I love this grand old tree...............but: This tree's (sycamore?) span is huge! looks like 1/4 acre wide. You can tell by the size of the pines lining the lane behind it. I didn't...

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

This tree's (sycamore?) span is huge! looks like 1/4 acre wide. You can tell by the size of the pines lining the lane behind it. I didn't have the wide lens with me at the time, so some of the trunk is MIA. I can't seem to do it justice. I just got a D7100 and will have my 10-24 wide with me.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

LPigott Loc: Monterey Peninsula, CA

If you Google "photographing trees," you'll see some of the best shots don't include the whole tree. The whole tree is not always possible or even preferable. Sometimes when only part of the trunk and branches are in the image, it gives the impression of immense scale. You might try utilizing the power of thirds and get the tree off to the side.

llindstrand Loc: Seattle Metro

bebo1998 wrote:

This tree's (sycamore?) span is huge! looks like 1/4 acre wide. You can tell by the size of the pines lining the lane behind it. I didn't have the wide lens with me at the time, so some of the trunk is MIA. I can't seem to do it justice. I just got a D7100 and will have my 10-24 wide with me.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

If yo want to get the entire tree in the image and don't have a wide lens with you, I would suggest you do it as a panorama and stitch two or three images together. In this case I would shoot it in a portrait mode, overlap the images by about 1/3 to 1/3 and stitch them together.

Conversely if you want to highlight the tree more, then it can be done in a variety of editing programs. Smart Photo Editor is one I use a lot and only costs $29.99 ao Topaz ReStyle which is a little more expensive. Either one will allow you to play around with highlight colors etc.

If you want me to post some simple samples let me know and I will be happy to do so. Also try to express what you are trying to get out of the image so I have a better chance to give that to you.
Swede

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

Dear Swede
the tree in person is so majestic I am trying to show that without putting a person in the photo. I do not know how else to express it. I would love to see your examples.

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

Thanks L.P. I'll do that also.

llindstrand Loc: Seattle Metro

bebo1998 wrote:

Dear Swede
the tree in person is so majestic I am trying to show that without putting a person in the photo. I do not know how else to express it. I would love to see your examples.

Here are three examples. It is hard to choose which one to pick. I would suggest you download free trial copies of the software and try for yourself. If you want to pursue panoramas, I can send you some that I have done on very large trees. Just PM me and send me your email address.

Also in the future click the store original button when you post the image so that we have a larger picture to look at.
Swede

Tree with Topaz
Tree with Topaz...

Tree with Special Photo Editor

Tree with Topaz
Tree with Topaz...

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

Is that special or smart photo editor?

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

Is that special or smart photo editor?

llindstrand Loc: Seattle Metro

bebo1998 wrote:

Is that special or smart photo editor?

I am sorry--it is Smart Photo Editor
Swede

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

llindstrand wrote:

I am sorry--it is Smart Photo Editor
Swede

I used that already - it still looks bland to me - I am going to try another time of day - thanks!

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

I did that, also. Funny, but the guy who wrote one of the columns had the same issues as I did. How to make it "pop"

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Forgive me but in the case of your photo I think you will need to show the entire tree. You do have the pine trees in the background but even then they are only partially shown. I think you need an entire something so the viewer can relate that something to the majesty of the tree.

As someone above posted consider taking a panorama shot with the camera in the vertical position? I think that might do it. Maybe I am misunderstanding your post but is your photo with the wide angle lens or did you just get the wide angle lens but have not used it yet? If you haven't I would first off give that a try.

Dennis

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

Dennis, Thanks
I did not have the Wide with me when I took this - I will go back soon and post the new photos on this string. Thanks for the comments.
Bebo

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

bebo1998 wrote:

This tree's (sycamore?) span is huge! looks like 1/4 acre wide. You can tell by the size of the pines lining the lane behind it. I didn't have the wide lens with me at the time, so some of the trunk is MIA. I can't seem to do it justice. I just got a D7100 and will have my 10-24 wide with me.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

There is a lot of possibilities there for post processing. At least a good week ends worth! Love the pic as is.

bebo1998 Loc: Baltimore MD area

UP-2-IT wrote:

There is a lot of possibilities there for post processing. At least a good week ends worth! Love the pic as is.

I am glad you like it - I have tried numerous things - I wanted to change the sky, but got halos around the (many) branches, which I hate to see. I kind of like the one I am about to post, it is more extreme than I like, but it defines the numerous small branches.

keep on clicking!