Tuesday, 21st September 2010
Light is Life
by Ian Plant
The sun was setting behind some trees just outside of the image frame, back-lighting the flowers and small pine tree. I used flare creatively to create this "concept" image. To learn more about the image, visit my photoblog.
Equipment: Canon 5DII, 17-40mm lens
Ian Plant
Ian Plant is the author/photographer of eight print books, including the critically-acclaimed "Chesapeake: Bay of Light" (Mountain Trail Press, 2007), and a lead author and executive editor of "The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography" (Mountain Trail Press, 2009). His most recent book is a downloadable PDF eBook titled "Chasing the Light: Essential Tips for Taking Great Landscape Photos."
Website: www.ianplant.com
Light is Life by Ian Plant was photo of the day on Tuesday, 21st September 2010. It is tagged Plants, Sunlight. You can leave a comment below.
20 Comments
Suzie
looks like it’s out of a fairy tale
Tad Bowman
I really like the light and how it spotlights the tree.
Pavithra
this is b.e.a.u tiful!
Kambiz
Fantastic!
I love the light and colors.
be well
Wanda Krack
The light is nice. I have your downloadable book and it is wonderful!!
Helen Hart
Oh wow, I absolutely love this one!
Andrea
It is like The Chosen Tree! Its amazing that a little seed can find the perfect place to grow, and that seed found paradise. Awesome shot!
Andrea
It also gives me the impression of a king or queen and her loyal subjects (the flowers in attendance) There really is something profound in this shot!
PlanetLover
Lovely! I very much like the color of the sun rays.
Renee
Wow, such a very stunning capture! Thanks for sharing!
mike
Very nice colors.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Throngs of flowers heading for the big stage!
Kirk Joran
Wow, how do you get the sun to just flair there!
charlene
Yes, it is paradise, at least for a few months out of the year. The truck of that dancing fir (yes, it’s a fir, not a pine) tells a tale of brutal snow twisting it half to death….it’s a persistent fir that grows by itself on the mountain. That said…what a spectacular shot and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the backstory on the photoblog. I’d love to be able to process like that!
Laura M
A pleasing and intriguing image, creatively processed.
Pauline Jones
This is a beautiful area but I get the impression that the light is a bit artificial; I don’t think it quite fits.
Rajib Singha
Congrats!
Jen Morley
This shot does look like a fairy tale. Great job enhancing the photo.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
I think I would have liked it better without the contrived processing. If firs grow one tier of branches per year, that little tree is older than we might think and is paying a price for sprouting so far from the shelter of the forest edge.
Russ Bishop
Such an awesome shot Ian. Great use of light and perspective.