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I pass this beautiful dead oak often on one of my walks and have seen it in many moods. Despite being dead for many years it has a compelling presence and the pared down structure is a lovely natural sculpture.
A very strong composition...the light and color are wonderful...great shot!!!
24 Mar 2010 5:22am
The light was very hard, but this powerful tree fills the frame very well.
24 Mar 2010 5:50am
A magnificent specimen - and you really have captured its beauty wonderfully.
24 Mar 2010 6:15am
What a beautiful old tree - full of character. Great comp and detail.
24 Mar 2010 9:21am
This is so moving : so much alive in its dead still attitude, so smiling & sunny, i love the message.....
24 Mar 2010 10:37am
This is a very majestic old oak tree (it does not really look dead to me because it is so beautiful) Great photo, great lighting, and contrasts. :) I hope they will never cut it down.
24 Mar 2010 11:45am
Dead brilliant. It's a lovely natural sculpture; great textures to be seen. I hope the council doesn't chop it down..
24 Mar 2010 12:35pm
@MrsAmber: It's in the middle of a field on farmland so no council/ health and safety worries there. Past its sell by date for timber and I suspect it has been left for the rich habitat these gently decaying trees provide.
Its branches are amazing just as alive ! A very beautiful photo !
24 Mar 2010 12:56pm
Love the tortuous structure of this incredible dead tree. Very beautiful in the blue of the sky.
24 Mar 2010 1:36pm
A Winter tree year 'round. best...jerry
24 Mar 2010 2:05pm
I like this old tree for its attractive branches and the strong graphic pattern it presents to the world. I'm glad someone has decided to leave it in this state rather than cutting it down. Very nice shot.
24 Mar 2010 2:34pm
It may be dead, but in a way it more powerful and dynamic that amny that are still alive with its size and shape, superb shot of it
24 Mar 2010 3:07pm
Terrific! Well this cup from tree view. Beautiful and powerful that fills the entire screen with its branches well branched. It seems saucepan space! Best regards, Adela
24 Mar 2010 3:26pm
BEAUTIFUL !!! what a super tree, what a great find !
24 Mar 2010 3:40pm
Só majestic,and beautiful..is there really not a tíny bit life in it anymore?
24 Mar 2010 4:01pm
@Thea: Only life after death. It will provide a rich habitat for insects etc.
One day some little man is going to slap a felling order on this tree,thank you for sharing it with us while its still standing...How do you get an Elephant up an Oak tree ?...Sit it on an acorn and wait 50 years. ;>)
24 Mar 2010 5:08pm
Amazing! Nature's sculpture. Your capture and processing are very sympathetic. The grey tones and shadows on the branches are very vivid and sharp.
24 Mar 2010 5:13pm
Good evening, Grouse,
despite the bare branches, the oak is a beauty. The individual details, type and color-perfect, brilliant, and of course reflected. Furniture made of oak wood to keep for life.
Wonderful evening and thank you for your nice comment. Dear greetings Christel
24 Mar 2010 7:38pm
Still impressive this dead oak, with the wild branches. Great POV.
24 Mar 2010 8:41pm
Even in death it has a spectacular presence, what a majestic tree...! Superbly captured here grouser, and it would make a great record in B&W.
24 Mar 2010 9:54pm
@Michael: Funny you should say that. I do have a B/W version :)
This tree must have seen Robin Hood in action.... ;-)
26 Mar 2010 12:27am
NIKON E5700
1/289 second
F/6.3
ISO 100
35 mm (35mm equiv.)
