The tree above is a sort of hero for the photographers in the area. It is easy to find, easy to access and better looking that most of us locals. I've avoided shooting it for a long time for reasons too silly to list. Last week my girlfriend and I drove by and I saw it off in the periphery without paying much attention, but it got in my head - big, lovely, alone in the field. Of course, in my mind the surrounding city sprawl isn't a problem. I see this tree existing in it's own world for no reason. It's a tree, it doesn't need reason, or a photograph, or a "regional open space", to continue being a tree. The tree in my mind is starting at me blankly, as if to say, "Well, whatcha gonna do now tough guy?"
Photo details: Sunset. Nine image HDR ranging from 1/20 sec to 8 seconds at f/16.
I chose HDR because the tree deserves the respect of the detail in it's trunk and leaves. There are two choices to accomplish this, HDR or elaborate artificial lighting scheme. You can see a few other images of this tree, including one other HDR, from a recent sunrise shoot using the flickr gallery on the right of this page.
My first title for this image was "Stand Against A Sky". It's a blatant attempt to connect my ideas to this tree. While writing this entry, I began to question my relationship to the natural world. The title "The Giving Tree" is also a book which contains a simple demonstration of what it means to love. Maybe I began this image feeling like Balboa, but after much time in the moment I began to understand the conversation. I set out to capture the natural world's beauty in a photograph and return humbled by how much more I have received.
I chose HDR because the tree deserves the respect of the detail in it's trunk and leaves. There are two choices to accomplish this, HDR or elaborate artificial lighting scheme. You can see a few other images of this tree, including one other HDR, from a recent sunrise shoot using the flickr gallery on the right of this page.
My first title for this image was "Stand Against A Sky". It's a blatant attempt to connect my ideas to this tree. While writing this entry, I began to question my relationship to the natural world. The title "The Giving Tree" is also a book which contains a simple demonstration of what it means to love. Maybe I began this image feeling like Balboa, but after much time in the moment I began to understand the conversation. I set out to capture the natural world's beauty in a photograph and return humbled by how much more I have received.
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