Friday, 13th July 2012
Wild Fire
by Natalie Mikaels
Resting in the middle of a Japanese garden in Portland, OR, the "Tree of Life" has been photographed countless times. Honestly, it's hard to take a bad photograph of this amazing tree. It is truly breathtaking. Four years after seeing an image of this tree for the first time, I finally had the honor of photographing it myself. While most photographers shoot this tree in October, during its peek season, I found its spring presentation just as compelling...the leaves were in the midst of changing color...some red, some orange, and some green. It was raining as i took this image, which added delicate raindrops hanging from the leaves.
Equipment: Nikon D800, polarizer filter, tripod
Natalie Mikaels
I am a landscape/nature photographer who travels the United States to capture the compelling beauty of Mother Nature. When out in the wilderness, with my camera in hand, I am truly in my element.
Website: www.nataliemikaels.com
Wild Fire by Natalie Mikaels was photo of the day on Friday, 13th July 2012. It is tagged Spring, Trees. You can leave a comment below.
25 Comments
Committed Photography
Beautiful shot Natalie!
dorotea
Fa pensare ad un caloroso abbraccio! Magico! Complimenti!
jane
Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for a lovely image of something I will never see for myself.
Dinanath Mishra
nice angle of photo, a perfect angle to capture all branches and with complete coverage. Thanks to share it.
reza
nice photo
alea
great!!! the mix of color gave to me the essence of nature: strength and gentelness!! thanks
Nancy Nyman
Magical!
Omyda
Spectacular! But it look like were the hobbits will have their town meetings. The shot is so of another world feel about; earth never stops amazing us.
marsha
Wow! Reminds me of fireworks!
Dee
Wildfire – perfect title for this amazing shot!
daniel winter
Gorgeous !!!
Jacqueline Deely
Really beautiful. Congratulations!
Graham McPherson
Great title and interaction of colour. Congratulations!
Tazmin Shariff
stunning colours !
Russ Bishop
Wonderful image Natalie.
Morgan
Beautiful.
Kimberly
I have seen this tree many times myself, but I think this is the best photo I’ve ever seen. Wonderful job!
Joel Todd
This is incredible. Thanks for sharing.
Natalie Mikaels
Thank you all so much for taking the time to offer your feedback! It is greatly appreciated. You are all clearly as enamored with nature as I am. I will do my best to continue to bring these mindblowing pieces of wilderness to a digital canvas for all of us to enjoy.
Mario gustavo Fiorucci
Wonderful image Natalie.
Congrats !!!!
Laura Milholland
Fabulous image of this gorgeous tree.
Adrian Per
Unreally nature and Colours !! Congratulations !
Pauline Jones
Very artistic.
Deborah Flowers
beautiful!
ShaggyPuddin
Wow..just Wow. I’ve just spent almost a half hour taking in every nuance in this photograph and I can’t imagine actually being there. Spectacular!