blackthorn tree

[Rybear]

after a disaster of  a trip to the red kite feeding site in llandeusant....over 200 pics taken ....not one useable  ..on the way home i decided to go to a little valley  near careg cennen castle with knarley blackthorn trees...i went through here once in the mist ..it looked primeval ...next time i'm going back in the mist

really struggled to take these..was balancing on some rocks on a steep bank...had to bracket 2 stops either way even with 2 nd grads on ..focus is slightly off as i'd just nearly fell down the bank on to some rocks ...wasnt concentrating ....i cant figure out why there is so much noise on the shadows as i used iso 100

 

[Stravinsky]

I love the first one, the light and colours are marvellous 

[David995031]

Two fine compositions and a totally justified reward for your efforts.

[johntwo]

First one for me as well.

[Ryewolf]

I knida going for the second image...

[Clicker]

Do you know what ...sometimes it really doesn't  matter  if  there are imperfections in an image and the technical aspects are not utilised 100 percent  because sometimes in the time it takes to get all those things perfect ... the moment has passed and you've missed  getting anything  like the  picture you saw in your head . l love these old gnarled blackthorns that  show  just how the years of prevailing winds have forced them to bow to the unrelenting  pressure but stubbornly refuse to give up. Lovely light and  composition Ryland ..# 1 gets my vote too .. the composition is great ..

[Nikonmike]

Both work for me but the first would be my favorite