trees of life Photo

Photographer’s Note

On this nice beach in Portugal, each time the water flows away, the sand shows masterpieces of abstract art. The size of the tree is approx. 10 inches and will change every next wave.(This picture is part of the Eclairages Reciproques gallery)

Sur cette jolie plage du Portugal, les vagues partantes découvrent à chaque fois des merveilleures formes d'art abstrait dans le sable. Les arbres mesurent environs 25 cm, et changent à chanque nouvelle vague.(Cette image fait partie de la galerie Eclairages Reciproques)

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cobraphil8 (11652) 2006-07-20 14:07

Salut Pascal,
très jolie interprétation de ces formes dans le sable, on dirait vraiment des arbres et puis ce reflet en haut est tout à fait réussi...
Vraiment bien vu
Philippe

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Voltri (1724) 2006-07-20 14:12

Pascal, very unusual and nice!

danby1 (3689) 2006-07-20 14:19

nice image pascal, well seen definatly something different, i like the fact that you have left the reflections in the top of the picture. well done well seen, i like to see the patterns in the sand!

Ina (2681) 2006-07-20 14:36

Wow very well seen... Exelent colors and light and a very interesting subject too ... TFS... Ina...

thor68 (5539) 2006-07-20 14:50

this is cool, very interesting "nature-art", pascal! :-)
well seen & captured, thorsten.

nopoint (878) 2006-07-20 14:50

Great artwork of nature and you!...Kiet

thomeryon (1287) 2006-07-20 14:50

Bonjour Pascal
Belle image, plus évocatrice de l'Afrique que du Portugal peut-être !(des baobabs par exemple).
Un magnifique reflet aussi.
Félicitations
Pascal

mkawalec (544) 2006-07-20 15:19

Great find!!! Nature is so tallented, isn't it? Great colors and shapes. Great idea.

bakes888 (18353) 2006-07-20 17:11

Hi Pascal. Well spotted, and well captured. Excellent texture and pattern. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

ribeiroantonio (22054) 2006-07-20 19:47

Beautiful art work. Everything is so sharp! Very well done.
Antonio

Luisa (240) 2006-07-20 19:54

Great photo!! Thanks for sharing this beautiful and artistic picture with us! Take care, Luísa

rajhema (1867) 2006-07-27 9:07

Very well seen Pascal. The formation looks like a tree branch. Artistic... naturally...
TFS
Rajesh

AntoinePierre (18) 2006-08-13 15:18

ok picus comme d'habitude,encore une photo génial....

nicole80 (2162) 2006-09-06 16:59

J'aime aussi beaucoup celle-ci !
Terribles ces arbres dans le sable avec le reflet des maisons !
Bravo,
Nicole

AdrianW (2243) 2006-09-09 8:14

Good shot Pascal! I love the warm tones and almost fractal nature of the erosion patterns you've captured here. You're right, there are similarities between our two shots - both in the the low and wideangle approach, and the warmth of the tones. I'm undecided as to whether cropping the reflections from the top of the image would make it stronger though. Also wondering about a B&W conversion to emphasise the patterning. If you have access to PaintShopPro it also might be worth experimenting with Clarify - it'll add bite to the texture and increase the visibility of the reflections. Anyway, very well captured :D

rafid76 (2611) 2006-09-12 18:19 [Comment]

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sarahnatalie (693) 2006-09-13 15:23

Incredible shot! It hardly seems real. Good work!
Sarah

jaspe (947) 2006-10-02 16:12

Salut Pascal !
C'est une photo magnifique, très originale ! Bon travail, merci pour le partage !
Amitiés, Catherine.

sarika (102) 2006-10-18 17:17

Hi Pascal,

Intriguing picture...Nature has a nice way of reminding us of beauty in small things.

Thanks for sharing.

euryan (8355) 2006-10-23 19:05

I could have sworn I already commented on this photo. I remember seeing it and liking it. Something must have happened and I forgot, anyway, better late than never.

Your composition is really good. The eroding sand is interesting enough, but with the reflection of the building this becomes a very unique, and awesome shot. I love how the reflection is subtle enough that it doesn’t distract from the main subject, the "trees." Well done.
Regards,
Ryan

uccia84 (720) 2007-02-28 7:43

insolito soggetto buono il pov e gradevole la composizione .

CMJC (3180) 2007-10-23 23:58

je découvre aujourd'hui; rien à redire... trop beau!

CatherineD (4860) 2007-10-24 14:23

Bonsoir Pascal,
Vraiment étonnant cette plage! Ces petits arbres sont magnifiques: on dirait des baobabs. Une photo bien cadrée, pleine de détails. Bravo.
Catherine

ayansadhu (1499) 2007-12-05 19:48

Amazing landscape!!!
You have a very nice vision coupled with equally good imagination.
Regards,

Ayan

mirarer (4445) 2008-01-11 4:52

Hola Pascal,
Prefiero hacer mis críticas en español dado mi pobre nivel de inglés, lo que reduce mi expresividad al mínimo. Por supuesto que estoy de acuerdo con tu visión respecto a los puntos o smileys. No hay relación exacta entre el número de votos y la calidad de la foto. Además, creo como tu, que esto debería ser un aprendizaje y no una competición y deberíamos molestarnos mas en comentar fotos con buenas ideas y hacer sugerencias de mejoras tanto a nivel técnico como artístico.
Aprovecho para comentarte esta foto que encuentro muy interesante. Has utilizado unos elementos mínimos y con una bonita composición has dotado a la imagen de fuerza expresiva. También me gusta el resultado del workshop porque creo que le añade calidez a la foto.
Amicalement,
Mirari