Surreal

[Mad Aussie]

I liked the light ...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6104/6224808432_30e7aaffa7_b.jpg

[Bambi]

not your usual- I quite like it!

[Mad Aussie]

not your usual- I quite like it!Thanks Bambi :)

[Matt K.]

What's not to like??? This is really a great shot, and fantastic light, indeed.

[okmqaz42]

wonderful work MA, I love your B+W treatment.

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks ok42 and Matt :)

[asnow]

Cool picture. I really like the light in this one.

[Mad Aussie]

Cool picture. I really like the light in this one.
Thanks ... would you believe I took this is broad daylight?

[Lizardqing]

Pretty cool.

[Mad Aussie]

Pretty cool.
Thanks

[aubintbay]

Nicely done MA!

[Iguanasan]

Cool shot, MA. I like it as well with that awesome reflection.

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks Guys :)

[scorpio_e]

Well done MA

ok you got me.. How did you do this in broad daylight?

[Mad Aussie]

Well done MA

ok you got me.. How did you do this in broad daylight?
Thanks Scorpio.
All I did really was crop out the sky, convert to B&W, heavy on the levels ... duplicate so I could brighten the tree, then mask and blend.

[Michaelaw]

Nice one MA...I've always wondered just what "broad daylight " is :shrug:

[casil403]

Gotta go with the others here...it has an almost fairly-like/outerworldly appeal to it.

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks Casil and M :)

broad   [brawd] Show IPA adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun
adjective
1.
of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
2.
measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad.
3.
of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean.
4.
widely diffused; open; full: We awoke to broad daylight.
5.
not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine.
6.
liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy.
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main or general: the broad outlines of a subject.
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plain or clear: Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings.
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bold; plain-spoken.
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(of conversation) rough; countrified.
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unconfined; free; unrestrained: It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth.
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(of pronunciation) strongly dialectal: He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent.
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broad a, the a-sound  [ah] Show IPA when used in lieu of the more common a-sound  [a] Show IPA in such words as half, can't, and laugh.

adverb
16.
fully: He was broad awake.

noun
17.
the broad part of anything.
18.
Slang.
a.
Usually Offensive. a woman.
b.
a promiscuous woman.
19.
Often, broads. Movies, Television. an incandescent or fluorescent lamp used as a general source of light in a studio.
20.
a gold coin of England and Scotland, issued by James I and Charles I and equal to 20 shillings. Compare carolus, jacobus.
Idioms
21.
broad on the beam, Nautical. bearing 90° to the heading of a vessel.
22.
broad on the bow, Nautical. bearing 45° to the heading of a vessel.
23.
broad on the quarter, Nautical. bearing 135° to the heading of a vessel.
Origin: before 1000; Middle English bro(o)d, Old English brād; cognate with Dutch breed, German breit, Old Norse breithr, Gothic braiths
Related forms
broad·ish, adjective
broad·ly, adverb
o·ver·broad, adjective
Synonyms 1. See wide. 3. extensive, ample, vast. 5. liberal, open. 10. gross.
Antonyms 1. narrow.

Example Sentences
Adverb
Deflation is a broad, sustained decline in prices that is hard to stop once it takes hold.
Adjective
Many central banks keep one eye on broad measures of the money supply for signs that the economy is overheating or cooling.
Two broad ponds flank the road, and a beaver lodge rises in each one.
The best talks usually start out very broad and general, .
We hope to present a broad spectrum of research challenges.
Such an examination requires a very broad evaluation of all facts present.
At this point, the book becomes bogged down in broad, predictable sendups of the American religious right.
It's hard to paint broad strokes when discussing individuals.

[scorpio_e]

Thanks Scorpio.
All I did really was crop out the sky, convert to B&W, heavy on the levels ... duplicate so I could brighten the tree, then mask and blend.

Love your vision on you post processing:)