Oak in Winter
This wonderful oak tree is located in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains in Southern California. All the original limbs have been broken off by the snow loads of winter storms. The present limbs were regrown over the years. Photo taken during a blowing snowstorm.
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KCphoto
Lovely capture!! :)K
Antoine Dagobert
Perfect
Wanda Lechene
great capture very pretty
Steven Agius
Wonderful capture !
DawsonImages
Nice choise for B/w, what character the old oaks have when covered with snow!
paul boast
beautiful capture , make a great christmas card
Louise Cooke
I would love a white Christmas, right under this tree…or a window overlooking it! Wonderful Rany :)
Halcyon007
Very grand looking tree defying the elements. The use of greyscale’s just topped it off nicely
storm22
great shot love the old tree!
Deborah Parkin
this is wonderful.
Helene Kippert
Beautiful shot Rany
momleeb
Whoa! This is what I call picture perfect. Stunning shot. ALmost looks like a painting. Great work Rany.
PNFdeb
this looks like a holiday card and I do like the conversion….beautiful
KBSImages
BEAUTIFUL!!!! Kim
firegirl445
Stunning in grayscale. Great lighting, warm & inviting yet cold and perfectly captured!
Rany Lutz
Thanks everyone, for all the compliments. I appreciate it.
Taylor Jury
This is quite a beautiful image. Excellent job.
Taylor
Biswajit Pandey
WoW!, this is awesome.
Charl045
Rany this is very beautiful!!
Mel Brackstone
What a fabulous tree, Rany!
Joyce Dickens,...
Stunning Rany! This is incredible!
Mugsy
Beautiful!
Gayle Shaw
Beautiful, love the conversion, it’s perfect.
MEV Photographs
Stunning tree!
Craig Hender
What a stunning tree! Perfectly captured.
Catalin Soare
Superior!
Jeremy Harrington
this is a fantastic image.. and the greyscale works well..
Tammy Soulliere
beautifuly shaped tree, great capture
Antanas
Great…
stephen jones
wonderful tree
kdm2222
superb sole tree captured
Holly Werner
Stunning and love what you have done with it.
Marvin Tunstall
Really nice shot well done
Luis Correia
Beautiful composition.
dorka31
I just saw this tree in Summer (on your other shot) and now Winter… Great! I love to look at photos from the same place in various seasons :)
Nancy Stafford
Beautifully photograph.
micmac
Wow !!! This is amazing ,fantastic processing ,I love that tree.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Micmac, For all the nice comments!
cdwork
Superb winter image- love the tree
mieclarke
Beautiful!!
ECGardner
How gorgeous! Love the tonal range, which is just fantastic; grayscale was the perfect choice for this beautiful shot.
JohnScott
this is captivating is this the same oak in the summer shot?
Rany Lutz replied
Yes it is Scott. It was a slightly different angle of the same tree. Thanks for stopping by.
Mia1
What a beautiful capture. The lighting is SUPERB.
nanarhodes
Oh wow look at that tree…..wonderful capture…..I love this …..the mood is set
Basia McAuley
Very striking and beautiful image.
djlampkins
Very “Ansel” A winner!
JudyBJ
very beautiful and lovely tones
Curtiss Simpson
Beautiful winter scene that old oak tree standing so prouldly in the snow, love it !!!
Nixter
Beautiful!
mieclarke
beautiful image of the winter…great capture!
Mar Silva
Beautiful.
eltotton
This is the kind of shot that we all want to take. Gorgeous. Great lighting and what a tree.
Kim Bender
This is so beautiful as well as the summer shot of the same tree!!
DWarren
What a unique tree and great angle to capture it! I love winter scenes and this one is spectacular
Squealia
Love this capture great
J.K. York
spot on Rany. a simple stark winter scenic always takes the breath away for me. i see you and that tree have a history. well done.
Travis Easton
magnificient old dear, great shot Rany
Anette Tyler
Stunning capture and work
kcranmer
Wow rany this is absolutely GORGEOUS!
Phil Thomson IPA
Congratulations on being “Featured”, Rany !!!! An excellent image, thoroughly deserved of the honour !!
jgmart
Beautiful image!
Claire Armistead
This is stunning, beautiful serene image x
velveteagle
Wonderful old tree.. Moody as heck..
Yauchu Steven ...
Superb.
Prasad
Superb again!
Lisa Hewitt
Exquisite!
Rany Lutz
Thanks everyone, again, for all the comments and favorites.
Joseph Freemantle
this is such a soft image
reminds me of christmas :)
OzzMan54
The more pictures I see of winter and trees make me wish for winter to come early this year.
Rany you have a great eye.
I love this shot, and it’s going to stay as one of my favs.
Thanks.
OzzMan54
Mel Brackstone
Beautiful work, Rany. Love the shape of this beautiful old tree
Philip Johnson
great shot great tree
handprintz
Just beautiful wonderful work
John Fish
I love this. the tree is wonderful, and you captured it so beautifully with lighting that is so fanciful and dramatic. great job
julie08
Very beautiful:)
ArtOfficialArt
Lovely piece of work!
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Alessandro Pinto
Wonderful image ! Fantastic work !.. and thanks for your nice comment
solarrain
great work, and Tehachapi is a great photographic area…
Kristina K
great grey scale :) k
NewAgeVisionz
Beautiful winter scene…the trunk looks like a palm reaching from the ground…
Tova Quinif
this is a breath taking photograph rany
Kelly Connolly
Just Beautiful…wonderful shot
Alan Findlater
excellent work well done
Nikki Trexel
wow, i love the silvery feel to this!
Brian Carey
Beautiful photograph Rany!
Rany Lutz
Thanks again, to everyone for all the comments and to the buyers of prints, a special thanks for the compliment.
Jen Millard
Lovely shot…makes me excited for winter!
Chuck Wickham
I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT CERTAIN TREES HAVE A PERSONALITY. THIS TREE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. NICE JOB. DO YOU HAVE THIS SHOT FOR EVERY SEASON?
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks for the comments, Chuck. I only get to this area when we visit, so I don’t have a full leaf or fall version yet…..maybe someday.
nancie
i like this!!
Laree
amazing! totally gorgeous!
Gethin
awesome tree, well captured!!
ChelseaBlue
Lovely image, well captured
Pamela B
I spotted this earlier this morning and reallyyyyy love it! Great work!
Bruce Dickson
That tree is definitely alive
Kinsey Barnard
Gorgeous!!!
Kay Martin
Your work is amazing.
Lucindawind
outstanding ! love it !
amarica
Wonderful capture!!!!!!!
Gary L. Suddath
beautiful shot this old tree has a character all its own
boondockMabel
very nice
terryt
Simply an Awesome capture…...
Stephen Van Tuyl
Great job Rany! I love the starkness of it.
chris Whitney
This is a wonderful tree and great image.
Jan Armor
Lovely, can almost feel the snow crunching underfoot while I set up the tripod.
brigusser
This is the most perfect capture…......Masterclass.
brigusser
Breathtaking capture…..
There’s nothing that keeps its youth,
So far as I know, but a tree and truth.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks, Very apt quote. I love trees as subjects….
Nada Pantle
hey i know you like trees ‘cause you like my boab tree! your tree is amaaaazing. near where you live?
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Nada. This tree is near where we visit in Southern California. In the Tehachapi mountains.
Scott d'Almeida
excellent;
mikebov
superb capture
Kim Roper
I do love snow scenes, reminds me of home in UK. We have lovely weather here in Sydney, but its too warm for snow.
VintageXposure
beautiful oak tree/fantastic postwork!
GerryMac
stunning capture!
heeb
Hi Rany, What a beautiful photo! Thank you for sharing!
GailD
Postcard perfect. Love the tones. As djlamkins said. Very ‘Ansel”.
Eugenio
:)) Wonderful capture ! !!
John44
Strong picture in mood and sharpness TFS
Adam Gormley
Fabulous find and capture Rany, this is perfection mate! :)
Nature's Realm
outstanding shot. – Dennis
Caterpillar
Wow, beautiful picture!
hellofromearth
Very nice. Wonderful simplicity!
Lois Bryan
Rany, this honestly gives me goosebumps, and not from the chill of the scene, but a deeper more emotional reaction. Glorious … and your story of the re-growth of the limbs could be a metaphor for us all, could it not??? Well found and so beautifully captured!!!!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks so much Lois….
linaji
Our Cali Oaks are incredible.. nice work Rany!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks linaji.
EvaMarIza
Wonderful indeed:))))
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Eva.
Trish Woodford
Wonderful image, stark and perfect :)
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Trish.
aluzhun
stark and beautiful ;-)
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Dear.
Rich Gale
super image a wonderful capture of a very intresting tree.
Rich.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Rich
Laurie Search
This is gorgeous!!!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Laurie.
linaji
Rany.. what an incredible image.. I so love oaks.. they remind me of my mother.. I so loved her..xox
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Dear, I’m glad.
Elizarose
Breathtaking.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Sweetie.
KathyT
Love this! Such wonderful character in the tree and the post processing shows it at its best.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Kathy.
Steve Buffington
Wonderful work Rany. Nice job.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Steve.
Nith
wowow beautiful work
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Nith.
Christophe Testi
Superb work!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Chris.
Béla Török
Fantastic composition, my friend!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Bela.
Tallow
fantastic winter scene
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Tallow.
Stephen Thomas
Outstanding Photo!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Stephen.
Mary Campbell
Wonderful old tree, love the composition.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Mary.
Vicki Ferrari
What a stunning image you have captured here Rany! Absolutely glorious! Fave! It doesn’t get that cold where I live!! :))
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Vicki.
Ravi6
Excellent image…..................:-)
KcranmerArt
I absolutely love everything about this Rany!!!!!!!!!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Kellie.
PhotosEcosse
Just so, so perfect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Dear.
AngelArtiste
I liek this
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks A L.
Gary L. Suddath
great shot of this majestic tree
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Gary.
fezoj64
Very good photo Rany,excellent composition. ..Jozef
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Jozef.
Cee Neuner
Rany, awesome capture. Love it.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Cee.
joanna77
looks like a open hand. beautiful capture.
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Joanna.
Jonicool
Stunning capture Rany…amazing tones and comp!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Joni.
Barbara Brown
Marvelous image Rany!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Barbara.
Jason Vickers
This is amazing, Great Capture!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Jason!
funkybunch
stunning shot
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks
Jigsawman
WOW
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks
Barbara Anderson
Beautiful, .
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Barbara.
Jono Winnel
Hi, im an admin for the group Achromatic Nature, we’d love to have your image in our group.
cheers
jono
Maureen Maliha
Wonderful, Rany!
Jessy Willemse
Beautiful and perfect image!!!
Ralph Olsson
As all of those before have commented….mate, this is simply superb:))
Cee Neuner
Gorgeous!!! Simply stunning!!
Jeff Burns
Wow almost looks like an IR shot Love it!!
Globalphotos
Beautiful image Rany, love to see majestic old trees :-))
Svetlana Sewell
WOW – Excellent!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Svetlana.
Anthony Mancuso
gorgeous composition and tone Rany, well done!
Luca Renoldi
splendid winter image!
JKKimball
perfect in B&W!
Christie Moses
Oh wow this is sooo beautiful. I really don’t care for the cold or winter but I find this image just fantastic. (as long as I am safe inside viewing it lol)
Heather Rivet...
spot on
JudyBJ
beautiful shot and wish i was there for some winter shots
Rany Lutz
Me too Judy! Thanks.
Anne-Marie Bok...
What a beautifil shot Rany. I never realised that there can be snow in Southern California!
Rany Lutz replied
Lots of high mountains…even in the South portion of the state. Thanks Anne-Marie.
Sherry Osborn
Trees are one of my favorite subject. This is awesome with a beautiful blanket of snow
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Sherry.
Bob Wickham
Beautiful image Rany and you’ve handled the exposure so well
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks Bob. Actually I used the camera exposure. It was whiteout conditions and not complicated. I only adjusted the contrast and backlighted a tiny bit. I had to remove only a tiny bit of blue sky that bled through the top right corner…
julayneluu
Lovey capture!
Rany Lutz replied
Thanks for stopping by Princess. :)
Jason Connolly
Brilliant work mate.
Portia Soderberg 29 days ago
Amazing work!
Rany Lutz replied 29 days ago
Thanks Portia, I have a print of this myself. :)
canonman99 19 days ago
Great Image Rany
Pam Mullins 18 days ago
This is simply gorgeous.
J.K. York 15 days ago
i really do think this is one of your finest pieces Rany. a real beauty in b/w.
Silvijo Selman 14 days ago
excellent :)
Charuhas Images 9 days ago
Stunning work