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RGatward (19737) 2004-10-27 4:01

Yes I agree, the oak here makes for an intersting compo, and compliments the pleasant surrounding landscape.

avis2avis (4236) 2004-10-27 4:59

Nice landscape here Curtis. The scraggy branches of the tree present a god contrast against the blues skies. Though I see a problem with exposure in the lower half of the frame. The colors look burnt to me.

Rinie_Hoff (9332) 2004-10-27 12:10

Hi Curtis, fine capture of this valley with the oaks and the vineyards. I think the oak on the hill in the distance is beautiful. In that part it's not hard to fantasise an arcadic landscape that the painters in the 18th?? century used to paint. I like, (I know the perfect Dutch word for it, but can't find it in English), freakish? branches of the oak in the foreground.

pamastro (7213) 2004-10-28 0:45

Gnarly trees are always something I like to look at. They have a life of their own. The way this one is twisted and standing tall above the field and hills really gives it an eerie appearance. A good lead-in to Halloween. And the way it looks also gives it a dry appearance as if the leaves weren't small enough to prevent it from shriveling up in the sun. And you got yourself a beautiful sky. It does seem a bit underexposed on the ground perhaps to keep the sky like this. But it balances out nicely, I think. Well done.

Liora (1857) 2004-10-29 2:35

I didn't realize you were posting again Curtis (well, I didn't really have the time to browse through photos this week...). Two things caught my eye here (other than the overall beautiful scene :)) - the first is the cloud up there looking like a mini hurricane with the circular pattern on upper side and the funnel-looking bottom (I know, the last thing California needs right now is a hurricane, but there is something about this cloud...). The second thing is the naked oak - with its curly thin-looking branches it almost looks like an enlarged model of a vine... It too, is following the majority I guess...