Blue Sky, Grey Clouds, a photo from Mara, West

Photographer's Note

I said I had the tree. It wasn’t true. The opposite was true. The tree had me. The minute it was left with me alone, It caught me up as if I were the fish and it the fishpole.

- Robert Frost

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m_s_s (1691) 2006-12-10 13:27

Hello Aysegul,
fantastic photo, excellent colors and pov. this lonely tree looks quite nice. well done.
regards

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gilou530 (34) 2006-12-10 13:29

salut aysegul
magnifique cet accacias au milieu de nulle part, le ciel menacant est du plus bel effet pour l'ensemble de la composition, bravo
amitiйs
gilbert

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captainsgirl (3450) 2006-12-10 14:00

Love it, and yes, something about a single tree in a field that makes I wonder, why is it there? :o) I'm glad it was though, beautiful photo, love the vastness of the field with the forbidding clouds being held together by that lonely tree. great shot. TFS
Donna :o)

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blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-12-10 14:15

Hi Aysegul :)
Excellent composition, great light and colors. Well done!
regards
Dorota

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Keitht (1342) 2006-12-10 14:34

Wonderfully 'simple' image, but extremely well captured. The contrast between the browns of the land and the greys of the sky is very effective.
My only criticism is of the wide white border. I would prefer just to see a larger image.

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fayeulle (27827) 2006-12-10 14:48

Hi Aysegul
Very simple compo with great gray cloudy sky. I like the way you framed the horizon and the alone tree.
Cheers
JP

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Paolo (41258) 2006-12-10 15:01

Hi Ozkan, wonderful African view, with a great sky excellent colours and a great composition with the lonely tree.
thanks, ciao

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sadeik (3282) 2006-12-10 15:43

Great tree portrait, maybe a little tiny bit over exposed

Simon

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Tezic (17867) 2006-12-10 16:30

Sade fakat fazlasıyla etkileyici... renkler harika, цzellikle ufuk зizgisi etrafındaki pastel tonları зok beğendim... tebrikler..

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lasscor (7640) 2006-12-10 17:32

Hi Aysegul Ozkan (Excuse me, I don't know your first name),
Wonderful composition, full of simplicity and calmness.
Beautiful dramatic cloudy sky.
I like much this lonely tree, the savane and the sky.
TFS,
Corinne

jmcl (14535) 2006-12-10 20:03

you have such wonderful images in this series on trees .. and this one is no exception. Love the emptiness ...

take care,

John

jjcordier (79299) 2006-12-11 3:12

Bel arbre, belle composition et excellente lumiиre qui permet d'obtenir ces couleurs trиs agrйables.
Amicalement
JJ

mdetay (4929) 2006-12-11 3:34

Hi Aysegul,
Great shot of the blue sky.
Very nice colours. Well done.
Congratulations. Great composition.
Cheers from Paris.
Michel

bakes888 (18499) 2006-12-11 3:57

Hi Aysegul. Wow, great photo. Well balanced composition and dramatic sky really catch the eye. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

khafes (303) 2006-12-11 4:03

I like the composition choise and the form as samples the solitude of the tree in this immense plateaus. The existing contrast in clouds also is interesting.
Great Photo,
Regards from Portugal,
Paulo Monteiro

Floydian (30970) 2006-12-11 4:10

Hi Aysegul,
Beautiful vertical composition and maximum use of the lonely tree in the desolate landscape. Thosae different layers of clouds are really amazing, it seems rain is on the way.
Perfect work...i like it a lot.
Regards, Henk

underhand (303) 2006-12-11 5:46

composition very well done

SchwebagMike (1490) 2006-12-11 5:50

Hello Aysegul,
Impressive composition: the big dark clouds look very menacing and the small tree stands there, all alone ... Perfect composition and colors. Well done, TFS. Mike

dkeus31 (27739) 2006-12-11 14:38

Hello Aysegul,
Nice composition, the well place tree before the nice dark sky make a good image.
Regards
Didier

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-12-11 15:48

Wonderful typical African landscape. This is what I still remember from the Angola Central Plains with those common isolated trees in the middle of dry high grass before the fire comes and the cycle of life begin again. Many thanks for bringing me back to my beloved Angola. Well done.
Antonio

cuneyt-sb (6576) 2006-12-11 17:14

Merhaba
Bulutlar ve ağaз sьliyeti зok etkili olmuş.Ayrıca зok sade ve duru bir fotoraf.
Elinize sağlık.
Sağlıcakla kalın
Cьneyt-Şb

Gerrit (62042) 2006-12-12 4:58

Hi Rozy,
you love lonely trees I see.
This one forms an excellenmt picture with its environment. The colours and light are majestic.
Regards, Gerrit

Isab (865) 2006-12-12 14:31

J'aime beaucoup les photos d'arbres et celle-ci est trиs bien. Les couleurs sont bonnes et le ciel ajoute une touche dramatique.
Vraiment bien vu.

Bye - Isabelle

jackart (6702) 2006-12-12 17:48

Hi Aysegul!

So... this is another one excellent picture from Tanzania. I think, the frame is more interesting than Your Previous posted photo ( beautiful too) I like this threatening clouds and amazing beauty of the lonely tree.

Regards

isabib (1953) 2006-12-12 17:57

Hi Aysegul,

Well captured shot. I like the framing on this with those dark clouds. TFS!

vbl (1421) 2006-12-13 9:09

Hi Aysegul:
A wonderful picture, the sky is fantбstic and the tree, transmit to me a real sensation of solitude
TFS
regards vanessa

fanch (0) 2006-12-14 6:18

Bonjour ,

C'est une trиs belle photo , sobre et bien composйe
qui met bien en valeur tout ce qui la compose , un bel arbre , la plaine africaine , et un ciel bien tourmentй !

Amicalement ,

kermit350 (9016) 2006-12-15 11:10

Merhaba Aysegul, I see in look at your gallery, which you like the trees, this image does not derogate from the rule, a soft light and subtle celandine perfectly the landscape and are prone, aekadacзa selamlar .................Merhaba Aysegul, je vois en regardent ta galerie, que tu aimes les arbres, cette image ne dйroge pas а la rиgle, une lumiиre douce et subtile йclaire parfaitement le paysage et sont sujet, aekadacзa selamlar

Photo65Net (43144) 2006-12-16 4:45

Hi,
Wow, these picture is amazing !
The colors are perfect, and so is your framing.
Good job,
JB.

devimeuxbe (58557) 2006-12-16 4:47

Hi Aysegul
I like this picture. The vertical frame for the tree is nice and the cloudy sky wonderfull.
Well done
Bertrand

Mistral (15416) 2006-12-17 15:58

Selamlar Aysegul,
excellent composition with a dramatic sky!
A smile
Luca

Muse (35030) 2006-12-30 3:34

Hello Aysegul,
Trиs belle photo avec cet arbre dйcentrй sous ce superbe ciel.
De trиs jolies couleurs et un tout bon cadrage.
Best regards
Denise

balatrek (7455) 2006-12-31 9:58

Hi Aysegul,

Great landscape, the composition is simple but very beautiful, I like the intensity of the contrasts in clouds, a horizontal format also would be good, good work and thanks to share.

Regards and Happy New Year

Josй

Vato_Law (12732) 2007-01-04 17:20

Hello Aysegul,
Wonderful Africa so simple, so beautiful!
Love this lonely tree lost in the middle of nothing just surrounded by the high grass and the dark grey sky.
The different tones of the grass, the shadows, and the light creates a magical atmosphere so typical of this continent.
Cheers.
Paulo

coco (30439) 2007-01-22 8:03

Hi Aysegul.
Here the sky creates a great atmosphere. But I would prefer an horizontal view (I've seen that you did too in other from your shots).

Anyway, a very attractive composition and moment too.

Regards.

partha (14023) 2007-06-02 13:55

Hi Aysegul ,
This is amazing. The sky looks terrific and the lonely tree at the foreground adds wonderful effect here.
Regards.
Partha

asival (5307) 2007-06-04 9:41

Hi Aysegul

Very nice picture with an impressive skies, perfect composition and framing

GJ

Assi

fserajian (2299) 2007-06-05 1:17

Hi Aysegul,

Lovel shot, excellent POV and well balanced. TFS

Fara

Stepan (27210) 2007-06-05 14:25

Your tree serie is really interesting and you produced great variations. A strong mood here, especially thanks to the sky.
Stйphane

paulalex32 (4) 2007-06-06 7:29

Hello Aysegul,
I think this is my favourite tree picture of your series. Very nice colours and the look of an approaching storm adds feeling. Cheers, Paul.

bruce_wayne (1507) 2007-06-07 7:56

Very nice atmosphere in this picture, good composition with that beautiful tree and great clouds...well done

Bruce W.

cozy (998) 2007-06-08 4:34

Hi Aysegul,
The threatening sky is stunning as is the light hitting the lonely tree! Great composition, very well framed!
Very nice pic!
Regards,
Costa.

king (4242) 2007-07-08 4:33

Hello Aysegul
What a beautiful picture is this. I like the composition (the more simplicity, the better) and the colours. You were lucky to meet this sky.
Well done!
Huub.

DarkoG (8) 2007-07-17 18:57

Fine very dramatic landscape. Well composed.

Manamo (3710) 2007-07-17 20:38

Hello Aysegul,
such a beautiful quality in your Tanzania series. This one amazes me by its simplicity and by its heaviness.
Simplicity because it's only a tree in the plains. I say only...but it's more than just a tree, it's the tree.I'm sure you get what I mean:D
Heaviness because we can feel the heat and the weight of the clouds on our shoulders.
Exposure is spot on, which must have been hard to achieve. Color balance is good too. I like how the color of the grass. On most picture from this place, it appears more orange...here it's well more of a calm color.
Have a nice day,
Marc

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mpdre (1611) 2007-07-18 18:54

Hi Aysegul,
These images of Africa with a lonly tree in a vast extension of land are always so striking... Love the colors and the different layers of clouds. Really beautiful.
Andre

Vasylis (1414) 2007-07-19 7:57

Well, i am so impressed by this photo and in general by your entire” photo gallery ".
Each one is special.
A real artist!

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-08-23 15:53

Very nice lone tree in the wildness, but the stormy sky is very good too.

All the best,

Emmanuel

cimcim (3712) 2007-08-31 9:04

oldukзa yalın ama anlatımı kuvvetli bir fotoğraf.
зok iyi kompoze etmişsiniz,tebrikler.
ayзin

hdl (7035) 2007-08-31 13:01

Hi Aysegul. You have been around when I look at your gallery. I'm taking out this one because I like it a lot. The compo is great and the different colour layers in the sky make it super.

Dyerco (10185) 2007-09-03 8:50

A very compelling shot and a study in survival.Well composed and excellent exposure.
Phil

kiks (12805) 2008-05-10 2:07

Hello Aysegul, this is goegeus work. The soft pastel tones framed the interesting tree just perfectly. Well done
Best regards
KIks

guillaumejm (0) 2008-05-11 14:14

Hello
Wonderfull picture. This tree is majestic!. and sky and clouds really present it at it's best.
Kind regards
JMarc

keribar (43841) 2008-06-08 11:39

Hello Aysegul,

This tree has also caught my attention and there is no wonder about it. One of the best tree and stormy clouds combination I have ever seen- Best - Izzet Keribar

BoisBarb (10369) 2008-06-10 13:51

Superbe cadrage avec cet esthйtique acacia qui se dйtache parfaitement du ciel menaзant
BoisBarb

BitterMoon (2776) 2008-06-16 13:31

Hello Aysegul

Now I can understand why you comment on my Tree shot :-).

Kind of dramatic because of the grey clouds,but love the atmosphere.Very good minimalistic shot,vertical framing works so great here.

My kind regards

marrty (235) 2008-06-18 6:31

Hi Aysegul
Excellent photo, with a very dramatic sky and great colours. Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Martijn

wag (659) 2008-07-02 11:57

Hello Aysegul, well, well, well. Very nice and simple POV, also the exposure is great.
Peter

zahoor_salmi (1053) 2008-10-27 18:29 [Comment]

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Photo Information

Copyright: Aysegul Ozkan (rozy975) (3047)
Genre: МЕСТА
Medium: ЦВЕТНОЙ
Date Taken: 2006-11-18
Categories: ПРИРОДА
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 секунд
More Photo Info: view
Версия: Оригинальная версия
Темы: Lonely tree (II), Treescapes, Lonely Tree, Favorites - landscapes 02, Trees [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-12-10 13:23
Избранное: 2 [view]