Friday, 8th February 2008
Gnarled
by Benjamin Mercer
A gnarled and wind battered Willow tree, located next to the River Stour, near Flatford in Suffolk.
This is my favourite tree, one I have tried to photograph many times before. This is my best effort so far, taken about an hour after sunrise, just as the early morning mist was starting to burn off.
Equipment: Canon 350D, Sigma 18-125mm, Cokin 121S grad
Benjamin Mercer
Graphic designer and keen amateur photographer. Will have a go at photographing anything, but primarily interested in landscape and seascape images.
Website: www.henroben.co.uk
Gnarled by Benjamin Mercer was photo of the day on Friday, 8th February 2008. It is tagged Mist, Sky, Trees. You can leave a comment below.
33 Comments
a.
Wow, this is one of my favorite earthshots yet! That old gnarled tree is amazing! Beautiful job, Benjamin!
kml
Beautifully captured – what a story that tree must have!
IRA
simple and mindblowing.
Anurag
Your best effort is really that – damn good.
Really like the way you have composed the shot by using the lovely cloud formations in the background.
Eli Shams
A feeling of drama, good.
Andreea Teodorescu
Excellent !
john
everything flows from left to right and upward going from bottom left to upper right. Good composition
istvan
what the others said, Superb!
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
I really like it. Good composition, perfect subject, lovely colors and a very nice sky.
Reuben Chircop
That is a very well balanced shot. the colors complement each other almost blurring from green to blue. The mist is in perfect and the tree is just perfect it creates an effect as if it were stamped in place.
Caroline
Absolutely amazing
poster boy
Very nice, reminds me of my local countryside.
Terry Everson
Well framed and exposed, a great shot.
Majid Beshkar
Really fantastic, Benjamin! What is “Cokin 121S grad”?
Astrid Kelly
Well done Ben – its great to see a UK shot.
Tom Brooklyn
Quite an unusual tree, and a fine time to take a snap with that mist and sky.
Renee
Very excellent photo Ben! It looks so unusual but i really like it!
IonBuck
Wow, a great sight. The tree is most unique.
Aloria Browning
This is an AMMAZING shot!
Absolutly astounding!!!!!!!
laurens
what a magnificent tree!! and photo ofcourse:P
Yasmin
Congratulations on your best effort…it’s a great success.
Jimmy Hendricks
The willow looks like one of Treebeard’s old comrades. I am reminded of the fantasy artwork of John Howe. The mist, the morning light, the orientation of the clouds…. everything conspires to give this tree its magical presence.
Yanaar Lee
Great composition… reminds me of O’Keefe.
Benjamin Mercer
Thanks everyone for your comments, most kind of you
I’m pleased with how this came out, but now I’ve invested in a wide angle lens I’m anxious to go back and have another go!
Sue Gagnon
Your patience has paid off triplefold with this one! The striations captured from the clouds are so interesting, and you have achieved perfect placement therein with this photograph. Impressive tree coupled with beautiful cloud formations=GREAT SHOT!! This is well deserving of Shot of the Day.
chamorro 4rm guam.
PEACE SHOT! great job.
Andrew
Looks like a scene from a surrealistic movie (The Fountain anyone), I love this scenery.
Kinan Jarjous
I am positively impressed – excellent job
Poras Chaudhary
Incredible Shot…
Wonderful composition…
Great Job…
Pauline Jones
The tree looks like a living creature; I wonder how old it is,
Su
this is an awesome shot, you do have to do a double take to make sure it is all tree. congrats
mike
Wow, what a trunk on that one.
su
Another wonderful earth shot, our planet is just great and so diverse.