Craving the sun..., a photo from Etoloakarnania, Central Greece

Photographer's Note

Castanea sativa is the European species of chestnut, a deciduous tree with edible seeds. It can reach 20 or even more than 30 m of height.

In Greece the seeds are ripe for gathering in late autumn (but always depends on the year). The seed has a hard capsule called "cupule" (which makes it totally painful if you try to gather the seeds bare-handed) and is usually gathered from the ground.

Here: A chestnut grove in Ano Chora of Oreini Nafpaktia, Aitoloakarnania, Greece. Even thought the chestnuts had obviously been planted in the field, they seemed to have been left completely deserted and unexploited. The ground was full of chestnuts (and mushrooms) and we gathered some (not more than a handful). I tried to take the photo from an angle that would create a nice contrast between the morning lit leaves on one side of the trees and the dark scenery.

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pajaran (114915) 2012-12-07 13:15

Dobro vece.
Dobar tekst o kestenu sa datim podacima ...
Lep pogled na drvo kestena ...
Dobra ostrina snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobra kompozicija, lepo pokazano drvece kestena.
Prijarno vece i sve najbolje za vikend.
Srecno.
Paja.

Good evening.
Good article on the chestnut with a given data ...
Nice view of the chestnut tree ...
Good image sharpness, contrast, beautiful color.
Good composition, beautiful chestnut trees shown.
Prijarno evening and all the best for the weekend.
Good luck.
Paja.

fabbs99 (17179) 2012-12-07 18:25

Good Morning Vangelis,

This shot displaying the chestnut tree in the late autumn season with multicolored leaves looks good.The shot is simple but having excellent sharpness and clarity.TFS

Cheers
Farhat

papagolf21 (152605) 2012-12-07 23:34

Bonjour, Vangelis,
Trиs belle peinture automnale. Les couleurs de saison sont parfaitement rendues.
J'aime beaucoup ce genre de rйalisation.
Trиs bonne journйe.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

ourania (51103) 2012-12-09 0:09

Καλημέρα Βαγγέλη,
αξιοποίησες θαυμάσια το κάθετο κάδρο όπως και την προοπτική που τόσο ταιριάζουν στη σύνθεσή σου. Αν και ο φωτισμός ήταν πολύ δύσκολος και απαιτητικός, εξαιτίας των σκιών και του πολλαπλού φιλτραρίσματος του φωτός, κατάφερες να αποτυπώσεις πολύ ωραία το συναρπαστικό παιχνίδι των αντιθέσεων και των χρωμάτων και να συλλάβεις την ξεχωριστή ατμόσφαιρα. Συγχαρητήρια και ευχαριστώ!
Να είσαι καλά, καλή Κυριακή,
Ουρανία

delpeoples (60342) 2012-12-10 0:36

Kalimera dear Vangelis

A beautiful Autumn scene, the trees, the colours and textures are so magical. Excellent choice with the vertical frame and good management of the light and shade.

Warmest regards
Lisa

Waylim (25436) 2012-12-11 19:46

Hello Vangelis,

Sorry, it took me sometimes to get back to you. Just returned from Nepal and was sick for sometimes.

Here I love the golden leave of the fall colors, very natural with sun illuminating the tree beautifully.

I love the soft but rich pastel color of the tree and the pale blue sky.

Way

jhm (211734) 2012-12-13 3:16

Hello Vangelis,

You play excellent with light and shade, also the autumn colors care for an attractive picture.
These picture is perfect taken with a excellent sharpness and clarity.
Excellent compositon, lovely presentation, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.