Mini Challenge #19~TREES

Pat · April 10, 2008, 07:17:58 PM

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Here's our
Nineteenth Challenge for you all.

T R E E S

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This topic was chosen by Nita who won our last Challenge. The subject of the next Mini Challenge is TREES. Nita says, "I've always been friends with trees. God has made so many different varieties, each with their own beauty.

Tall pines, spreading willows, small compact friendly trees; which is your favorite? Flowering trees? Evergreen? Take a photo of trees, or one tree, or any part of a tree. I'm looking forward to seeing "your" TREES."

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Please upload up to 4 entries per member for this challenge.

The challenge is open now and will be closed to uploads on April 24, 2008 and then we'll vote on them.

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Avoura · April 10, 2008, 09:50:11 PM

Trees is a great subject to photograph, one of my favourites. So now I present to you my 4 entries:

"Orange Leaves"

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Photograph taken with a Canon Digital Ixus 60, in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, on 6 Oct 2007. For this I used a selective colour setting, so that it was set to only pick up orange colours and everything else appears in monochrome.

"Bark shedding"

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Photograph taken with a Canon Digital Ixus 60, in Kew Gardens, London, UK, on 1 Sep 2007.
This is a tree that actually sheds its bark every year in the Autumn.

"Wellingtonia redwood"

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Photograph taken with a Canon Digital Ixus 60, in Kew Gardens, London, UK, on 1 Sep 2007.
This tree is the smaller European relative to the sequoia trees of California.

"England in the Summer"

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Photograph taken with a J-Link3C DC-410Z3 digital camera, in the grounds of Audley End House (stately home), England, UK, on 10 Aug 2005.

Etta Sue · April 11, 2008, 12:15:11 PM

"Twirled"

That's a picture I took of a tree in my sister's back yard on a foggy sunrise. I didn't like the sheds so tried to disguise them with PSP.

Etta Sue · April 11, 2008, 12:26:39 PM

"90 Year Old Maple"

Etta Sue · April 11, 2008, 12:27:47 PM

"Green Redbud"

mybcjazz · April 11, 2008, 04:30:20 PM

Trees by the Lake

ScottyBoy · April 11, 2008, 08:08:47 PM

Hand Made Trees

This is a painting hanging in our house.

ScottyBoy · April 11, 2008, 08:16:15 PM

Title- Whhaaaaaaaattttt?

I think the stick things on the candle holder are supposed to be trees.

karmat · April 14, 2008, 06:35:45 PM

Open Arms

I honestly don't remember if this was taken with my rebel or sony 707 (I suspect the sony due to the file name)
Autumn at Grandfather Mtn. in NC

My system is hic-cupping right now, so if it is not "up" correctly, I shall fix it directly.

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Marilyn · April 14, 2008, 07:10:25 PM

5 Trees at Sunset

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Marilyn · April 14, 2008, 07:21:29 PM

Tree Stump in a Deck

Marilyn · April 14, 2008, 07:26:24 PM

Bare Tree at Sunset

Marilyn · April 14, 2008, 07:28:25 PM

Bear Tree

this bear used to be a tree

mybcjazz · April 14, 2008, 08:38:26 PM

Blossoming Trees

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Canon Digital Rebel XT w/Tokina 12-24 F4

crpoppy7 · April 14, 2008, 09:13:26 PM

Confederate Oak Tree

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Fotobirder · April 14, 2008, 09:21:02 PM

TheTitle of this picture is "Facing the Tree." Recently we were visiting with our Bird Club founder in his new home in the North Georgia Mountains. He had climbed a tall ladder and put the faces on the tree. :thumbsup:I though it was a very good job. I took the picture with my D70S Digital camera. The picture is from this past Saturday in Tiger, Georgia. The settings were Automatic-shutter Priority.

Steve Slayton
Fotobirder

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Fotobirder · April 14, 2008, 09:35:20 PM

The Name of this entry is Mill framed by Golden Trees. I took this picture at Babcock State Park in West Virginia. I used a Nikon 6006 SLR camera with a Tamron 28-200 F.56 Lense.

Steve Slayton
Fotobirder

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mossphoto · April 15, 2008, 06:47:40 PM

Okay, legitimate photos of actual trees this time, no pets named "Trees" (not that I have any).

Its not really the right time of year here in Denver to shoot trees, so I'll pull from the archives for this one.

The first one I'll load is of Aspen trees in the fall here in the mountains of Colorado. I shot this for one of my calendars, although it didn't make the cut for editing down to 13 images. I had a few people comment on my shooting as they passed by me. They didn't quite understand why I was using B&W for such a colorful shot. It was too hard to explain what Infrared film does, so I just carry a sample with me.

Anyway, here's my first challenge entry. Its called "Carson Wagon Road".

Thanks for lookin'

~Vic~

Nikon FE2, and Kodak HIE infrared film

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mossphoto · April 15, 2008, 06:50:34 PM

This one was shot for a developer who wanted to have pretty pictures of a very flat reservoir they were building next to. They didn't pick this one, something about showing "dead trees" on their brochure. The fisherman out there would have definitely approved!

This one is called "Beacon Point". Its the name of the development.

~V~

Mamiya 645AFD with a Phase One P25 digital back

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mossphoto · April 15, 2008, 06:55:10 PM

Last one for now, although there's another I may post later.

This one is one of my favorites from my trips to India. This road is the one that goes out to our school from the town we stay in. Its about 25 miles from the hotel. There are closer hotels, but no modern ones. The guys were all for staying in the closer ones, but the ladies put their feet down. Either way, it works.

Most of these trees are all gone now. This highway is one of the most dangerous in India. Part of the problem is the amount of traffic for such a narrow road. As such, it is being widened, and most of the trees are coming down. It will definitely save lives, but the beauty is now gone.

This image is title "Lucknow to Faizibad".

Enjoy.

~V~

Nikon D100

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karmat · April 15, 2008, 10:52:26 PM

Autumn in the Mountains

Taken with a Rebel 300D

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karmat · April 15, 2008, 11:44:12 PM

In Full Bloom
Rebel 300D

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Jim D · April 16, 2008, 03:42:10 AM

Bird in a Tree

I saw this dove-like bird sitting in a tree on the hillside in back of our home. It was taken last August with my Canon S3 IS.

Fotobirder · April 16, 2008, 12:50:16 PM

There are a lot of Beautiful Trees. But this one is the most beautiful to me. It's Calvary's Tree. The Crosses were among some beautiful Fall Trees close to Charleston, West Virginia. I took the picture in the mid 1990's. The camera was a Nikon 6006 SLR and the Lense was a Tamron 28-200 5.6. I used the Automatic Setting on the camera. The title is The Greatest Tree.

Steve Slayton
Fotobirder

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Fotobirder · April 16, 2008, 01:01:07 PM

There are a lot of Beautiful places in the Smokey Mountains. This is one of my favorite spots. It's located between Gatlingburg, Tennessee and Cherokee, N. C. I just call this "Smokey Mountain Trees." The picture was taken in 2001 with a Nikon 6006 Slr Camera and a Tamron 28-200 5.6 Lense on Autumatic setting.

Steve Slayton
Fotobirder

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mossphoto · April 16, 2008, 06:13:04 PM

Okay, last entry for trees from me.

This was taken with my D100. It is simply titled "Three Trees". One from my India files.

~Vic~

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mybcjazz · April 16, 2008, 09:41:35 PM

Plum

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Canon 40D w/EF 400 F5.6L

mybcjazz · April 16, 2008, 09:47:53 PM

Cherry Blossoms

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Canon 40D w/ EFS 60mm F2.8 Macro

Avoura · April 16, 2008, 09:51:05 PM

The standard of images has been so high, it is going to be difficult to choose what to vote for. This challenge has certainly brought out some really great shots for us all to see and enjoy.

ScottyBoy · April 16, 2008, 10:59:44 PM

Pine Cone on a Tree Stump.

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