Above Park Wood Photo

Photographer’s Note

Above Park Wood.

Park Wood, near Talgarth, Powys. UK

This afternoon's walk took us up the trail through Park Wood to the ridge beyond, where fine views of the Black Mountains are usually to be had. Today, however, the weather, although pleasant for the walker, was set against the photographer, and a heavy haze obscured all but the faintest outline of the mountains across the valley. Nevertheless, I found this Hawthorn tree upon the ridge which made for a pleasant - if somewhat over exposed in parts, come under exposed in other parts - composition!

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rhizomes (15325) 2005-10-15 14:32

Hi Colin,
Very nice composition ! I like this landscape and the way you place the tree on the left side with branches surrounding the image...
Great job !
Christophe

carper (64962) 2005-10-15 14:34

lovely shot Colin,
not easy with the backlight, but the depth is great and the composition is from a good painter, good job,
gr. Jaap

Albrecht (11110) 2005-10-15 14:37

Hi Colin
Very natural picture without any editing I guess. Wonderful scene and beautiful cropped and good colours. I like the atmosphere here.
Take care, Albrecht

hadas (92) 2005-10-15 14:37

i really like the outcome, a good picture start with the composition and you have it in you picture. i also like how the tree turn into black on the white background, give the feeling of a studio picture with background
Hadas

gbarto (1273) 2005-10-15 14:40

Bonsoir Colin
Très belle image de paysage de collines.
L'arbre au premier plan et surtout la branche qui traverse le haut de la photo sont magnifiques.
Belle profondeur de champ.
Bravo

jocasta007 (0) 2005-10-15 14:40

beautiful typical country scene, it just reminds me of a long hot lazy sunday afternoon in july, nice colors and a lovely composition.

designsoul (21394) 2005-10-15 15:06

Indeed, the composition is just remarkable, could be from the French Leutenant's Woman, or a brooding Bronte, something so British, so beautiful, with the rolling hills behind.
Superb shot.
Sarolta

nosam (16) 2005-10-15 15:33

The colors are amazing! A very beautiful shot indeed.

anesugur (16922) 2005-10-15 15:50

Lovely capture and very nice colors.
Beautiful composition, good sharpness.
I like it a lot. Uğur

amazon (10667) 2005-10-15 16:13

Hi Colin,
I remember the Hobbit Village in The Lord Of The Rings.
Very beautiful,it likes a tale.
Congratulations...
Regards,
Iffet

r_bodenschatz (134) 2005-10-15 16:29

Looks really like a painting.

Yamada (2309) 2005-10-15 16:36

Great shot. The tree fits really nice. Almost looks like a tree from a fairytale :). Good job.

phi75 (0) 2005-10-15 16:46

magical! well composed, maybe a little red dominant.!
regards;
philippe

alainh (35377) 2005-10-15 17:27

hello Colin
what a beautiful picture.
a true peinture. i like this light, this crazy branche, this old tree.
Really splendid Colin
regards
alain

turkamerikali (4772) 2005-10-15 19:05

Hi Colin,
Excellent landscape photograph.
I love this relaxing view.
Great pov,dof,colors,sharpness,focus and frame.TFS
CT of Chicago

mpb001 (4600) 2005-10-15 19:22

Excellant shot, Colin. I love the classic style composition with the branch framing the landscape in the distance. Gret tone of color also.

jwmunro (6595) 2005-10-15 19:33

Colin -

Such a beautiful image - when I first looked at the thumbnail it looked like a painting. A very nice landscape composition though the light coming in from the right appears to be just a bit to strong. Mind you, not enough to wreck the image but just enough to comment on. I still like it a lot.

Thanks for sharing

alejandroguzman (4672) 2005-10-15 22:20

WOW Colin... This is a FANTASTIC picture. It really seems like a PAINT !!!.... very very realistic, with great colors, an AMAZING lightness (is the best) and, of course, the composition is SUPERB.

hugs
alejandro

capthaddock (28640) 2005-10-15 22:55

So dreamy and bucolic, wonderful compo, the way this scenery was meant to be photographed.

Cormac (26449) 2005-10-15 23:30

Stuning shot Colin! I think the positioning of the tree is just perfect, with the long branch hanging out over the valley. The valley has a slight haze covering the farms, and the effect of this is wonderful. It makes the tree stand out even sharper, and it makes the valley a bit mystical, or idealized. Superb!

Amirsun (2114) 2005-10-16 2:08

Wooooww what a great shot,Colin. Very well seen and skilfully composed. I like the nice landscape in the background. Tanks for posting this magical photo.
Regards
Amir

tinamunk3 (6382) 2005-10-16 3:45

Hi Colin,

What a beautiful image - great composition and really well framed.

Really nice.

:-) Tina

jinju (14265) 2005-10-16 4:31

Hi Colin,

this is such a gorgeous shot. Magical light, a fairy tale composition dominated by a tree from some fantasy movie.

starbug (6924) 2005-10-16 5:04

Wow, Colin, one of your best (if not the best) photos! And in spite of the over and underexposition you're writing about!Fantastic composition, beautiful view, and great colours! (did you use some filter on the top part?)The tree makes the photo loook like from the land of Hobbits:-) It's fairy-tale...
best regards!
Aleksandra

AdamBurton (8062) 2005-10-16 5:06

Lovely shot Colin. Nice soft lighting.

Adam.

riclopes (33007) 2005-10-16 5:56

Hi Colin,
This is an excelent shot of a very nice landscape. The tree in first plan has a very expressive iluminated body and gives great depthness to the image. The colorful background is fantastic. TFS,
All the best,
Ricardo

nwoehnl (120) 2005-10-16 9:36

Great photo, Colin, with the looks of a fine classic painting. Well framed with the mighty old tree as a compositional anchor and also as a foreground device that opens up the view towards the beautiful wide countryside. Nice ambience with the light as it accentuates the details of the gently undulating hills.

rowanb (864) 2005-10-16 10:00

hi colin
great landscape, this is what i see when i think of the UK countryside..
it almost looks like a painting. good composition and use of the golden light.
well done
rowan =)

KevRyan (22410) 2005-10-16 12:10

A very beautiful landscape which your photograph does proud Colin - a very nice composition - the hawthorn is perfectly placed - a very very well deserved response from fellow TE folk!

Great light !

best wishes Kev

elihesamian (26091) 2005-10-16 13:55

Hi Dear Colin,
Glad to see you,
I find your gallery very beautiful,you have an admirable gallery in TE,congratulation,Colin,
And this one is great,dreamy,with a nice hazy foggy situation specially in far that gives a mystrious touch to the shot and its atmosphere,like a frame of a story,old story when we read in childish period,
nicely captured and really very well composed,I like it very much,

Thanks,Colin,
Best Regards
M

Mrgud (0) 2005-10-18 2:56

And this is perfect! :))) Line of hill and line of tree branch acentuate on whole scenery very well! :)) Excellent work Colin! :))

jafadabret (39757) 2005-10-18 14:48

Cet arbre du premier plan donne toute sa valeur à la photo. Les lointains dans la brume sont très bien rendus.

cobraphil8 (11652) 2005-10-19 5:49

Great composition of landscape, this one leaves the place with the reflexion on this world.
Well done

quillo (7182) 2005-10-20 8:49

Un trabajo encantador, te felicito, sobre todo me gusta la luz y el encuadre me parecen perfectos.

Un abrazo ............. Paco

nicole80 (2162) 2005-10-20 15:27

Hello Colin,
Firstable I thought to Big Fish movie poster
Great composition : it looks like a composition !
I like this tree which frame the landscape.
The lighting is very luminous and soft.
Congratulations,
Nicole

xavshot (62567) 2005-10-27 16:24

Bonjour,
très belle photo qui donne envie de s'allonger sous l'arbre et de contempler cette petite brume qui donne du relief à ton cliché
C'est de la belle composition
Bravo
Xavier

stefi (1147) 2005-11-01 6:18

Hi Colin, nice light, very soft on the background and quite sharp on the foreground.
Good idea of composing with under and well exposed areas.
Bye,
Stefano

Jakou (642) 2005-12-01 17:20

Bonsoir Colin,
Superb composition. That particular tree and the hazy atmosphere give to this picture a magic look. Very weel done.

andeweg (139) 2006-04-19 3:25

Excellent work! The tree is very well captured, and the secenery is almost fairy like!

suru (1018) 2006-04-19 3:34

Beautiful landscape. Good photo.

salil (239) 2006-04-22 18:30

hey colin awesome shot, very beautiful, composition, colors, look nice really great its so well balanced, looks like painting, nice one great keep clicking

partha (13657) 2006-04-23 7:42

Looks like a picture postcard. The composition is brillant and the dof is well controlled.
partha

Mistral (13694) 2006-10-23 16:37

Wonderful shot, Colin
Really stunning and perfectly composed!
A smile
Luca

Yllen (112) 2006-10-23 16:38

Hola Colin:
Magnìfica composiciòn!!! Es un c÷alido paisaje, con buena iluminacion, encuadre y perfecta definicion. Podria compararse con una pintura campestre. Bravo.
Saludos desde Argentina.
Nelly

Graymond (220) 2006-10-23 16:55

Good composition. To second one of the earlier critiques, it also reminds me of a painting.

The trunk of the tree lends character as well.

Thanks

eeedi (746) 2006-10-23 16:56

nice composition and atmosphere
regards, edi

Alberto_Trek (256) 2006-10-23 16:56

Hello Colin. A really difficult photo to do. The contrast between the lights and the shadows makes it not easy. For this reason, a very good shot, well balanced, I think. TFS! Alberto

JCG (25409) 2006-10-24 3:37

Hi Colin,

A landscape in Harry Potter. I like very much the treatment of this photo which gives it a feeric and mysterious atmosphere. The lights and the colors are extraordinary and very beautiful. Framing with this secular tree is excellent. Cheer.

Best regards,

Jean-Charles

ratojie (318) 2007-03-14 19:08

hello
u didnot show full of this tree i think its definitly right Decision, very good composition.just like im in the view sit near the tree if without the frame.:)
JJ
TFS

bigboroboy (1009) 2007-03-23 21:16

This is very Tolkienesque. A scene of real bucolic beauty. The tree really makes this work for me. It seems like the perfect spot for a walker to take a rest, sleep under the eaves for awhile and recapture his energy. A really atmospheric shot - thanks for sharing it with us.

P.S. I really like your profile photo too.

PHIL

mineelci (1496) 2007-03-28 2:11

this is amazing. branch is touching photo's soul...

HOBO (5244) 2007-05-31 1:20

Hi Colin,
looks like a renaissance painting; very moody with the misty background.
Regards
Knut

Jedenj (273) 2007-05-31 1:29

At first glance I thought 18th century painting..of ocurse it isn't but looks like one ! beautiful.

pally3100 (3073) 2007-05-31 1:31

Hi Colin
Very good picture of this very pretty landscape
all taken in good and original showing
i like the landscape under the branches of tree
an also the darkness of the sky which contrasted with sunny land. frendly , Belgium Liège Henri bye

pierremx (287) 2007-06-27 17:00

Wonderful picture...

Regards,
Pierre.

Elric (560) 2007-06-27 17:04

Breathtaking, amazing photo! Looks like being a scenery for The Lord of The Rings! Perfect lighting, colours and framing. Excellent!

stefanocer (10408) 2007-08-24 1:11

Just a dream shot , really nice , compliments , well done .
Stefano.

Lamicalos (7) 2007-08-24 1:17

Bonjour,

magnifique composition. Jolie lumière.

Laurent

aerocrg (64) 2007-08-24 1:27

Hi Colin,

Here is a splendid and beautiful shot.
aerocrg

fanoo (497) 2007-08-24 1:33

Hi colin
This is a great photo ! It really seems like a paint
Great colors very natural, excellent composition
Exposure very well managed
I like especially the pinks tone on the right side of the image, and the three on the left with the branches surrounding the image

Great Landscape !

AROBN54 (10783) 2008-04-30 21:27

Hi, Colin,
I don't know if I told you this, but I meant to... You do some of the most awesome shots of my country I have yet seen. Places I have dreamed of going and never have. And through those wonderful shots of yours, I am able to (virtually) visit. And still... It is your shots from Wales that just WOW me. It is SUCH a beautiful country and we see far too few shots from there (imho) and when they are as good as yours?? Please. Bring us more. What a magical place. Many thanks and kindest wishes,
Shelly

pboehringer (770) 2008-05-06 9:46

Colin,
I rarely open shots that I see in the main gallery of TE, but this attracted me right away as a thumbnail. The light in the foreground and especially on the lower portion of tree is simply magical. Speaking of the tree, it is superbly placed in the left corner and having the branch in the upper portion framing the whole scene. The background is presented in a translucent pastel atmosphere and evokes awe. The only thing that doesn't attract me so much is the more than obvious use of the ND grad filter that darkened the branch, leaves way too much.
Peter

derek3755 (2341) 2008-05-06 12:54

Hi Colin

beautifully composed and the haze adds atmosphere, giving softness to the background and giving lots of depth to the picture.

Regards
Derek

AnaRita (1484) 2008-10-04 5:42

Olá Colin!
It immediately reminded me the landscape of "Pride and Prejudice" and so many other victorian novels.
Lovely composition with soft, beautiful colors.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing,
Ana

Gilbert (131) 2008-11-03 11:13

Excellent photo, very pleasing to the eye, good depth of field. This tree looks really old

Thank You for sharing

Gilbert

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