RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

Remote flashes might be set up below the tree facing up or where they would not light up the foreground grass. Flash from the camera location makes the foreground grass lighter then the subject. This is what remote flashes would be designed to avoid. If you could get the light source farther away, and lcoser to the tree, the foreground grass would be actually in shadow, if at all. You would have to hide the flashes themselves maybe a screen of some sort or a dense tuft of grass, from the lens and not light up anything right in fron t of the flash... or that area will be a hot spot. .

The fun thing is this, you do not need to have more than one, and it does not have to be sync'd with the camera, you do need to figure our an aperture and long exposure combination that registers the light, yet not you running around and firing off the light. Given a long enough exposure, as long as you don;t sit too long in one spot, you'll never show up.

The other way would be to have the long exposure and a strong flashlight and "paint" the tree. I have seen where a guy did a time exposure and ran around in the woods and light his face from below, looked like 30 ghoulish faces floating all over the place. through the woods, But it was just he and his friend!

It will make for a long night of trial an error and experimentation, but what fun!

CSand Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia

Morning treadwl, I enjoyed the simple composition of this with the low vantage point. You might check out "Native American Trail Marker Trees-Marking Paths Through the Wilderness" by Dennis Downes. Since Indians lived in and hunted the Everglades this could very well be one of the marker trees. Sandy

bedgmon Loc: Burleson, Texas

Wonderful image. "I would like to go back and shoot this again against a star filled sky". You can shoot the stars too but I think it just might detract from the drama you have created.

Nightski

Thank you for this great bunch of information, Richie. This does sound like a great bunch of fun!

carlysue Loc: Columbus

Here's my thought on removing any grass...wouldn't that make it look like the tree was super-imposed there? I think the grass shows that it is in a swamp and gives it a base to sit in. It is such a cool image and the moon is a perfect touch.

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

I wouldn't remove all the grass. Just the blades that really detract from the tree. Like the one that cuts across it. It needs the grass to ground it and put it in context.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

I like it andnow I have to research it for my next glades trip.

Orphoto Loc: Oregon

You do realize you are replying to a 7 year old thread?