Friday, May 27, 2011

Four Palms Friday

Four Palmetto Trees, Charleston Harbor, Mt. Pleasant, SC  © Doug Hickok


This is a view through four Palmetto palms toward Charleston Harbor on a hazy summer morning. I liked the palm trunks in shadow when I first arrived on the scene. I next used a 300 mm telephoto lens to compress space, giving the image a more graphic appearance. The photo was made on Velvia RVP color slide film a few years ago, back in my pre-digital days. You can see a little grain from the 100 ASA film speed, quite different from the smooth look of the 100 ISO digital speed. Also, I thought I would continue the blue/green color theme from yesterday's post. Hope I didn't make you doze off with all the technical talk.

Tomorrow will be a mixed bag day, with several promised images included.
Hope you have a great weekend.



Quick take: May I leave you with an absolute ooh aah image to start your weekend? 
How about this stunner from Frans Lanting!



20 comments:

  1. 'm still wide awake, Doug, and I just got up less than an hour ago. :D I love palm trees! And that photo by Frans Lanting is something else. I like that link.

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  2. I like palm trees, they mean summer, hot and holiday for me :)
    Nice shot, beautiful colors.
    Have a nice weekend!

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  3. I love how you've composed this one Doug. Very creative perspective.

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  4. It could be a sugestive photo too: looking at palms at liberty, behind bars:)

    Great link!

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  5. Mean summer, I agree, mean surf, mean r,n,r, mean Hawai 5.0.
    Great shot, good weekend for you too.
    Greetings.

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  6. I love the light tones, Nice frame.

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  7. what, in the thumbnail, appeared quite two dimensional with the strong four vertical lines, reveals, on closer examination, depth and layers. Very nice, Doug.

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  8. Nice composition, great colors!

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  9. What a gorgeous scene. Love how you've framed the ocean thru the trees.

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  10. I like the dual nature of the tree trunks in this eye-catching shot. Very well done.

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  11. That pic by Frans Lanting is seriously special. Look at his one http://louis.shutterchance.com/photoblog/Deadvlei_floor_/ not for comparison, just to say I was there as well :-)

    Your pic is a good one as well - the 300mm choice helped a lot.

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  12. Your image incorporated perspective wonderfully. It has a great visual impact.

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  13. I'm still battling trying to leave comments on non pop-up comment windows, I hope this works. This is a perfect Friday photo. Yesterday's shot I would classify as exhibition class!

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  14. nice composition, quite like the warmth of the light.

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  15. fitting for the Palm Tree state. it's quite nostalgic for me; we had palm trees in our front yard when I was growing up in Florida

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  16. Come on, you call that a hazy summer?!
    It's such a lovely day.

    Have you got one in landscape format?
    If so, I'd like to see it.
    I normally take two shots (one in portrait; the other one in landscape) for tree photos. Sometimes they look good in portrait, but I find them more attractive in landscape most of the time.

    Lanting's desert shot is so amazing!
    I actually saw that picture few days ago in a bookshop. :)

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  17. They are huge and so beautiful.This picture is perfect with wonderful lights!
    Léia

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  18. Really cool composition Doug and rich color--fascinating too are the differences you mention between film and digital. Nice example.

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