Seen better Times: Old Tree

Posted by Mirko Herzner (Mühlheim am Main, Germany) on 1 July 2008 in Plant & Nature.

Old tree trunk in a wild part of Mühlheim's quarry. What do you think about pictures of the 'not so perfect anymore'?
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Comments (22)

Ekaputra Tupamahu from Malang, Indonesia

great shot!

1 Jul 2008 6:14am

@Ekaputra Tupamahu: Thanks, Ekaputra!

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Not so perfect makes excellent subjects as you have shown in this fabulous image!

1 Jul 2008 6:58am

@Michael Skorulski: Thanks for answering my little question, Michael!

CybaSumo from Atlanta, United States

Yes! its really something, i think there is more deep sense to this picture

1 Jul 2008 7:18am

@CybaSumo: Thank you CybaSumo. What sense do you have in mind? :-)

Marie Le Corre from France

Beautiful old tree in good composition

1 Jul 2008 8:38am

@Marie Le Corre: Thank you, Marie!

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

yes wonderful composition here Mirko! love the backlit, gnarly old branches... and the foliage in the front left!

1 Jul 2008 8:48am

@dj.tigersprout: Thanks a lot, DJ. I am always happy to walk around the area of this quarry as it offers a lot of beautiful motives. And my dog likes it, too :-)

eddy from tehran, Iran

amazing shot

1 Jul 2008 8:55am

@eddy: Thank you, Eddy!

hugo poon from Hong Kong

"Not so perfect pics?" I have started to wonder if there is "right" or "wrong" in photography... but there's definitely interesting or boring, like or dislike. I find this old tree pic really intriguing and I like it!!! Your pic is actually inspiring me to process a photo taken a while ago and hopefully I can post that tomorrow...:-)

Hugo

1 Jul 2008 11:01am

@hugo poon: Thanks for your kind words again, Hugo! So I am really curious now what picture you will show us tomorrow. Btw: I was not speaking of 'not so perfect photos' but of 'not so perfect motives' like this old bare tree... Thanks again for being so supportive.

Helma from Tehran, Iran

Wonderful tree ! Great captured and compo too ! ... perfect !

1 Jul 2008 11:22am

@Helma: Thanks for your kind words, Helma.

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Oh, this is absolutely gorgeous! It's as if it is taking is last breath, taking in all the light has to offer. Amazing!

1 Jul 2008 1:55pm

@bluechameleon: Thanks for your insightful comment.

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Very beautiful old tree... with a long long history... I like the light and foam on the branches and on the center of the tree.

1 Jul 2008 4:19pm

@Francesc B.: Thank you for your detailed comment, Francesc.

Marcie from United States

I think I prefer the 'less-than-perfect'. This is a great ol' tree!

1 Jul 2008 6:20pm

@Marcie: Thank you for your kind words, Marcie. Often these 'not so perfect' motives seem to have an even better impact on viewers...

Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Du hast diesen alten Baum wundervoll in Szene gesetzt. Sehr schöner Bildaufbau.

1 Jul 2008 6:33pm

@Harald: Danke für Deine netten Worte, Harald. Warst Du schon mal im Mühlheimer Steinbruch?

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Amazing.

1 Jul 2008 7:17pm

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you!

Thomas Griffioen from Bocas del Toro, Panama

I just love the soft colors and the composition!

1 Jul 2008 7:21pm

@Thomas Griffioen: Thank you, Thomas!

Klaus from Augsburg, Germany

Schönes Spiel mit dem Licht .. gefällt mir gut. So nebenbei Mirko .. danke für die Kommentare ... das motiviert mich ungemein.

1 Jul 2008 8:14pm

@Klaus: Danke auch für Deine Besuche. Bin wirklich begeistert, dass ich auch nach so kurzer Zeit als Fotoblogger schon so viele nette Leute hier erreiche. Wenn ich Dich mit meinen paar Worten zusätzlich motivieren kann, dann ist das doch großartig. Deine Bilder sind fantastisch und sollten noch viel mehr Aufmerksamkeit erhalten...

cako from Bielefeld, Germany

Sehr beeindruckender Baum ... und auch sehr schön festgehalten.

1 Jul 2008 9:34pm

@cako: Vielen Dank, Carsten! Leider kann ich gerade keinen Kommentar zu Deinem Schneckenbild abgeben. Funktioniert irgendwie nicht...

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

Impressive old specimen there. Thanks for sharing.

2 Jul 2008 5:40am

@GJC: You are always welcome, GJC. Thanks for your visit.

anton from United Kingdom

A great old tree - like an old man bent over with a walking stick.

2 Jul 2008 7:05am

@anton: What a nice interpretation, Anton! Thank you for your visit.

Ásgarðr from Norway

Absolutely stunning tree. Makes a great night shot too!

2 Jul 2008 5:04pm

@Ásgarðr: You are right. Maybe I should go there one night. It's quite some way into the forest though... ;-)

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Wonderful tones in this beautiful composition. It's not easy to capture forest scenes as well as this.

3 Jul 2008 5:03am

@Andrew Gould: Thanks for these nice words, Andrew. The old tree was just not able to run away fast enough... So I could make the capture ;-)

. Vink from Magagnosc, France

This old tree is simply beautiful ! Respect !

5 Jul 2008 8:44pm

@. Vink: Thank you Vink. There are a lot of strange trees in the area...

Petou from Toulouse, France

Strange but good-looking old tree. I think it could be done a beautiful B&W with this shot...

9 Jul 2008 9:24am

@Petou: Thank you very much, Petou. Maybe I will have this as another post in B&W at a later date....

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