Standing Tall [Photography Contest Nature & Landscape Photos]
Uploaded: February 22, 2011 03:24:58
Looking across the Ranch on a cold Winter Day this tree appears to be the one in charge of things! (Although this scene does not have all of the typical elements for a traditional HDR I did process this single image with Photmatix )The fenceline reminded me of BP Member Bill Raco's wonderful work.
Canon 70-200L IS at 80mm. Mid-Afternoon, ISO 160, 1/250 @ f13.0, EC +2/3 (N&L)
Exif: F Number: 12.9, ExposureTime: 390/100000 seconds, ISO: 160, FocalLength: 80.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Robert R. Goodman February 22, 2011
Hi Jeff,Excellent capture.Wonderful POV and clarity.HDR is something I need to try!!!! #1355224Tammy M. Anderson February 22, 2011
Excellent pov, comp. and tones, Jeff. Beautiful capture. #9254770MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 22, 2011
That is some fence!!Terrific lines and comp Jeff
My eyes can not help but race to the tree #9254782
Karen E. Michaels February 22, 2011
Awesome fence-line leading to the tree! #9254784Jack Gaskin February 22, 2011
Can not say I've ever seen a fence like this one..Happy Shooting
Jack #9254824
Ray Thoms February 22, 2011
It is a great image Jeff......nicely composed! #9254827Gord MacEachern February 22, 2011
This is a very beautiful composition Jeff, great job!! #9254848Freddy Bland February 22, 2011
Whoa!! Love this, Jeff! The pov is fantastic in this image and takes your eye right to the tree! #9254852Tiia Vissak February 22, 2011
a wonderful seasonal shot! #9254871Kate Jackson February 22, 2011
Bill Raco was also my first thought when I saw this Jeff! Love the simplicity! #9254884Michelle Alton February 22, 2011
This even looks as though it might have been shot in Raco territory! Fantastic! #9254887Nikki McDonald February 22, 2011
Nice lines -- the black and white suits the simple composition (or vice versa) Nice use of both the fence line and the tree, Jeff. #9254930Aimee S. McMaster February 22, 2011
...I thought of Bill too..he will be proud...this s a delight Jeff... #9254940Mary Timman February 22, 2011
This is just beautiful Jeff! I love the fence and the lone tree.Mary Timman February 22, 2011
And where is William ? #9254981Ellen Hodges February 22, 2011
super beautiful pov, Jeff! #9255004Alan L. Borror February 22, 2011
Wonderful winter image, Jeff! Great composition and B&W conversion. #9255011R. J. Laudenbacher February 22, 2011
Love the transquility this image conveys. Also great use of lines and wonderful processing. #9255025Douglas Pignet February 22, 2011
simplicity at it's best...Well done #9255090Gail Sullivan February 22, 2011
Simple and classic, Jeff! #9255092Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 22, 2011
Simply FANTASTIC, Jeff! #9255170Courtenay Vanderbilt February 22, 2011
Wonderful composition and leading lines, Jeff. A simple but powerful image! #9255176Carolyn M. Fletcher February 22, 2011
Yes, it's a great Raco! Good job!! #9255188Kathleen Rinker February 22, 2011
Great image Jeff, I agree simple but powerful!! #9255211Jyri Vissak February 22, 2011
I agree with my daughter. Well done. #9255256Monnie Ryan February 22, 2011
Beautiful perspective and lines, Jeff -- very well done! #9255280Jessica Jenney February 22, 2011
Beautiful winter scene, terrific perspective and composition, Jeff! #9255333Karen Celella February 22, 2011
Fabulous composition for this lovely winter scene, Jeff! #9255377Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay February 22, 2011
Great winter scene Jeff! Spectacular comp! Nice work! #9255437Jack Ryan February 22, 2011
Outstanding POV and comp...love the lines. Beautifully done, Jeff. #9255499John Benway February 22, 2011
Excellent composition and tones Jeff. Beautiful work.Kerry Hill February 22, 2011
Excellent composition and capture Jeff! #9255721David M. Montero February 22, 2011
Well done Jeff. Should be a winner. #9255733Nancy L. Green February 22, 2011
BEAUTIFUL winter scape Jeff, I love the composition with that fence, VERY well done with great tones and lighting!! <>< #9255784Carla Capra Anderson February 22, 2011
Hi Jeff;Stephen Zacker February 22, 2011
Leads you right in. Like the starkness #9255831John Connolly February 22, 2011
A wonderful winter scene with great detail and depth Jeff! To me this one is bordering on a Hi Key image! #9255904Patricia Seidler February 22, 2011
Beautiful Jeff. Love the composition and the tones! Im sure we will see this again! #9255932Mike Clime February 22, 2011
Beautiful capture, wonderful lines and tones, Jeff! #9255960Ron McEwan February 22, 2011
LOL actually Jeff Bill's name flashed through my mind when I saw this. Good job here. #9256038Lynn M. Whitt February 22, 2011
Beautiful winter capture... #9256042Nancy J. Locke February 22, 2011
SUPER AWESOME!!!Cheers, Nancy #9256069
Claudia Kuhn February 22, 2011
Well composed and yes, it does remind me of a Bill R. image #9256110Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas February 22, 2011
Wonderful composition Jeff!,Tammy Espino February 22, 2011
Awesome!!! Make some snow balls now :) #9256143Ken Smith February 22, 2011
I've never used Photomatix on a single image. This turned out really good, Jeff...super fence-line! #9256194Cathy Barrows February 22, 2011
gorgeous serene scene #9256222Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 22, 2011
What a wonderful winter scene, Jess...it does remind one of Bill! :-) k #9256305Renata Gusciora February 22, 2011
Fabulous winter image,Jeff!Amazing pov,great tones! #9256336Lorraine A. Cook February 22, 2011
What a gorgeous winter scene, Jeff!!<:))I am so MAD! My camera malfunctioned and there was nothing I could do to retrieve today's snow photos<:(( Philly received 6" of snow...much of that snow melted when the sun came out this morning. Pity, I had some super photos of Lucky, too!!!! #9256367
Anita Hogue February 22, 2011
Absolutely perfect composition! Gorgeous capture, Jeff! #9256401Kaye Burazin February 22, 2011
love how the viewer's eye travels right into the scene Jeff #9256458David Phalen February 22, 2011
A fenceline that definitely rates a "Raco". Terrific POV, leading lines and tones!! Very well done Jeff!! #9256461Barbara Waldoch February 22, 2011
Awesome composition and capture, Jeff! #9256712Rona L. Schwarz February 22, 2011
Superb composition, Jeff! Striking in its simplicity and starkness. Our snow is gone now and stangely enough, I am wishing for more so I can go shoot stuff like this! #9256741Ujjwal Mukherjee February 22, 2011
Yes, terrific composition,Jeff! Excellent image!! #9256783Avril Young February 22, 2011
great pov..just love those tones and fence...fantastic photo Jeff! #9256810Dick W. Wyatt February 23, 2011
A great winter scene, Jeff.Brett Dolsen February 23, 2011
Wonderfull tones and perspective scene Jeff! #9256860Jeff Robinson February 23, 2011
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #9256921Marilyn Cornwell February 23, 2011
Wonderful, Jeff, I particularly like the placement and composition! #9257042Joanna Madloch February 23, 2011
Wonderful perspective, amazing tones, Jeff. #9257194Carol Eade February 23, 2011
Beautifully done, Jeff! #9257323frank w. degenhardt February 23, 2011
Beautifully composed winter scene Jeff. Love the way you lead us down the fence line and then the way that tree just stands out so tall and beautiful, capturing our attention and focus. Love how it dominates the picture. Gorgeous work my friend. #9257373Marty Straub February 23, 2011
Excekkent use of the fence, Jeff, and I always look for the lone tree shot. Very well done. Another fav. #9257501Emile Abbott February 23, 2011
Excellent leading lines and texture, Jeff #9257591Marilyn K. Lincecum February 23, 2011
Beautiful image..great leading line, comp and detail. #9257983Shelly A. Van Camp February 23, 2011
This did remind me of Bills work! Great capture......Very Pretty! #9257984Dianna Murphy February 23, 2011
Beautiful Black and White Jeff! #9258225Marijana Fajgl February 23, 2011
Amazing capture, Jeff! True winter spirit! #9258228JO ANN CLEVELAND February 23, 2011
Beautiful winter scene, love the pov...guess you are ready for some beautiful spring scenes Jeff!Stay warm..
jo ann c. #9258471
Jill Odice February 24, 2011
I love fence images, and this can rival Bill;s work :-) very nice! #9258791Jeff Robinson February 24, 2011
Thank You!! Jeff #9258847Julie Burnett February 24, 2011
Stunning composition, love the starknes, a perfectly executed winter capture, Jeff!! #9259388Bill Houghton February 24, 2011
Beautiful image Jeff. #9259833Lana Arcemont February 24, 2011
Supurb Image! #9260385Jeff Robinson February 24, 2011
Thank You!! Jeff #9260397Kathleen K. Parker February 24, 2011
Love this--the fence, the snow, the tree! Gorgeous, Jeff!Julianne Bradford February 24, 2011
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome Jeff! #9260618Jeff Robinson February 25, 2011
Thank You KK and Julianne! Jeff #9260748Stephanie Frey February 25, 2011
Wonderful comp and tones, Jeff! Beautiful image! #9261562Hal Bambrick February 25, 2011
WOW!,Super NICE Work Here Jeff!!!!. #9261665Melissa Olsen February 25, 2011
Wow is the right word for this beautiful presentation...right into my favorites....Winner! #9261899Eivor Kuchta February 25, 2011
A perfect composition! #9262010Jeff Robinson February 26, 2011
Thank You! Jeff #9262556Irene Colling February 26, 2011
Fantastic photo Jeff.The dynamic composition, almost monotone color and clean lines makes this a winning image.
Great work. #9262890
Mitch Spence February 26, 2011
Yes, Jeff, it reminds me too of Bill's great fences, and it's terrific with that long fence line and the single tree. Well done. #9263050Jeff Robinson February 27, 2011
Thank You Irene and Mitch! Jeff #9263929Debra R. Harder February 27, 2011
I'm always a fan of your b/w's Jeff!! This is BEAUTIFUL!! Love the tones, textures, leading lines and composition. SUPERB! Deb #9264333Phyllis H. Burchett February 27, 2011
Wonderful winter scene! #9265134Jeff Robinson February 28, 2011
Thank You Deb and Phyllis!! Jeff #9266527Kathy Cline March 07, 2011
Jeff, this is amazing. I feel cold already.Jeff Robinson March 07, 2011
Thank You Kathy!! Jeff #9278739Nikki McDonald February 26, 2012
Terrific lines - simplicity always wins, as Mado says. Congratulations on the finalist and good luck in the next round, Jeff. #10003325Deborah Lewinson February 26, 2012
Congratulations, Jeff, on this beautiful and excellent finalist!Debby #10003353
Tammy Espino February 26, 2012
Congrats on your finalist!! :) #10003937Robert R. Goodman February 26, 2012
Hi Jeff,Big Congratulation on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10004181Ellen Devenny February 26, 2012
Stunning image! Congratulations on your Finalist!!!Marcel J. Fernandez February 26, 2012
Congratulations, Jeff on your Wonderful Finalist. #10004263Amy M. Wilson February 26, 2012
Congratulations on your amazing Finalist, Jeff!! #10004377Monnie Ryan February 26, 2012
Another fabulous Finalist, Jeff! Congratulations! #10004396Terry Cervi February 26, 2012
Congrats on anther beautiful finalist, Jeff! #10004584Renee Doyle February 26, 2012
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Jeff!! #10004776Irene Colling February 26, 2012
A dynamic composition, excellent exposure and detail.Congratulations Jeff on your Finalist for this outstanding image. #10005309
ALLEN O. HOWARD February 26, 2012
This is what composition is all about! A fantastic finalist Jeff! Congratulations and good luck to you!, Allen #10005418Heather Loewenhardt February 26, 2012
This is a fabulous image Jeff. Hope to see it go gold. #10005425Ann Coates February 26, 2012
Congratulations on another stunning finalist Jeff. #10005591Marijana Fajgl February 27, 2012
Big congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Jeff! #10005777Stefania Barbier February 27, 2012
gorgeous... congratulations!!! #10006018Bill Johnson February 27, 2012
Jeff, Congrats on your wonderful finalist and good luck. #10006169Phyllis H. Burchett February 27, 2012
Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Jeff! #10006515Danny B. Head February 27, 2012
Congrats, Jeff! #10006931Mitch Spence February 27, 2012
Winter is definitely beautiful here, Jeff. Congratulations. #10007641R. J. Laudenbacher February 27, 2012
Congrats on this fabulous finalist, Jeff. #10007722Bojan Bencic February 27, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff. #10007776Merna L. Nobile February 27, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS! It’s great to know you have something new to smile about and a special reason to be proud.Karen Celella February 27, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Jeff! #10008532Carol L. Fowler February 27, 2012
Congrats! #10008786Lorna Shutter February 27, 2012
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on another wonderful Finalist, Jeff!!!!! WTG!!! :)Patrick Rouzes February 27, 2012
Worthy of any PRIZE available, my friend! Good luck, Jeff! #10009563Eivor Kuchta February 27, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #10009673David M. Montero February 27, 2012
I had a feeling! Congratulations on your finalist selection Jeff!!! #10009743Rona L. Schwarz February 27, 2012
I remember this well, Jeff! I loved it then and I love it now! Simple in its stark beauty. I love it in B&W but it would look even better in GOLD! Super Congrats on the Finalist! #10009789Jeff Robinson February 28, 2012
Thanks Everyone!! Jeff #10012153William C. Raco May 19, 2013
This is outstanding, JeffJeff Robinson May 20, 2013
Thank You Bill! #10700908Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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