Skins of trees, a photo from Valais, West

Photographer's Note

After my "Ice wide shot" series, here is a "skins of trees" series in a large panoramic size view.

Click on the image to see the large version.

These skins, showing a wide variety of colors and textures, have been taken from trees in the Finges Forest.

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nwoehnl (122) 2004-01-05 7:20

Again a very creative use of the large format, Isabelle. It kind of takes your "ice wide shot" idea to the next stage - even more pictures, and even more details. Very colorful and bright. I'm also quite impressed with the design of your preview picture that we're seeing on top of this page.

jiherka (4552) 2004-01-05 7:54

Une autre démonstration de votre talent... aussi beau que vos glaces. Que dire de plus. L'idée et la réalisation sont excellentes.
Bravo

avigur_11 (22535) 2004-01-05 8:02

Very creative and a very nice collection of textures and colors. a very good idea and nice frame of the small version.

Curioso (9271) 2004-01-05 8:37

That's a lovely serie you started. The ice one was magical. This one is wonderful too and very instructive as it allow you to share your sharp eye with us.

The mix of skin is really harmonious in the way you built it. Smart idea, splendid job.

Eh, you should consider selling such posters :)

manny (22032) 2004-01-05 10:02

What an amzing work. A good combination/juxtaposition of the different skins of the trees. The colors and texture of the tree skins are very detailed. But above all, I REALLY like your design in the thumbnail. Very creative, very professional.

pascalbene (1717) 2004-01-05 10:14

I loved so much your work concerning ice... here, on my screen, moss ("lichen" in french) seems to be streched and images are a little blurred.

Porteplume (4036) 2004-01-05 12:32

C'est vraiment très beau Isabelle! Voir le détail "close-up" de ces écorces. Un peu comme les si belles images de Nina Ludwig. Et ce montage est extra...

It's really beautiful Isabelle! To see the "skins" as close as possible. Looks like the work of Nina Ludwig which I admire too. And your montage is excellent...

padam (186) 2004-01-05 14:03

J'en viendrait presque à demander le nom de chaque arbre, mais surtout j'apprécie le coté esthétique de l'ensemble.
Juste dommage du manque de netteté sur la version large, car la version courte est vraiment belle. Meme la légende est esthétique. Un travail de pro!

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-01-05 14:45

C'est le genre de photo que j'aurais pu prendre au parc Olympque ne Amérique et certainement dans les forêts ardenaises ici en Belgique. C'est très intéressant de voir comment la nature peut être variée. Belle composition même si cette limite de 4000 pixel réduit un peu la qualité...

Georges (11185) 2004-01-05 14:50

Voila une bonne idée d'avoir inclus différentes essences d'écorce dans une seule image dommage que les noms ne sont pas inscrits
PS=Il faut bien trouver quelque chose quand le travail est bien fait.;-))

martin (1242) 2004-01-06 5:56

How did I miss this yesterday?? I think that this is superb. The idea is imaginative and you have carried it off brilliantly. This is in no small part due to the high quality of the component images. I usually have reservations about the inclusion of the title in a picture but you have done it really well here.

Ebbe (9625) 2004-01-06 12:14

A fine collection! There is material for a book in those pictures. (And behind the skins too, just walked by the paper mill.)

Hard to have comments on 13 pictures at once but the sharpness and textures are all very fine. And you have fine eyes and fantasy to find them!

dsidwell (9783) 2004-01-07 13:07

This idea is so good I want to copy it! But I'll resist . . . Wonderful clarity to each of the images, Louy. Really marvelous work.