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The Lonely Winter Tree

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Posted by Patrick on Jan 11, 2009 in Tutorials

The tree that refused to believe it was winter
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It can be handled in any number of ways, but the lonely tree motif makes for an eye pleasing composition…doubly so in winter and surrounded or covered in snow.

Finding the tree shouldn’t be too hard. You might even have a nice one in the backyard, down the road, on your favorite hike, a nearby park, an otherwise empty field. How to handle the shoot? Go wide on it to emphasize the starkness, or zoom in for a cropped shot as above. Composition is simple, off center for best results, though some situations might scream symmetry and a centered shot might be better.

The possibilites for processing the “lonely tree” motif are endless, but if one type of photo is begging for a crisp black and white conversion, the “lonely tree” is definitely the one. The black and white conversion easily compensates for poor weather outside or the ever present gray sky. If your lucky enough to have a blue sky, by all means keep it in color, a winter tree on deep blue sky is a striking combination. Other things to try: hdr conversion, tinted black and white, or getting creative with color and cooling the photo down.

I’ve grabbed a few examples for ideas, the rest is up to you.

almost winter
Creative Commons License photo credit: mathias-erhart

arbol solitario
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meditation in snow
Creative Commons License photo credit: Grant MacDonald

Lone
Creative Commons License photo credit: chrisjfry

loneliness
Creative Commons License photo credit: justCRONO

Now, let me lie with my love for the time
Creative Commons License photo credit: sgs_1019

Sleep
Creative Commons License photo credit: tlindenbaum

Snow & Tree, Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, UK
Creative Commons License photo credit: theladsweekend

End of the Line
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Bench
Creative Commons License photo credit: Nagy David

Snowy day
Creative Commons License photo credit: slack12

Tree1.jpg
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Lonely tree
Creative Commons License photo credit: stonepix_de

Tree in Morning Mist
Creative Commons License photo credit: Jason Manzatt

Des Racines et de la Neige
Creative Commons License photo credit: Nwardez

in the wind
Creative Commons License photo credit: crazyhorse [matthias]

Snowy oak
Creative Commons License photo credit: James Jordan

Tree in the light
Creative Commons License photo credit: Daleberts

Sky, Snow, Tree
Creative Commons License photo credit: Marcus Ramberg

Winter field
Creative Commons License photo credit: James Jordan

Nr Willoughby Hedge (April snowfall)
Creative Commons License photo credit: herefordcat

reflected tree
Creative Commons License photo credit: charmar

It snowed here, this is a tree with snow on it. (16:9)
Creative Commons License photo credit: broma

After the Land Rush
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