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Published: 2005-02-24 00:19:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 907; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 119
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Description On a trail at Bryce Canyon I found this tree, dead and baked by the sun, stripped down to the guts by the winds. decided to take the photo from a below view point because the dead branches almost look like roots also because I wanted to see the grains in the tree. came out well in my opinion, how you think the same.
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Comments: 159

bulletsorblades [2006-02-21 07:21:30 +0000 UTC]

I love this. great angle. good contrast. it mildly reminds me of one of mine. not too much though.

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OutlawJapan In reply to bulletsorblades [2006-02-23 05:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, yea it is similar to one of your photos.

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gsEclipse [2006-02-21 07:09:21 +0000 UTC]

great shot and angle

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syccas [2006-02-21 06:35:35 +0000 UTC]

I probably won't be able to say something that hasn't been said already, but I'll give you my thoughts:
I think it is a very good picture, the angle is well choses to give a "dead" tree movement and life, it makes it look powerful and you really feel small, when you look at it. I also think that the cropping is well done - making the branches touch the boarders was a good decision to add to the mighty impression you get of the tree.
I actually believe, though, that the picture would be even better, if there were a bit more highlights on the tree trunk - it's good that you decided to let the texture of it be viewable, but still I think it's not enough (although I have to admit, that it's probably not really possible to achieve the image I have in my mind with given tools in e.g. photoshop)
still a fav!

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DeadCountess [2006-02-12 22:33:27 +0000 UTC]

Such an amazing angle for this photo

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OutlawJapan In reply to DeadCountess [2006-02-26 06:43:14 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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DeadCountess In reply to OutlawJapan [2006-03-04 20:08:19 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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Raphire [2006-02-07 16:58:27 +0000 UTC]

love the perspective and the rugged feel of this

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Laix [2006-02-04 00:26:30 +0000 UTC]

Very, very nice. Great angle and composition.

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OutlawJapan In reply to Laix [2006-02-06 21:24:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks, the angle is my favorite element of this photo.

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Morrgan [2006-02-02 23:54:04 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, I like this! The disordered branches sprawling out, the angle... It's both beautiful and threatening.

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OutlawJapan In reply to Morrgan [2006-02-03 20:30:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks, I love reading people's view on this photo. glad that is gave you emotions and thoughts just from view my photography, best comment a photographer can get.

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GoranDA [2006-02-01 08:49:54 +0000 UTC]

this a really powerfull shot, the angle, percepective and composition are well choosen

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gogirlanime [2006-02-01 08:29:01 +0000 UTC]

very nice silhouette, this tree remindes me of the one in the movie "Poltergeist"

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blckfire539 [2006-01-30 21:10:12 +0000 UTC]

i like this!

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didiermv [2006-01-29 17:33:43 +0000 UTC]

pretty nice, i like the extreme black and white, no grey, of you pic

nice job

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YourNemesis [2006-01-29 17:30:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, the perspective is cool, it really makes the curves in the branches stand out. The contrast and the lightning are awesome.

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OutlawJapan In reply to YourNemesis [2006-01-30 19:42:26 +0000 UTC]

It was mid day so I had a hard time getting the light that I needed, always too bright. Of all the photos I took of this tree, this was the only one that came out that way I had hoped.

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YourNemesis In reply to OutlawJapan [2006-01-31 14:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Photographing is sometimes just so hard, you can't really adjust the light or anything. But that is life.

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Alienette [2006-01-28 00:02:05 +0000 UTC]

Looks like a haunted tree, or a tree abandoned by its dryad.

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amir-malka [2006-01-27 12:35:48 +0000 UTC]

that's wicked! love the angle and dark tone, looks great

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OutlawJapan In reply to amir-malka [2006-01-30 19:25:34 +0000 UTC]

the tree its self is very wicked, I was just lucky to be there to take the photo. but the angle is what really made this photo so interesting to me so I posted it online for other to see.

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quasiUnaFantasia [2006-01-27 09:42:08 +0000 UTC]

oh this nis a great picture
cool angle
very emotive...creepy...! wondeful.

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OutlawJapan In reply to quasiUnaFantasia [2006-01-30 21:23:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, emotion was one thing I was going for, the creepy part wasn't but it came out that way.

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quasiUnaFantasia In reply to OutlawJapan [2006-01-30 22:46:55 +0000 UTC]

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laurelx [2006-01-23 09:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Love the perspective. Definitely great in black and white. It's so gloomy yet the patterns made by the branches is beautiful. love it!

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OutlawJapan In reply to laurelx [2006-01-24 03:43:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the nice and detailed comment

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shichimidori [2006-01-23 05:25:15 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work! I love the dark detail put into this, reminds me of the magic kingdom tree- this is very nice indeed! Beautyful light range

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Myth87 [2006-01-22 12:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Really good capture! The viewpoint was very well chosen, I think. It brings out the contrast between the sky and the black branches, which form several interesting shapes.

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OutlawJapan In reply to Myth87 [2006-01-23 19:16:21 +0000 UTC]

thanks. If i had used a different angle I doubt this photo would be getting the attention that it has been getting. The angle really made this photo.

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OutlawJapan In reply to Myth87 [2006-01-23 19:16:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks. If i had used a different angle I doubt this photo would be getting the attention that it has been getting. The angle really made this photo.

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iskandarz [2006-01-22 11:00:52 +0000 UTC]

Totally awesome!
I love the angle you took this picture and how the
darkness shiftd to dark and drops down to lighter tone.

Do drop by my page

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OutlawJapan In reply to iskandarz [2006-01-23 19:14:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the strong words and nice comment. I will swing by later to see.

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Lucid-Raven [2006-01-22 10:29:11 +0000 UTC]

Faved again. I am going to have to spend more time in your gallery when I am not so tired.

Trees are one of my most cherished photographic subjects, and this picture is so amazing. I love the angle, the black and white, and the fact that it reminds me of something from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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OutlawJapan In reply to Lucid-Raven [2006-01-23 19:14:20 +0000 UTC]

LoL, The Nightmare Before Christmas, I like you taste in movies. The angle really made this photo, any other perspective and it would be boring. thanks for the comment.

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Lucid-Raven In reply to OutlawJapan [2006-01-23 21:12:51 +0000 UTC]

Heh, yeah, I love that movie XD Your angle on this tree is perfect ^^

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OutlawJapan In reply to Lucid-Raven [2006-01-24 00:12:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks for your wonderful comments

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Radiocage [2006-01-21 00:17:54 +0000 UTC]

very innovative perspective..nice work! keep it up

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OutlawJapan In reply to Radiocage [2006-01-22 10:13:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, the upward angle really made this photo very appealing to me, which is why I chose to post it online.

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ErikJohnson99 [2006-01-20 23:29:23 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Nice composition and lighting.

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OutlawJapan In reply to ErikJohnson99 [2006-01-22 10:14:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks, I worked out well and the angle really made it different from a lot of photos of trees I have seen.

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broken-toy [2006-01-19 20:06:47 +0000 UTC]

awesome lookin beast of a tree, the angle suits perfectly too

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OutlawJapan In reply to broken-toy [2006-01-22 10:16:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks, I took several photos of the tree. But the angle really sold me on posting it here and keeping it for my portfolio.

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broken-toy In reply to OutlawJapan [2006-01-22 13:02:53 +0000 UTC]

cool, very nice

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Isabele825 [2006-01-19 15:19:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I like the your view of perspective on this, I also tend to favor black & white photos because sometimes they can speak volumes ove colored ones. It definitely has a dark theme to it but nice to look at all the same. Nice work!

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Glowing-Jesus [2006-01-19 06:15:00 +0000 UTC]

This of course is nothing new to people with cameras, though I will say this
This (unlike most pictures of dead trees) came out great, I feel you lucked out
with the shape of the trees branches that look like roots giving it a great perspective
and the luck to capture a very filling cloud as well.
This is a great peice of photography in the sense of picture taking.
Very pleasing to look at.

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Grishend [2006-01-18 15:14:44 +0000 UTC]

Great shot. The tree looks really awesome. And I like the perspective. Great job!

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OutlawJapan In reply to Grishend [2006-01-19 20:00:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks, perspective was one thing that really makes this photo

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jarART [2006-01-18 10:31:35 +0000 UTC]

i like the whole dead tree bit...there's a sense of poetry in it...a poetry with a negative "connotation" (duh?!)...nice angle, makes it a lot different from dead tree shots of other people..

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OutlawJapan In reply to jarART [2006-01-19 04:41:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for the nice comment. I have found that different angles and placements instead of dead center can do wonders for my photography, like distinguising me from others thanks again.

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