Heart in a Tree, a photo from Hardap, South

Photographer's Note

Shot in Sossusvlei National Park - Dead Vlei

The Heart was there, in the Tree, believe me ;)

i used a polarising filter and redid the contrast in ps

thanks so much for all your positive feedback :)

YavuzA, maxlecointe, YaTtAcAn, benkrut, diverjohn, archimatica, No_One, No_One, accanpolat, aliabazari ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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AmiBe (6042) 2005-02-14 8:24

Welcome on TE, fabian !
Very fine start, beautiful saturated colors. I think you use a polarized filter. Very strange this tree in this big desert...

Aymeric (553) 2005-02-14 8:26

Very nice composition !
Good colors !

Welcome to TE !

Standring (596) 2005-02-14 8:31

Excellent work, Fabian. The colours are superb, with the blue, orange and light yellow, and the tree just adds the icing on the cake. Superb.

Booz (14347) 2005-02-14 8:41 [Comment]

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Homerhomer (4080) 2005-02-14 8:51

Hi Fabian, I don't care about the heart in the tree but the image is fantastic. Very simple, colourfull, contrasty, just beautifull.
Peter

cessy (13647) 2005-02-14 8:52

wow strong color and composition
excellent

Burnham (2428) 2005-02-14 9:00

Great Fabian! I loved the picture even before I noticed the heart, but that heart just makes it perfect, it's so simple and so great. Welcome to TE, and thanks.

JimPix (33) 2005-02-14 9:07

C'est net et sans bavure ! On dirait une image de synthèse !
Les couleurs sont presque surnaturelles !

santosh (304) 2005-02-14 9:11

Beautiful composition. I love the colors. The contrast is great and the heart looks good :) Very nice picture.

Cool-ice (5289) 2005-02-14 9:12

Extreme simplicity of the composition, a graphism accentuated by the three principal colors : you have an real excellent graphism here.
The post-prod in ps is well done too, with the just right saturation.
I am impatient to see your next posts....and welcome to you on TE, Fabian ;o)

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Tibetix (0) 2005-02-14 9:14

Perfect shot with everything... Bravo Fabian.

I added to my favorites...

markoci (3933) 2005-02-14 9:22

nice moody picture, lovely colours, good details. just wish maybe you were more to the right to reveal more of the nice shadow on the ground. (even if the heart wasn't visible from that angle) welcome to te!

Vagabond (5848) 2005-02-14 9:26

Very nice composition with strong colours.

TomteTim (434) 2005-02-14 9:37

Hi Fabian,
somebody else who enjoyed the colours of Soussuvlei (I posted some pic recently...).
It's an amazing part of this world and you captured ity perfectly. Your composition is very graphical, very well done, with excellent contrast...perfect. I also like that you can well see the structure of the dried out ground. Thanks for sharing and welcome to TE.

Bernd

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joelsantos (1413) 2005-02-14 9:50

Fantastic shot! Great framing and colors! Love it!
Just one note: the horizon line is not perfecly aligned.

fredon (5052) 2005-02-14 12:18

Fantastic colors and graphism. The simplicity of the lines and patterns are giving the force to the composition.

fred

epdrun1 (344) 2005-02-14 12:44

Fabian,
Welcome to TE. Excellent first photo. The photo is extremely simple and very well done. Thanks for sharing.

Albrecht (11283) 2005-02-14 12:59

Great picture: good composition and colours. Perfect picture

PHILIPPEV (930) 2005-02-14 12:59

we can see it !!
incredible colors composition !!!!
very nice shot ...thanks

caro73 (84) 2005-02-14 13:28

Cette photo est magnifique les lignes sont nettes, les couleurs sont d'une pureté ...Géniale tres beau travail!

paspiz (73) 2005-02-14 13:29

I suppose you have used a polarizzed filter for having the color of the loaded sky therefore. Very nice the composition and the colors.
Welcome on TE

pridel (233) 2005-02-14 14:10

Welcom on TE Fabian.
I like very much your photograph.
it is the dead tree which makes the photograph. it reinforces these marvellous colors of sand and the sky. It is really splendid.
Congratulations
Pascal

jrj (34843) 2005-02-14 14:39

Hi Fabian
What an excellent first posting at TE. A total sucsess in the distinct graphical setting. The offcentered placement of the tree, the dividing of the details, just super..

smartins (1967) 2005-02-14 17:34

WOW! The photo is perfect! Great first post in TE.
Welcome and continue sharing the pictures :)
Susana

YavuzA (357) 2005-02-16 19:12

Beautiful colors, beautiful picture...
Well done!

Voli (0) 2005-02-19 5:25 [Comment]

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magnier (988) 2005-02-20 16:49

exellent shot!!! I love colours and contrasts! great work
florian

Ulises (1026) 2005-02-21 21:44

i love it, its so simple but so complex, the mix and contrast of colors is amazing, if you can fill me up about the location of the pic i would be grateful, thanx

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DrorAngkor (164) 2005-02-23 4:34

Fantastic !

Excellent title too ...

anil-ahuja (327) 2005-02-25 0:56

Welcome to TE Fabian. Your photograph is, like your chosen membership name, fabulous. waiting for more such delights.

Warm regards,
Anil

kiara (410) 2005-03-02 9:09

wonderful picture!

H2OKOT (180) 2005-03-18 22:35

dude.... this is one of the best taken pictures I have ever seen.....even though it was worked on... anyways I would really like to see the original ... If you look at it form close enough, it seems to be a paintin....and maybe becouse I was stoned, I did actually notice the heart only after 10 or so minutes. :)))) H2OKOT

seb36 (1060) 2005-04-15 6:29

Brilliant photo, congratulations! And as if it wasn't enough, you have this heart in this tree... you should maybe tell us more about the PS technique you used, I'm curious.

sandpiper (6788) 2005-05-27 18:46

Excellent shot, I especially like the heart in the tree, unique. Great contrast between the elements and the tree is positioned very well in the frame. thus its a very attractive composition.

majastan (75) 2005-07-27 12:37

HI!
This picture looks wonderful. When you look at it, there are only 4 main colours there, but they are so vivid, that it works perfectly.

maxlecointe (240) 2005-07-27 12:39

Hi Fabian, very beautyful picture. I am adding it to my favourite ;)

JanArie (657) 2005-08-14 10:38

Very beautifull and just a pure and simple photo.

Well done!

ydarias (679) 2005-08-14 10:39

Hola Fabian. Una foto increible, con unos colores muy intensos y una composición que representa muy bien la amplitud y soledad del desierto. El "árbol" en el lado izquierdo mejora mucho la calidad de la foto, y el uso del polarizador ha quedado muy bien. Buen trabajo.

ukasz (803) 2005-08-23 7:08

great photo, i like the composition very much, nicely saturated colours in three layers;, complete emptiness apart from the lonely tree with a heart-shaped hole; marvellous shot :)

gelor (3233) 2005-09-21 1:51

Superbe tableau. La composition simple et la saturation des couleurs donne une force incroyable à cette image. Félicitations. Gérard

snowcrazzi (99) 2005-09-21 1:54

Wow, what an amazing photo. The conrast, clarity, and colors are so deep it looks almost like an computer generated image. I really enjoy when a photo can be so breathtaking, yet simple at the same time. Great Job. Giuseppe

mishreyee (0) 2005-10-04 5:08

The colour contrast of this picture is simply fascinating! The tree has added another dimension to the landscape.

aros (0) 2005-10-04 18:31

If not for the tree, this could have been taken on Mars!

I like this picture a lot but have some ideas... the position of the Tree's shadow suggests you were standing pretty much with your back to the sun. Polarizers work best when shooting at 90 degrees to the sun. If you'd perhaps moved to the right and around the tree, then you'd also have the shadow of the tree extending more into the picture.

Just ideas, of course. I realize that this is a spectacular picture regardless, also that it may not have been possible to experiment with different positions.

I have added this to my favourites.

TBasco (143) 2005-10-05 8:05

i so believe you :)

it is beautiful how you've aportioned the horizontal plane among the ground, the hill of sand and the sky and such contrast.and then how remnant of the tree breaks that visual so wonderfully and that little heart of a detail is quite a find. i guess the word is "fabulous"

YaTtAcAn (90) 2005-10-05 10:33 [Comment]

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gilad33 (14433) 2005-12-11 18:26

Wonderful graphic frmae.
Had to favore it, It brings a smile to my face

fmfelman (118) 2006-01-21 22:05

This is a beautiful shot. The colors are striking with the clear definition of light and dark and the lone tree in the composition is very strong and it is all very clear. Great work!

craiggc (2509) 2006-06-15 5:30

Stunning graphical, yet natural composition. Saturation and contrast are just sooooo good!

veronika (6058) 2006-06-15 5:47

Hello Fabian, this is pure beauty :)
I love the colours, it looks like at the end of the world, well done :)
Vero

cboerean (51) 2006-06-15 5:48

fantastic...colours, composition, idea...fantastic shot !!!

Mojgan (44) 2006-07-19 6:37

I really like the composition of colours in this picture. It makes us to think about the nature!
Mojgan

skip21 (43) 2007-01-19 16:34

Great composition! I love the texture of the floor against the simplicity of the sky. All round an excellent photo!!

Skip

jdwyer264 (1084) 2007-02-13 17:13

Great capture, I hope the heart is natural, I love this kind of occurrence appearing so perfectly, similar in kind to my shot 'petrified face'. Great strong lines and colours so clearly separated. So baron, its lovely.
TFS

diverjohn (544) 2007-03-18 20:12

Excellent composition. Love the strong colours and straight lines of the landscape.
I see you used a DiMage camera, which rendered superb results.
Love to see more.

pally3100 (3413) 2007-04-10 13:33

hello Fabian
this a good compo and good colors i like very your graphism , friendly for french speaking belgium Henri

Uzi (1240) 2007-04-10 13:45

Hi Fabian ,
marvellous- that's all I can say(write)... :)
Iza

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2007-10-11 14:21

A beautiful composition! Stark, great use of a few colors and simple images. Even the sand line dividing the picture in half works here, which doesn't happen often.

Great job!

pattyis (1317) 2007-10-11 14:59

Bellissimi colori e simbolismo!
foto eccellente
ciao
Patrizia

irishkiwi (90) 2008-04-06 21:11

Stunning shot. So simple and effective. I love the colours. The framing is good. I hadn't noticed the heart until I reread your comments. Thank you for sharing.

cheaphal (59) 2009-10-04 6:08

Simply beautiful. I love the blue sky you got.

gut31 (144) 2009-10-20 11:04

Wonderfull colors and composition. I like the shadow of the tree....

Yves-triga (5149) 2009-11-22 8:42

Hi Fabian,
wonderfull shoot,
i lke very much your composition,
well job
yves

LondonBoy (2604) 2011-09-24 11:43

Hi Fabian,

Beautiful composition, with simple, contrasting colours of the unique Sossusvlei. Less is indeed more.

TFS
Alex

onuruygun (73) 2011-10-29 10:01

Hey Fabian! Amazing composition and object placement. Flawless proportion of colors which go so good together. And good subject - I'm gonna have a cup of water while I still can :) cheers.

No_One (4) 2012-07-06 1:47

Hi Fa,
Ezquisite image, it instantly reminds me of the movie "the cell". Beautifully simple with amazing colour contrasat, and the heart in the tree is just an extra added bonus! Thanks for sharing this.
Best wishes
Noel

fgosch (24) 2015-02-24 17:18

Cette image est trÃ¨s impressionnant . Je ne peux pas croire il ya un arbre au milieu de nulle part .

Praetzer (209) 2015-03-14 12:20

Indeed an excellent graphical picture.
I like the placement of the horizon.
Alfred

Photo Information

Copyright: fa kl (fabulous) (141)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-28
Categories: Naturaleza
Camera: Minolta Dimage 7i, Digital
Exposición: f/4.5, 1/1000 segundos
Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
Diario de viaje: Namibia September 2004
Tema(s): Some Trees , Some Roots!, Pasandida, ho ho hoooo! [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-02-14 8:21
Favoritos: 32 [Ver]