Elvaston Castle 4 by tommorules

Photography • Landscape • posted on Mar 05, 2005

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This is me mucking about with my new Canon 17-40L a few weeks ago. This is a shot down one of the avenues at Elvaston Castle Country Park, with one of the giant redwoods in the foreground. Not sure how many of these trees there are in England? Not very many. There are plenty here & they are majestic, beautiful, and bl**dy enormous. I remember going here when I was a kid, I could punch the soft bark on the redwoods as hard as I liked & it would NOT hurt. Being male (& therefore a bit stupid) I tried it again age 36.... Happy to report it still didn't hurt. 3 weeks later the bruise has almost gone!!!! Haha!! EOS 20D, 17-40 L @ 17mm, F11, 1/80s, ISO 400

Comments (12)

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Zacko

4:48PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

LOL! Ive heard of tree-huggers..but tree-abusers??? Perfect shot by the way. Extremely crisp and clear. Full of rich colours, you did excellent on this one!!!

vlaaitje

5:09PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

what a story....and such a wonderful picture with a lovely play of light..well seen Steve...and I hope you are better now.....

jimry

5:13PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

Totally fantastic Steve...POV is wonderful..colour...love the shadows which leads me into asking if anyone could tell the time by those shadows...(not a scientist myself..lol)

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sossy

5:24PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

fantastic composed capture and very impressive POV! cool trick to show in this image how large these trees are in its shadow! the texture of the bark is breathtaking beautiful and special! the always child in men! ;o)

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DELMUR

6:18PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

magnifique ! ce vert au coeur de l'hiver me comble de joie!!

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Luka_30

6:21PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

Beautiful day, lovely park. I like the shadow of a big tree.

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diomedes66

6:41PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

Beautiful image and wonderfully composed! Superb texture and colour; please no more boxing, might impair your shooting :-) Very well done!

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tizjezzme

6:55PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

LOL thanks for the great little story :) It made me laugh. Great shot!!!!! The clarity and dof is fannnntastic!

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fap77

8:06PM | Sat, 05 March 2005

Excellent perspective. The composition is risky but it turned out just fine. The details and light on the tree keeps me there for a while but after I get into the shadows and end in full swing on that tiny red shirt. Very well done.

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