Aspen Grove

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• batalay (14220)
• [2008-04-13 8:11]

Hello Phil,

A fabulous image of a cluster of aspen trees, that works especially well in black and white. There is Western Artist named Beverly Doolittle, who painted extraordinary watercolors of aspen trees, and Native Americans on horseback riding amidst the trees. An example of camouflage, just like mimicry in nature, where creatures get lost against the background. Take a look at her websiteo and hunt down some of her camouflage art.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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• dareco (8476)
• [2008-04-13 9:12]

Yes, definitely a winner!! A really great image! I love the detail and the b&w. TFS

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• crckt (6435)
• [2008-04-13 9:35]

Hi Phil,
I love this shot, the details are wonderful. B/W brings it out even more. THe DOF is amazing too. BEAUTIFUL!
REgards,
Shaeri

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• brandstaetter (7047)
• [2008-04-13 9:48]

Great one Phil !
Excellent proportions with the two in the left front and a nice pattern. Beautiful trees..
Compliments, Chris

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• Wandering_Dan (2952)
• [2008-04-13 10:07]
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Hi, Phil -

Not to go to your head or anything, but this looks like an Ansel Adams shot. A lovely pattern and grouping, and B&W is perfect.

But are those aspens, or birches?

Best,
Dan

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• johnfreeman (1601)
• [2008-04-13 10:54]

Hi Phil,
Beautiful graphic effect created by the vertical lines of the trunks of different sizes and brightnesses receding into the depth of the grove. I never tried using B&W slide film (and probably never will now) but the effect is very nice. Must look great projected too.
John

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• scobert (5321)
• [2008-04-13 11:09]

Hello Phil,
Outstanding work with these aspen trees! I live in Colorado and aspens dominate the deciduous forests in our mountains, so I am quoite familiar with these trres (an aspen forest is considered by many botanists to be one giant organism with all of their interconnecting roots). These trees are tough to process in Photoshop, especially with the sharpening. This is a fantastic image of this aspen grove and I am not surpirsed that you won judges choice at all. Congratulations for a superb job!
Stan

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• Floydian (24151)
• [2008-04-13 11:38]
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Hi Phil,
Wonderful b&w. You did really well here in scanning and bring it alive in contrast, toning and depth. It could be indeed anywhere, so the location is not really important, the subject however is...i like it.
Regards, Henk

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• fulvio52 (3845)
• [2008-04-13 12:05]

It sure is a wonderful B&W, Phil.
It doesn't surprise me, as I've seen before what you are capable of in this specific photographic area.
Amazing contrast, Ansel Quality!
And... I love aspens!
Cheers,
Fulvio.

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• gneufeld (9203)
• [2008-04-13 16:50]

Hi Phil,
I like this shot - I've tried shots like this too but they never seem to work out. Very good comp and I think the black and white, while unusual, works real well. Great work and TFS. Gerald

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• gunbud (16243)
• [2008-04-13 19:40]

Hi Phil,
Great clairty and fantastic varying degrees of depth to these Rocky Mountain trees. Excellent sharpness and details with a very informative note.
Regards, Tom

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• Merline (5062)
• [2008-04-14 3:15]

Compliments for your winning with this shot, I do find it a superb image, very much Ansel Adam's style...makes me feel I am just there in this beautiful forest. Great contrast and tones, as well as an elegant composition !

TFS,
Kind regards, Michèle

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• Atousa (1446)
• [2008-04-14 19:52]

Salam Phil,
Great details in this shot..effective FG and good choice of B&W..tfs

Best wishes,
AtousA

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• dvlazar (4097)
• [2008-04-14 22:52]

Phil - A good composition in this shot of tree trunks. Such interetsing textures. I like that the main trunks are very well lit in the right part of the frame.

Cheers!

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• feather (38969)
• [2008-04-15 8:20]

This is a very graphic image with all those vertical lines repeated over and over. I like the way you composed it with the closer trees placed perfectly on the left third. You have captured excellent detail in the tree trunks and did a great job with the scan. Good work
Kath

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• Tobias__Ortmann (1687)
• [2008-04-15 8:33]

Hi phil great idea to put this picture intoo black withe
great detaisl and sharpness
well done
Toba

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• Cormac (24523)
• [2008-04-15 8:38]

Excellent shot Phil! The tonality of this is really amazing, and that is what makes this shot interesting. The pattern of the repeated form of the tree trunks is great too, with the lighting showing the curving shapes well. Mesmerizing shot!

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• Charo (15938)
• [2008-04-15 14:45]

Hola Phil,
Estupendo POV con mucho grafismo y excelentes detalles. Bien visto amigo.
Cordialmente
Charo

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• isabela_sor (32116)
• [2008-04-15 22:12]
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• Bluejeans (17251)
• [2008-04-16 5:23]

Ola Phil ,
Óptima escolha pelo preto e branco , gostei muito dos detalhes das árvores, belo grafismo visual , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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• pboehringer (18164)
• [2008-04-16 7:18]

Phil,
this kind of image haunts me. I always wanted to get this type of shot and never got the opportunity. Part of the problem is that there are no aspens around where I live. There are no aspens in the desert ... hehehe
Just last year I discovered some places at the eastern side of Sierra Nevada some remote places, but to get there means at least 10 hours drive during autumn, winter and spring while the Tioga Pass is closed. So I still will have to be happy for all those TE members that get it more easily than I do. You got here an image just as I would like to have and that means a lot!
Peter

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• banyanman (7274)
• [2008-04-17 5:59]

I can see why you won a prize with this shot, Phil. Technically excellent and a 'classic' composition of an aspen grove. You've composed this perfectly in terms of the positioning of the foreground trunks. We usually see these sorts of images in colour, but it works very well in B&W too. Cheers . . . David

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• sagar (1783)
• [2008-04-18 21:12]

Hi Phil,
Wonderfully composed shot. The sharpening has been excellent. Nice shot with a good graphical effect.
Regards,
Sagarneel.

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• mumek (15267)
• [2008-04-22 2:29]

Good morning Phil!
Superb composition.Very good choice of the b@w colours and nice depth of field.My compliments.Thanks for sharing
best regards
ziggy

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• mikeo (7497)
• [2008-05-06 0:32]

Hi Phil,

Very nice cmposition! Very good decision about b/w colours.
Interesting framing of the trees looking like 101 dalmatians:))))

Well done!
Greetings,
Mikeo

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• kensimage (6948)
• [2008-05-25 1:00]

It's a nice composition, Phil--I like the fact that the two most prominent trees are not centered. (There's that old rule of thirds, which I think is not always a worthy one to follow, but in this case it works.) It's nice how there are clear layers that get darker as you go back. Regards, Ken.

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• xavis (2778)
• [2008-05-26 13:45]

Hola!
nice contrast B&W, with a nice composition with this two trees in the front row. The whiteon this picture is great. A nice atmosphere too.

hasta la vista,

Javier