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Merrill Creek Trees in Spring

Posted by Betty (New Jersey, United States) on 6 May 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

This series of shots were taken at Merrill Creek Reserevoir during a very long walk with MJ.

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Comments (22)

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

They are strange branchless beings.

6 May 2008 12:36am

@Michael Rawluk: That's what caught my eye... especially with the very green down below.

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

A lovely image. The green is so lush.

6 May 2008 12:48am

@Marion: Thank you, Marion.

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Great shot. Nice lines indeed. Nice contrast and great composition as well.

6 May 2008 1:30am

@Ana Lúcia: Thanks, Ana!

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Beautiful...it must have smelled like Heaven :)

6 May 2008 4:17am

@Lorraine: Thanks, Lorraine... not really. It was a very misty day, everything was gray!

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Love the repetition you captured here! This might look great in b&w!

6 May 2008 4:41am

@Craig: Thanks, Craig... maybe I'll give B&W a try.

Helma from Tehran, Iran

wow ! Amazing shot !! very nice composed with the best framing , thanks.

6 May 2008 5:10am

@Helma: Thank you, Helma.

Teresa Durães from Montijo, Portugal

nice shot!

6 May 2008 5:33am

@Teresa Durães: Thanks.

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Something this city boy once learned on a guided nature walk in the Smoky Mountains is that because of the relative youth of this stand of trees, and absence of huge, venerable trees, this would likely be a "new growth" forest.

6 May 2008 6:29am

@Viewfinder: That could very well be... this was taken from the main dam at Merrill Creek Reservoir, and the forest was cut down to build it - back in 1985. The different greens and the tall trees really caught my eye!

MJ from Delaware, United States

looks really luch in the cropped version.... I think I will try it...

6 May 2008 6:44am

@MJ: Give it a whirl... :-)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Hong Kong

a pretty image of these wispy trees.

6 May 2008 6:50am

@Michael Skorulski: Thank you, Michael.

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

What a peaceful and serene capture!

6 May 2008 8:28am

@Steven: Thanks, Steven, it is a peaceful, serene place.

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Looks like somewhere you could easily get lost in but peaceful all the same

6 May 2008 9:21am

@Peter Miller: I like to get lost there often, because it is so peaceful.

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Nice, simple composition tha gives a lot of impact!

6 May 2008 9:30am

@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thank you.

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Good detail of the tightly packed trees (pines?) It's amazing how they are ramrod straight.

6 May 2008 9:46am

@Earnest: Thank you, Earnest. It was the straight trees and the greenery that caught my eye.

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Very good shot of this young plantation, nice photo

6 May 2008 10:37am

@Observing: Thank you.

Chris from South Jersey, United States

I love the green color at the bottom and the repetitive vertical tree trunks - in fact I wonder what it would look like with a "portrait" orientation to emphasize the vertical aspect. Very pretty shot.....

6 May 2008 11:21am

@Chris: Thanks for the idea, Chris. I'll try that and post it later!

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

I like the frothy green with the straight trunks. Nice combination.

6 May 2008 1:48pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Beautiful and delicate composition. I love the lush green!

6 May 2008 3:08pm

@standley: Thank you, Standley. This spring was beautiful, probably because we didn't go from winter (40 degrees) to summer (90 degrees) overnight as we have the past few years.

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Great shot! Love the strait trunks...

6 May 2008 4:12pm

@Sandrine: Thank you, Sandrine.

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Very abstract, almost graphical composition. I'd have been tempted to give it some weird post processing to accent that - but as I said in reply to your comment on one of my shots, I have trouble being subtle!

Dan

6 May 2008 7:04pm

@drphoto: It's very abstract for me! My post processing usually amounts to levels or curves! :-) I'd be curious to see what you would do.

Tracey from White Hall, United States

I really like the strong vertical lines. Makes the eye move through the picture!

6 May 2008 7:56pm

@Tracey: Thanks, Tracey.

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Okay, you asked for it! Bear in mind what I said about editing with a sledgehammer and this is what I came up with.

I played around with blending modes, did an apply image (blue channel), then adjusted levels, curves and finally hue to change the greens to purples. I was just playing around but I like what I came up with, hope you do to!

Dan

11 May 2008 8:50pm

@drphoto: Dan

I love it! Looks very mysterious... and dangerous! The colors are great. Something I would never think to do!

Thank you very much. Sorry I didn't answer sooner, I was sick since Sunday afternoon!

Betty

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