Wednesday, 16th February 2011
Autumn Oaks & Charred Snags
by Bret Edge
The La Sal Mountains tower over the Spanish Valley and Moab, Utah. Massive groves of aspen trees and gambel oaks cover the mountain in brilliant hues during autumn. The area in this photo was ravaged by a wildfire two years ago, as evidenced by the charred snags. New growth of gambel oaks is slowly erasing any evidence of the fire with their colorful autumn leaves.
Equipment: Canon 5D MKII, Canon 100-400mm lens
Bret Edge
I am a professional nature and adventure photographer in Moab, Utah. I lead group photo workshops and private guided tours, sell fine art prints, license my images for stock usage and develop iPhone apps for photographers.
Website: www.bretedge.com
Autumn Oaks & Charred Snags by Bret Edge was photo of the day on Wednesday, 16th February 2011. It is tagged Abstract, Autumn. You can leave a comment below.
29 Comments
Jeannine Forgues-Setterlund
Wow is all I can say as I look at this photo, Bret. I am nobody in particular born and live in Maine lived in upstate NY for 27 years, love to draw, enjoy museums such as Kodak in Rochester, NY and have seen many photos online. Yet, you have captured how nature restores its original beauty and the transition. You have to feel such a sense of satisfaction when you print out the results….congratulations. I can’t get over how the charred snags bring the whole photo to life.
Tom Barnett
This is one of the most incredible shots I’ve ever seen. What a great comp. Great processing. Great color. I love this!
Justin Reznick
One of your best images for sure Bret, well deserved, congrats!!!
Tim Andes
fascinating
Bret Edge
Thank you for all the kind comments, everyone. Always a pleasure to hear such things about my work.
Anki
Beautiful colors. Congrats to a great photo.
Balan Vinod
Bret …this is a great image ..love the composition, outstanding colors. Well done.
Sherri Cavalier
Stunning shot!
Pauline Jones
This is a lovely abstract; well done.
Andrea
Great composition and great colours.
Victoria
Beautiful lines and textures.
John Mumaw
One of my favorites from you still. Congratulations!
Bob Faw
spectacular… fresh and unique
Beth
Always uplifting to be reminded of the “circle of life”. A spectacular composition!
Paul Dass
It is stunning shot, and spectacular with vibrant colour. It looks like forest fire, even though it has the marks of fire burn the land resurrected back. No words to describe it. I call it “GOD’S PAINTBRUSH” Thanks for sharing such a lovely picture.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Nature makes a fantastic come-back; Ah, a lesson we can learn from our Mother – Earth! Thanks for the reminder, Bret.
Malta Photography
Very good composition and the angle at which it has been taken is great. nice colors and thirds.
Adrian Per
Uncredible what can make the Nature ! What colours ! An very good Photography !
Jacqueline Deely
Beautiful color and texture. Congratulations!
Kimberly
It looks like a watercolor painting! Wonderful job love the colors
Laura Milholland
Fabulous image, Bret. Great eye for a winning photo!
Jeff Libengood
Brett… coming from the country and currently living in Japan, I always love natural scenery. You have done a brilliant job here. Thank you for sharing it with all of us and touching a special part of our day! Together in Purpose…. Jeff
Bret Edge
I’m humbled by all of your kind and generous comments on this image. It was an almost instant favorite of mine and it’s really encouraging that it has been so well received. Thank you.
James Fougere
Well Done!! The fire charred trees makes this image unique
Heidi Anne Morris
great shot, love the colour and form, made me think of marmalade :O)
Harry
Reminds me of the Biblical burining bush story. Great backlighting and vibrant colors. The combo of diagonal colors and vertical trunks makes for a nice mix. Sweet shot!
Deborah Flowers
Splendid and beautiful image! God is so good to bring the forest back… though it is slow growing…the time presents this beautiful image with colour and char!
Deborah Flowers
Just back from visiting your website and I loved it! Fabulous, fabulous, work! I’ll definitely re-visit soon.
Peggy
The beauty of this photo reminds me of how nature renews itself. Encouraging photo!