It's lonely out here ...

[Matt K.]

Encountered this lonely tree in the middle of a canola field ...


This is the version with a 17-70mm lens, on 17mm wide angle:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/6010506416_6b445da3e6_b.jpg


This is the version with a 300mm lens:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/6009956729_b9951c568e_b.jpg

[MartinW]

Great find, Matt. I especially like the 300mm shot. :)

[kat]

jealous. :)

[Wicked Dark]

I like them both. We don't have anything like this in New England.

[Iguanasan]

Hard to find interesting subjects like this in Nova Scotia too. A very nice shot of a cool subject. Is it just my eyes or do I detect some kind of halo around the tree in these shots. Perhaps you did some editing to bump up the contrast in the clouds?

[Marko]

Lovely scene - Shot 2 for me please.

[casil403]

Nicely done on both counts Matt.

[Marko]

I have a suggested crop on shot 1, Can i try it?

[Lovin]

I like both, but first is my favourite. Did you dodge the tree area, because I see a light hallo around that tree.

[JAS_Photo]

I like both as well. :)

[Matt K.]

I have a suggested crop on shot 1, Can i try it?

absolutely ... I have another sot of this, with the foreground not so predominant ...

and thanks all for your kind words ... I will tell the tree ....

[Matt K.]

I have a suggested crop on shot 1, Can i try it?

absolutely ... I have another shot of this, with the foreground not so predominant ...

and thanks all for your kind words ... I will tell the tree ....

[Marko]

I think you read my mind on the foreground then Matt, here's my edit - straight crop ( could have left another 1/4-1/2 inch perhaps) with a hint of leveling and save to web. Makes for a fine pano imo.
If I had the original file I probably would have cropped a bit off the left but still kept the same width overall if that makes sense, but because I don't have it, had i made that crop, it would have looked too small compared to original.

[asnow]

I was liking the second one better, but now seeing that cropped pano, it is now my favourite.

[Hillbillygirl]

Really likin' that pano shot. Especially befits the title so well now.

[Matt K.]

Really likin' that pano shot. Especially befits the title so well now.

Yup, Marko did a great job. I have since reworked this image as well, in the original ... funny what happens when you use different white balances ...

[aubintbay]

2 nice shots but my chioce would be the second one.

[Lizardqing]

Both are great, the 2nd is my favorite. But that pano look really gives the expanse a nice compliment. That needs to be my back yard though!