Yaaay! One of my pix won in a local nature photography contest!

[Dangerously Amused]

This one:



My prize is a lovely fleece jacket. :7 Go me!

Props to lizziegrace for pointing out the contest to me. :hug:


ETA: Does anybody know what kind of a tree that is? A pine or a fir or something else? I want to give it a title that includes the type of tree, but Nature Girl here doesn't have a clue. :eyes:

[RebelOne]

1. Beautiful shot. Congratulations.

[Dangerously Amused]

2. Thanks.

It's funny but what I saw looks nothing like what the camera recorded; the thick blanket of fog and heavy morning dew was doing all kinds of weird reflective stuff to the sunlight. But I thought the pic turned out cool anyway.

:hi:

[BarenakedLady]

3. Congrats!

That's really beautiful.

:yourock:

[Dangerously Amused]

4. Thanks darlin' girl.

:hug:

[DS1]

5. You totally 'shopped in that tree

I can tell by the pixels

:D

[Dangerously Amused]

6. LIES!!!11!

No, I probably oversharpened it though. I oversharpen everything. It's an uncontrollable urge I have as a result of my frustration in learning depth of field and the zone system on a Pentax K1000 like 100 years ago. With Attila the Hun as my photog prof. :eyes:

[lizziegrace]

7. How cool is that??

:bounce:

[Dangerously Amused]

10. Yeah!

I couldn't use the one with the kid on the beach because I didn't have a model release. In retrospect I had another of him and that sweet little "Butt Angels" girl where they weren't identifiable, I could have submitted that I guess. Oh well. We will have to go and take more pix for next year's contest! :7

[PeaceNikki]

8. Very cool! Congrats!

Beautiful shot!

[Dangerously Amused]

11. Thanks hon!

I actually went that morning because I wanted to get the sunrise at a certain location. Well, the sunrise that morning was spectacularly... unimpressive. So I was disappointed, but then I saw this field on the way home, and the fog was still pretty thick with the sun at a good angle so I thought okay, let's just see what's out there before the fog dissipates.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Dangerously Amused!

Wow!

That is stunning, absolutely stunning!

The way the light/dark is captured is amazing!

Biggo congrats!

:yourock:

[Dangerously Amused]

13. Thanks Peg!

Like I said upthread, what I saw is very different from what the camera recorded. So I have to give the camera the photo credit, I guess. :7

[Inchworm]

12. It's a christmas tree! hehe

Very cool picture! :)

I think it's a Douglas Fir. They are all over the place here where I live.

:hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

14. Thanks!

Christmas tree, lol!

:spank:

I tried to research the difference between the pine and the fir needles, but I still couldn't figure it out. :dunce:

It may be difficult too because the tree is young, there seems to be a difference in the way the younger trees display needle clusters/clumps/whatever those things are. Oh well, someone here will know for sure.

:hi:

[dhpgetsit]

15. Awesome image!

Interesting at so many levels!

It's a Pine, not a Fir, but I couldn't say what kind. Where was it taken?

[Dangerously Amused]

16. Thanks, and thanks for the tree ID!

I took it on a meadow trail in a state park. I will PM you the location.

:hi:

[WinkyDink]

17. Congratulations! I entered a local fair photo contest, but came in fifth! Yet even then, it was cool

[Dangerously Amused]

21. Thankee!

There were some very good shots entered this year.

:hi:

[Callalily]

18. It's a great picture.

I don't care what "magic" you used.

[Dangerously Amused]

22. Aw, thanks.

But all the credit goes to Mother Nature. I really didn't do anything (except I probably sharpened it. I say that because I have OSD and sharpen everything I shoot, ha ha.)

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Cool! :^)

[Dangerously Amused]

23. Hey you! Thanksa!

:) :hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

20. Very nice!

It looks like a painting.

[Dangerously Amused]

24. Thanks SA!

When I saw it the rays from the sun were much more pronounced coming through the branches (which looked very awesome), but the surrounding area wasn't all lit up like that, and the background wasn't nearly as dark. It seemed a little less warm, and more ethereal. But whatever, the camera saw it differently. It's all good in my book. :)

How's by you? What's new?

:hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

25. Busy working on a screenplay.

I'm revamping an old script I wrote, particularly because I know a guy who owns a small studio and is looking for scripts.

He's actually my boss' cousin and lives right behind where I work. :rofl:

[Dangerously Amused]

29. Hey, it's a cold, hard world out there; no shame in taking every opportunity you can get.

Best of luck to you, my dear!

[SeattleGirl]

26. Wow! That's a great picture!

And congrats! :bounce: :bounce:

[Dangerously Amused]

30. Thanks SistaGirl!

I am wearing my prize right now! :bounce:

Hope all is well with you. What's new?

[likesmountains 52]

27. Beautiful..thanks for sharing

[Dangerously Amused]

31. Thanks!

I like your avi. If you ever get to SE WI, I'll take you to the park where I got this shot. It has absolutely gorgeous hiking trails.

:hi:

[Ptah]

28. That is wonderful.

Completely wonderful
Simply wonderful
Would there be a larger image of that?
whisper: I'd sure enjoy having a bigger copy

Please??

[Dangerously Amused]

32. Aw, thanks Ptah! And anything for you, dear heart!

I will PM you the biggest image I could get.

:hug:

[pokerfan]

33. Awesome shot

It looks like a spruce to me. What part of the country?

[Dangerously Amused]

36. Why thankee!

I will have to google "spruce" now. I took the pic in the midwest.

:hi:

[pokerfan]

39. could be, there are a bunch of varieties

Red Spruce:


:hi:

[LadyoftheRabbits]

34. Gorgeous!

Almost like a rainbow. :D :hug:

[Dangerously Amused]

37. Hey sweetie! Thanks!

:hi:


You know it was at that cool park we visited. :hug:

How's school going? Any good classes?

[LadyoftheRabbits]

45. Hi!

Oh, wow... I'd like to see that place in autumn. :D And school's OK. Classes are manageable. :)

[lizziegrace]

46. Autumn's pretty much gone up here

:(

Most of the leaves have fallen.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

35. congratulations ...

:applause: :toast: :yourock: :toast: :applause:


possibly a baby pine tree? :shrug:

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[Dangerously Amused]

38. Thank you TA!

It could indeed be a baby pine. Now it is bugging me though, I think I'll have to go back and get a close-up shot in normal daylight and pester the local DNR people, lol. :7

[Shell Beau]

40. Well I can see why!! That is awesome!

:thumbsup:

[Dangerously Amused]

41. Thanks Shell!

Come visit someday and I will take you to that park, it's amazing!

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

42. Did I see this on the calendar poll?

I voted for it.

[Dangerously Amused]

47. Thank you, my dear.

:hug:

It wasn't in the calendar contest, but that had some beautiful shots, didn't it?

[Guava Jelly]

43. Congrats D_A

Nice picture :D :woohoo:

[Dangerously Amused]

48. Thankee toots!

:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

44. gorgeous.

[Dangerously Amused]

49. Why thank you.

Thanks for dropping in to say so!


:toast:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

50. if only i had any talent

sigh!

[Dangerously Amused]

51. Don't sell yourself short.

I was thinking of writing in my first reply that you should consider taking up something artistic since you have a good eye for color and design. Maybe after school when your time frees up a little.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

52. aww, thank you for being so sweet.

:hug:

[Dangerously Amused]

53. Ah, I am less sweet than candid.

:7

[GOPisEvil]

54. Congratulations! That is beautiful.

:toast:

[Dangerously Amused]

56. Thanks hon!

And I understand that you are off on an adventure soon... :bounce:

[In_The_Wind]

55. Awesome photo!

The sunlight through the mist is beautiful.
Sorry I'd be guessing if I said it looks like a white pine.

[Dangerously Amused]

57. Thanks Joanie!

Hey, when you make it to WI come visit me and lizziegrace and we'll go to the park where I took this pic. It is sooo beautiful there!