Reaching out to me

A walk around to the "other side" of the lake gets me closer to the tree, I don't know if the barbed wire fences that I had to negotiate were to keep people or cattle out but as no-one came rushing out telling me to"clear off" I may venture back around there another time

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Boggy says:

This is fantastic - I like the perspective. I didn't realise it was the shadow from the thumbnail.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

jamie orillion says:

great tone
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Lynn Morag says:

Beautiful light and composition.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

DoubleGrande says:

From orange to green, more from a steady friend.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

tomooka says:

great shot!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Midori no Saru says:

A simple idea, and a great result. I don't think I have seen this sort of shot of a tree before, with the sun behind and the shadow coming straight at the viewer...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Yato says:

fantastic image
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Fabini says:

Lovely shot. The perspective from the shadow is wonderful. Great colors.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

_barb_ says:

I never get tired of the tree series. the light in this one is just unbelievable! a real treat in the larger sizes.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

* K A Z Z I E * says:

YAY !!!!
our trusted old friend is back ....
(errrr yes the tree aswell ;) )
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

julioc. says:

Wonderful and well defined silhouette. The shadow really makes the difference.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

RobotJAM says:

Ace, that tree shadow really makes the picture.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

eeloy says:

this one will find its way to the stars!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

nailbender says:

simply a brilliant shot!

Great work!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

btezra [deleted] says:

~superfantastique!~
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Day says:

Blimey, thank you all so much, I'm a little overwhelmed by the response here but it is all very much appreciated
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

original_ann says:

I want to run through that grass... omg, it's like velvet!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

hichako says:

Great shot!

(1-2-3 Nature)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

lucy huntzinger says:

It's wonderfully dramatic! Great image. 123N
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

strangemagee says:

well done ,glad you took the risk of "tresspassing" well worth it for sure ..great shot !
1-2-3 N
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

psu80e says:

great, very few tree photos where the shadows are this clear, good work
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Bulsti says:

This is so fantastic!
(1-2-3 Nature)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

McF_photo says:

Very Tim Burton.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

-gadgetgirl- says:

beautiful!! (123nature)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Geoff Coe says:

Really like the texture of the grass in this one. (1-2-3 Nature)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

finnigh says:

Beautiful tones!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Felix van de Gein says:

Great shot, very good! (123nature)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Dee Johnson says:

Very good! Love how the shadow leads you in. (1-2-3 Nature)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Day says:

Again, thank you all very much for the comments.
McF - interesting that I've had similar comments on other shots, I wonder if this tree craves to be a film extra.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

dos1598 says:

Really cool!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

aprevite says:

I love shots of trees like this. The shadow is just cool.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

DomWrap says:

Superbly done, bravo.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

hkvam says:

Beautiful, love the juicy colors.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Domenica says:

Kevin, I'm in love with this tree, you know.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

memebeing says:

What a shadow...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

DoubleGrande says:

Who would have thought when it sprouted that it would be seen thousands of times by people all around the world?
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Day says:

Thank you everyone
Haa thanks DG, I never thought of that
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Lesstimeonlinein09 [deleted] says:

That's a great shadow.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

evie22 says:

Love the contrast and composition, Kevin. The shadow leading to the viewer is great, really drawing the viewer in. A Favorite.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

LucaPicciau says:

This photo is really amazing!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

McCann_M.P. says:

congratulations on an awesome photo!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Hoot Owl says:

Wonderful...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Riama says:

wowowowowwww... almost a Big Fish! :)
Fantastic!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

pfong says:

lovely shadow and light.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

joaobambu says:

awesome!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Eduardo Cruz says:

Great work! fantastic shot
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

First Contact says:

It looks so surreal. The colours are fantastic too.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Jack Pearce says:

love this one!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

froca says:

wonderful coulour
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

the dent says:

really nice :)

(i probably would of been picky and ps'd out the tree coming in from the right)

You've got a really nice series of pics here, what date did you take them all on?
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Day says:

Again thank you everyone,
The Dent, I agree about taking out those branches on the right. If you mean the date for the tree pictures they have been spread over the past year but all the dates in the EXIF data (more properties) are correct
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

great shot! looks like a reallllly tall tree on the thubnail! the shadow almost an extension of the object... (saw this on explore)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Opal in the rough says:

i feel like i've been here, either that or this picture draws me in so much that i feel that i AM there. fantastic image.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Ben Pierce Photography says:

Great shot! Easy favorite.

Please submit this in The Best: BRAVO pool for outstanding photography.

www.flickr.com/groups/thebestbravo/

BRAVO
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Day says:

Many thanks Road Blog, Opal and Ben
Ben, I've now added this shot, thank you for the tag
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

w4x says:

fantastic
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

8ran says:

what a character... ;)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

postcards from italy says:

wow, absolutely amazing!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Thao. says:

wonderful meaning this picture holds .
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

si3illa says:

Perfect shot! ;-)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Radioher says:

Excellent.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Janick • Nea {Jewelry & Wall Wear } says:

WOW!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Creativa says:

believe me that picture has lots of meanings !
i really do love it !
Nice captured !
=)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Tojosan says:

Incredible! Great work on this one.

Seen in the Utata group.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Crane says:

Nice photo of a very imposing tree.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

manyfires says:

I love everything about this... the composition, exposures, tone, mood... nicely done!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ninoka says:

Really beautiful! Everything is perfect. It's my favourite of the set. ;)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

danielle marie photography says:

what can i say that hasn't already been said?????
lovelovelove it
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Day says:

This photo is challenging Sacred Ground from the pool of Highly Competitive - Flickr's 100 Best - www.flickr.com/groups/best100only. Vote me in please!

Whilst I do like the feel of the defenders shot, it is the post processing artefacts in the branches of the trees when viewed at large size that made me choose this shot to be challenged.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Nick Owen's Poetry and Pictures says:

this is a very good challenge and a great opportunity to look at pictures comparing things. For me this is more about ideas and feeling than photographic skills. They are both equal as photos. At first I preferred the defender. It shows so much artistry in lighting that cross and grave. But then I decided that it was too sentimental in its tones. This pic has an element of cruxifiction to it, but it is Pagan. This is Odin hanging on the windy tree, stark and proud.oneof100#__
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

icarusjapan says:

man i dig this shot but the defenders picture is just more interesting and ... creepy
noneof100#2
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

lookin glass says:

I believe Trans-itions is number 1? The shadow....the shadow draws me in. Both have great atmosphere, but this is a touch more simplistic. With the trees in the background, almost as if they're a tribe.

oneof100#2
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ksbukhari says:

beautiful think about takes picture
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Alive in Calgary says:

Awesome photo love the shadow, but I'm sorry I like the defender's just a little more.
noneof100#3
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

3blindmice says:

This is a very nice shot (even if I would prefer a different point of view for a different perspective), but the defender has a wonderful atmosphere I like too much!

noneof100#4
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

QuestingBeast says:

This is a beautiful shot that I would have been proud to take myself, but in my mind it doesn't even come close to the defender's which is one of the most stiking and technically fantastic pictures I've seen on Flickr.

noneof100#5
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

libela says:

makes me feel like harry potter.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotofreund09 says:

Great photo !

It would fit perfectly to the new group "Grassland".
Feel free to visit the group here:
www.flickr.com/groups/70193088@N00/
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Flawed Emmy [deleted] says:

*falls down onto knees in worship*

I'm not worthy! *grin*

STUNNING! AMAZING! BRILLIANT!

Emmy
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

cecillielopata says:

that's so good. It reminds of the Big Fish DVDcover
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

tarotastic says:

Great shot!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

automatedrone [deleted] says:

awesomely creepy <3
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Kasimir Szekeres says:

fantastic shot :)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

noud_gilissen says:

very nicely done. I like it a lot. favved.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

artvizijacom says:

ql photo, u are pro ;)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Brent_Zupp says:

This image really caught my eye. I used it for a post:

Ancient Folk Remedy

Thanks for sharing your photos!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

KarmenRose says:

This is great!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

InSectHunter says:

wow love this shot
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Prabhu B says:

beautiful shot !!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Blue like Jazz says:

This is lovely!! I love the shadows and the dead looking tree!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Aveen L♥ve says:

Its mother nature..

i just love it
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

www.ablizno says:

love this shot . the colors and the essence
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

stitched_pirate says:

^__^ lovely.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

foreva_cursed says:

The title is what I think when i see these kind of trees. Congrats on the lighting, its perfect and really shows off the tree. Which by itself is beautiful <3
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Rosset says:

Awesome shadow!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

fede28x says:

Great photo!!!!! It is free? Please let me now if I can use it or no (my email is federico.ferrari@hotmail.it)...thanks
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Day says:

Thanks fedex28x, rights to all the shots on Flickr are indicated under Additional information on the right of the page
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

corkaborka77 says:

striking shot!!! really well done!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

tschosch says:

This is amazing!
Really great!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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