photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Ed Knepley | all galleries >> Photo a Day (PAD) since 5/04 >> sep_07_pad > 9/16/07 - Pine Grove Infrared
previous | next

9/16/07 - Pine Grove Infrared

Dare to be different? Walking back from yet another sunrise/pond image and passed through a grove of tall lob lolly pines that I've shot many times. Decided to try something different (not the "looking up to the sky through trees"; we've all done that one) by shooting straight up with IR. It seemed bizarre to see the camera pointed straight up sitting on the knee level height tripod (and to stay out of the picture).
Not great, but different. Did manage to get some interesting symmetry with all of the trunks converging toward the center. The blue sky with lots of white puffy clouds forms a blurry appearing background for the trees which I'm not sure that I care for. I'll try this again sometime when the sky is blue - which will shoot as dark and provide a better contrast for the pine needles (but how about the trunks? Try it and see.).
Off tomorrow for a 8,000 mile cross country trip. Hope to post the occasional PAD en route. We'll see.

Nikon D70s
6s f/11.0 at 18.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
comment | share
Julie Hatvany18-Sep-2007 01:03
Very nice, I like it. Well done
Tom Briggs17-Sep-2007 22:07
Wonderful perspective and the use of infrared makes the photo magical ... voted
Guest 17-Sep-2007 07:26
Beautiful perspective! Thanks!
Jim Kramer17-Sep-2007 02:11
excellent capture! {v!}
Michael Shpuntov17-Sep-2007 00:29
This is just awesome capture Ed. I've seen many of such images and can say this is definitely among the best. B&W works amazingly good here. Vote.
April 16-Sep-2007 21:18
Ouch, my neck! :)

Love it. Feels like winter to me -- especially with the cloudy sky. I "see" snow on the branches.
regi olbrechts16-Sep-2007 18:05
SUPERB Ed, very nice compo and tone. Super feel. Great shot.