Single Tree Sanctuaries

Darren Troy C

Some recent threads have me thinking about the opportunity, or lack there of, to find the detail and interest in that one ambiance loner tree that stands on its own, either by chance or by the hand of man. That one tree that decided, hey, its all about me! I haven't been able to shoot for quite some time as the concrete jungle has a firm grasp on my backside and isn't letting go anytime soon. So, I wanted to post an image or two from almost this same time last year. Weather was perfect and I knew the image was always there, just needed to wait for the right conditions. Post up your "Simple Tree Singulars", your "Manage to Stand Alone Maples", your "Oak Grove Ogres". Let's see if we can get a long thread going of this simple, but very challenging subject.

An obvious oversaturation, but that's what I was going for:




An Obligatory Pano:




The Standard Simple B&W:

Jack'll do

Nice concept indeed. I like the way the lines in the grass in #1 lead the eye to the tree. My absolute favourite is #3 as IMHO in conveys your message most eloquently. thumb

schmoo

Beautiful and mysterious! I think the BW version is the most mysterious. The others are awesome too, but a little on the fairytale side for me.

I usually see lone trees from the car, and only wish I could stop, get out, and jump fences to shoot them.

Mhorwitz

I really love that second one. It almost seems unreal

GOLDENORFE

love the pano.
phil
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