Thursday’s Task

[John Holbrook]

Thursday’s Task: Lone tree in landscape. My examples below:

Colorado National Monument, CO

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

Monument Valley Tribal Park, AZ

 

[Ben Egbert]

Neat series, now I need to find one of mine.

 

[John Holbrook]

Neat series, now I need to find one of mine.

I’m sure you have many excellent examples!

 

[AlanLichty]

Fun set - and almost a shock to my brain after a day of wandering around in the Oregon coastal rain forests

I don't have anything that fits this with me out on the road but I will look around in my gallery shots to see what I can find.

 

[JimFox]

Hey John! I think I have some shots of a couple of those same trees!

I like your images of the Lone Tree. I will have to see what I can find with my limited hard drives here in Colorado.

 

[John Holbrook]

Fun set - and almost a shock to my brain after a day of wandering around in the Oregon coastal rain forests

I don't have anything that fits this with me out on the road but I will look around in my gallery shots to see what I can find.

Perhaps you could crop an image…or use a chainsaw!

 

[Ben Egbert]

1. Wasatch mountains

2. Maze district of Canyonlands Chimney Rock

3. Bristlecone from the White Mountains Ca.

 

[Trent Watts]

Here is one that kind of fits the lone tree suggestion. It tells a different story about beaver activity as well.

 

[John Holbrook]

1. Wasatch mountains

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2. Maze district of Canyonlands Chimney Rock
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3. Bristlecone from the White Mountains Ca.
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Ben, I knew you had some great images for this Task! Love all three especially the second!

 

[AlanLichty]

Perhaps you could crop an image…or use a chainsaw!

Crop? Have you ever visited a coastal temperate rainforest? Chainsaw? Even worse - I'd be on a wanted list in Oregon
The forests I was in today were dark enough to require ISO 2000 to be able to handhold my camera for shots and a few went up to ISO 4000. I was using a shutter speed of 1/80 @f/10.

Here are a few from more arid environments with far fewer trees in the scenes. I am fudging a bit since there are more trees in the frame.

Arches NP:

Another from Arches:

Painted Hills in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument:

 

[John Holbrook]

Here is one that kind of fits the lone tree suggestion. It tells a different story about beaver activity as well.
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Trent, very unique image for the task—great idea and image.

 

[dan swiger]

Mostly Eastern Sierra

 

[John Holbrook]

Crop? Have you ever visited a coastal temperate rainforest? Chainsaw? Even worse - I'd be on a wanted list in Oregon
The forests I was in today were dark enough to require ISO 2000 to be able to handhold my camera for shots and a few went up to ISO 4000. I was using a shutter speed of 1/80 @f/10.

Here are a few from more arid environments with far fewer trees in the scenes. I am fudging a bit since there are more trees in the frame.

Arches NP:

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Another from Arches:

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Painted Hills in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument:

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Alan, I like all three of these non-rain forest images—especially the John Day Fossil Bed image and your second Arches image. Well done!

 

[AlanLichty]

Just to add a contrary shot from yesterday from 300' above Klickitat Ridge Rd. in the Siuslaw National Forest. From the ground all I could see was tree trunks and I had to climb to 150' to clear the tree tops.

 

[John Holbrook]

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A beautiful series of a prominent tree in the landscape. I especially love the first and last images—excellent examples Dan!

 

[John Holbrook]

Just to add a contrary shot from yesterday from 300' above Klickitat Ridge Rd. in the Siuslaw National Forest. From the ground all I could see was tree trunks and I had to climb to 150' to clear the tree tops.

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Some ladder you’ve got! Nice drone shot and very humorous reply! (Your vehicle?)

 

[AlanLichty]

Some ladder you’ve got! Nice drone shot and very humorous reply! (Your vehicle?)

Yes my truck - this flight was straight up and straight down once I got my shots. I did shoot around for the 360º view and a few pano sequences as well. There are no panoramic viewpoints driving around in our forests unless you come to the edge of a clear cut. You can drive up a long road to a peak and the view is ..... tree trunks. Just like the whole drive there. This is one of the reasons I bought a drone - so I can go up and enjoy the view for once

 

[Kyle Jones]

In with the Wanaka tree! This was published in Landscape Photography Magazine in July

And I captured this one in Yosemite a long time ago. Light painting provided by Claudia Welsh (Michael Frye's wife)

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

The moon rising through the Earth's shadow in California's White Mountains.

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

This tree is one of the victims of the February 2022 Airport Fire along the Owens River near Bishop, CA.