagine that it would be interesting to covert to an HDR image to really pop the colour of the sky and clouds.
August 24, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Thank you, Adrian. I don’t have a good tool for conversion to HDR, but I imagine that greater detail would be nice to see.
August 26, 2012 at 7:10 am
I see two Muppets arising out of the trees… Grover talking to the Cookie Monster? 😉
August 24, 2012 at 2:04 pm
You’re funny, Gunta…. 🙂
August 26, 2012 at 7:10 am
How strange Scott, i was working on a cloud photo just like that today. You have to be at the right place at the right time…. and you definitely were….. and I wasn’t………. your trees are full of interest and character………excellent, especially with the overall blue light.
August 24, 2012 at 3:19 pm
What a coincidence, John…and thank you for the nice words. 🙂
August 26, 2012 at 7:11 am
Gives an incredible feeling, doesn’t it!
August 24, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Yes, it does, Terry…up on the ridge with nothing above, but the clouds and sky…wonderful. 🙂
August 26, 2012 at 7:12 am
Powerful image. The great cedars against the sky. You caught them at the perfect cloud moment too!
August 30, 2012 at 5:01 pm
Thank you, George…I thought they looked pretty cool up there like that.
August 30, 2012 at 7:49 pm
.. whispering 🙂
August 30, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Ah, yes…thank you, Ordered Chaos. 🙂
August 31, 2012 at 6:32 am