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June 11, 2011 © Colin J Clarke

Trunk Show

Hampton Plantation, South Carolina

Another 'Live Oak' showing its muscle.

Best viewed in ORIGINAL

I broke my own rules here and did not carry a tripod into this particular field.
Shooting a Yashica D TLR handheld, in the tree's shade, caused me to keep a shorter
shutter speed and therefore a bigger aperture, with consequent loss of sharpness and DOF.
However, I think the trunk deserves to be seen, even if the image is second rate.

The Yashica D TLR I used for this image is here.

From the Gallery "Trees".

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Yashica D TLR, Yashikor 1:3,5 ƒ=80mm, Fuji Neopan 400

Neopan 400 exposed at 320, developed in Ilfosol 3, 1+9,
for 6 mins at 20C after a water presoak for 1 min.
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Neil Marcus13-Mar-2012 00:40
A first rate image. the tree which commands attention is sharp and it is fine that the background does not interfere
dbalosie07-Sep-2011 23:03
Who said all things must be sharp and in focus? In this case less depth of field could help to draw more attention to the tree with a complete blurred background. Just a thought, still a nice shot
Latifa Messaoudi15-Jun-2011 13:36
i would love to be a tree!
Bill Robinson15-Jun-2011 13:08
Lots of character in this old oak Colin. And yes, I wish all my images were this second rate! :p)
Yvonne15-Jun-2011 10:57
A magnificent old tree so well captured Colin! v
Sam_C15-Jun-2011 08:55
Outstanding shot Sir Colin!! V++
lou_rozensteins15-Jun-2011 05:15
Beautiful old tree, well photographed!
Naomi 14-Jun-2011 14:48
What a beautiful tree. V
Michal Leszczynski14-Jun-2011 11:46
Excellent work in B&W! V
Paco López14-Jun-2011 05:09
Superb!! V!
J. Scott Coile13-Jun-2011 22:32
Nothing has such character nor has seen greater spans of history in the coastal plains.
Stephanie13-Jun-2011 20:50
First class work my friend! Amazing tree trunk and overall compo! BV+++
Patricia Kay13-Jun-2011 20:11
I think its a beautiful image Colin and was straight away drawn to the details on the tree trunk...BV
Harrison13-Jun-2011 16:18
Second rate, I think not! Very nice image Colin, love this tree and the way you photographed it.
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