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02-OCT-2004

Last Rays by John down under

Jenkins Reserve, Salisbury, South Australia


As the last rays of late afternoon sun bathe this gum tree with their golden light, you can already see the shadow of night creeping up the trunk of the tree.


Minolta DiMAGE A1
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Guest 10-Oct-2004 14:11
Thanks for all the comments. I'm glad I saw this tree at the right moment. Cheers, John
Konica Minolta Users09-Oct-2004 19:25
Thanks for sharing this special moment, JDU. Great image !

Alain
Konica Minolta Users06-Oct-2004 13:28
Hi JDU,

That is some nasty looking tree. The sun coming in from the side really makes the image. Sort of gives me impressions of what one might find if visiting Ichabod Crane at Sleepy Hollow.

Don
Claudio Gatti04-Oct-2004 20:33
I love the colors and lighting

Claudio
Konica Minolta Users03-Oct-2004 17:02
forgot again - previous comment "from niamh"!
Konica Minolta Users03-Oct-2004 17:02
very interesting seeing this shot of a "natural" structure next to the previous one of the man-made pylon particularly since the compositions are similar, with the backdrop of the sky and the light to lead the eye in. I like the way the warm light picks out the whorls and textures of the bark.
Konica Minolta Users03-Oct-2004 15:50
Great shot John. I'm sure there are some ants crawling up there somewhere. Great sky color, things really that blue down under?
Guest 03-Oct-2004 01:53
Thanks for your comments guys. Well spotted on this being a gum tree Adrian, although I guess that's pretty well known around the world as one of our icons I suppose. I was in the reserve where I've been taking bird photos and looking for a tree to look up for C18. When the sun was going down, the colours struck me as being worthy of exploring and this tree was nearby as the time. Only a couple of minutes later the opportunity had passed as the shadow had risen too far up the tree to make it worthwhile, so luckily this one worked out. Cheers, John
adrianox02-Oct-2004 23:13
love the light on this gnarly old gum JDU, and the deep blue sky above. thanx for a taste of home. adrianox
Konica Minolta Users02-Oct-2004 21:24
Very nice image and great colors, John.
Fred
Konica Minolta Users02-Oct-2004 16:18
I really love the blue/orange contrast. Great light and original composition.

bracket
Konica Minolta Users02-Oct-2004 15:34
John, This shot is just fantastic. The light and shadows, angle of the branch, perspective...all just perect. - Marc