Windswept

janik, about 1 year ago

Lovely capture.

Carlo Cesar Ro..., about 1 year ago

Wonderful shot! Congrats!

Victor(Vic) Be..., about 1 year ago

The ART done by wind !!
great composition !

Charlie Lin, about 1 year ago

Nice sky

Steven Sandner, about 1 year ago

Lovely image!

John Conway, about 1 year ago

think Stran9e summed it up nicely, always good to find these types of trees, good one Smarti

HelenBanham, about 1 year ago

Super shot!!

Naomi Frost, about 1 year ago

Stunning. This is going straight to my favourites.

Andy Smylie, about 1 year ago

super image. interesting subject good light and nice sky.

Michael Kienhuis, about 1 year ago

Whoooopie! Wow. Just super! M:>

Samuel Gundry, about 1 year ago

Nice positioning. I’m struggling with knowing when to ‘vignette’ my images, I think you have down it well here, it really focuses you on the subject. (Oh, and that grass looks soooo inviting.)

Sharon Hammond, about 1 year ago

terrific image

Hadassah, about 1 year ago

Very..stunning!

Helene Kippert, about 1 year ago

Amazing!

richiedean, about 1 year ago

Great shot smarti .

Mark Tilly, about 1 year ago

Aesome!

Nicholas Averre, about 1 year ago

Crackng image! this ‘ol’ fella sure has a story to tell. Well done!

lightsmith, about 1 year ago

fantastic image – the composition is perfect and the colours vivacious! brilliant!

Antoine Dagobert, about 1 year ago

Beautiful!!!Perfect in every way!

Joyce Dickens,..., about 1 year ago

Outstanding image; the tree is magnificent; well composed.

Deri Dority, about 1 year ago

Stunning in everyway!!!

StacyLee, about 1 year ago

What a great capture!

DawsonImages, about 1 year ago

nice composition

Fiona MacNab, about 1 year ago

Lovely.

cdwork, about 1 year ago

Great composition and colours! The tree looks like it want to meld with the grass!

Matthew James ..., about 1 year ago

Great subject and great image.

lance leopold, about 1 year ago

Wonderful central subject,composition and exposure!!!

Enrico Bettesw..., about 1 year ago

Awesome subject… awesome capture… well seen and done!

Shauna Noble, about 1 year ago

wonderful image – I saw similar scene at Coffin Bay SA – what beautiful hardy trees – they just go with the punches

ltruskett, about 1 year ago

great lighting and lovely composition.

Roddy Atkinson, about 1 year ago

You must get some wind there, great shot!

GittiArt, about 1 year ago

I love the sense I get from it ….....it’s so beautifully done , bravo ! Regards, Brischit

Simon Gladwin, about 1 year ago

got composition. Nice old tree….reminds me of a really old woman that ooo ahhh thrickets past my house on the way to the shops…..all bent over and packed full of history! Like it!

classical, about 1 year ago

All your work is so beautiful!!!

Angela Stewart, about 1 year ago

Brilliant capture…well done!

Bramble, about 1 year ago

Love the colours

minoanphotography, 12 months ago

great light, has that wonderful chromatic feel in the tones.

AdamDonnelly, 12 months ago

Fantastic!

SylviaHardy, 12 months ago

This is very beautiful and the portrait format works so well with this one too!

Kelly Boyle, 11 months ago

wow

Amanda Zalewski, 11 months ago

wow! very cool! isn’t nature awesome!

Birgitta, 11 months ago

(I’m thinking HDR?)
Absolutely brilliant photography.
I like the extra FG too. :-)

Halcyon007, 11 months ago

What a fantastic looking tree and the sky looks excellent too.

Really well composed

Nikki Trexel, 11 months ago

Wow – amazing tree. great shot & composition too!

Jessie Harris, 11 months ago

I adore this. It’s amazing.

DRice, 11 months ago

Great lighting and excellent composition. Nice work!

missalyshachri..., 11 months ago

this ones so creative!
i love it.
and i like that you put quotes with your photographs, they always seem to fit perfectly

philwells, 11 months ago

fantastic image

halftone, 11 months ago

What a magnificent tree!

Hilary Robertshaw, 11 months ago

You have some wonderful pictures. I love this one and Destination particularly..

Globalphotos, 10 months ago

Wonderful shot !

Zern Liew, 10 months ago

Great composition!!!

Albert1000, 10 months ago

Oh, I like it.

Nick Johnson, 10 months ago

Beautifully balanced photo in more ways than one. Yeah.. Pun intended.
Perfect!

SaraMontour, 10 months ago

What a great tree!

LocoCow, 9 months ago

So cool… The colors within this shot are spectacular and the trees form is unique to say the least.

Marc Bruno Sch..., 9 months ago

This is almost surreal. Excellent technique, a very crisp shot. Lovely use of stylisitc devices like the rule of thirds.

MuscularTeeth, 9 months ago

it must be sleepy

Peter Marin, 9 months ago

I’m a sucker for a great tree photo, this one is up there with the best, your quote is perfect also.

Jonicool, 9 months ago

Unique and so Beautiful!

clarkey, 9 months ago

Beautiful capture – detail is good, the unusual shape of the tree if fascinating. Perhaps you could lighten it a little, otherwise a lovely image.

andrew cowell, 9 months ago

Fabulous processing here! :-)

Benjamin Scheurer, 9 months ago

The framing >>> as good as it gets!

Matt Merritt, 9 months ago

Nice!

mikrin, 9 months ago

wonderful shot

checkma8, 9 months ago

Wonderful

funkyfacestudio, 9 months ago

Awesome tree, great shot !

HouseDad, 9 months ago

We have got trees like this in Geraldton, Western Australia, but I have never seen a leaning tree photographed like this before even on ‘professional’ postcards. Beautiful Image.

Ganz, 8 months ago

fantastic! :)

Jessica Karran, 8 months ago

magnificent!!

Michelle Boyer, 8 months ago

Great image

wanda lechene, 8 months ago

amazing just amazing

ayhams, 8 months ago

Amazing

mhollestelle, 8 months ago

Great tree and a great look-trough (is that the correct word?) I like the deep blue sky!

pauline tims, 8 months ago

This is so beautiful!!

screamqueen, 8 months ago

very cool

kaylenelise, 7 months ago

I love the color tone!

David Haviland, 7 months ago

Great find and well shot and processed.

Irish, 7 months ago

GREAT!

palmerphoto, 6 months ago

incredible shot

BillyLee, 6 months ago

So glad you are featured today….I got the chance to see your work.

Damiend, 6 months ago

Fantastic image, I love that sky as well!!!

Sophie Watson, 6 months ago

Beautiful!

Mariaan Krog, 6 months ago

Excellent! Wonderful details. Storytelling quality…..

NervousNellie, 6 months ago

Awesome!

Craig Wilson, 6 months ago

Lovely composition – must be some strong winds in order to bend the tree like that.

narrowpathphoto, 6 months ago

serene, great color

KCphoto, 6 months ago

Beautifully captured!! Congrats!! :)K

DawsonImages, 6 months ago

what a great tree and image

cartoonjohn, 6 months ago

really nice

mikv, 6 months ago

beautiful

Tammy Serdiuk, 6 months ago

very nice

Gabriele Swans..., 6 months ago

outstanding work

lukyclovr, 6 months ago

The cloud lines, the leaning of the tree, the green of the land!! This is absolutely gorgeous! Keep clicking!

maniax, 6 months ago

great shot, very nice!

shoey1, 6 months ago

Love it. Very peaceful & calming feel to it.

pauline tims, 6 months ago

Fantastic picture ,well done

johnr, 6 months ago

this is excellent,i can barely see the rope tying it down.brilliant

tomg, 6 months ago

Lovely picture, a very pleasing HDR …

Mark Richards, 6 months ago

Very balance and clean, very nice work Shane!

AnnaMarie, 6 months ago

This is excellent. Wonderful work!

Elizabeth Duncan, 6 months ago

Lovely image great title.

Leslie Patton, 6 months ago

Awesome image

cartoonjohn, 6 months ago

amazing expression of life, thanks fpr seeing it

sajal maskey, 5 months ago

good image the tree is so amazing

Katja Klages, 5 months ago

Fantastic capture :-)

waylie23, 5 months ago

very well done, loving the colours

Mick Smith, 5 months ago

Fantastic shot. I love the contrast, colour and my, its so sharp. Great feel to it too.

Mick.

Sara Rejaie, 5 months ago

This is brilliant. Is this HDR? The colours are lovely

Sara Rejaie, 5 months ago

Yes, it is! Just noticed the group it’s in. :)

Kathleen Hill, 5 months ago

Awsome sky, colour contrast and composition

Rebecca Cruz, 5 months ago

This is a shining example of what HDR should be!! Depth of tone, texture and color without looking cartoonish or harsh. This is wonderfully executed!

Antanas, 4 months ago

perfect

Blackgull, 4 months ago

Another great image.

tiggermoth, 4 months ago

Windswept indeed! Great!

MondoStef, 4 months ago

I love it!

Prasad, 4 months ago

Fantastic

David Iori, 4 months ago

Nice capture

Leith Matson, 4 months ago

Stunning colour, spectacular sky and sharpness. I have seen umbrellas like this

Jean M. Laffitau, 4 months ago

Wonderful!!!!

Shane Smart in reply to Leith Matson’s comment, 4 months ago

Thanks Leith – I love the inside out umbrella connection!

andreasphoto, 4 months ago

awesome depth of field

Tracy King, 4 months ago

Beautiful image Shane.

Sue Nueckel, 4 months ago

Beautiful

LAmBChOp, 4 months ago

I like that you add quotes to your shots. The presentation is great… interesting that the horizon is almost in the middle. The presence and curious bend of the tree is a find. Seeing the green makes me feel like I finally reached my destination.

phillip wise, 3 months ago

great charecter and love the clouds

Michael Gray, 3 months ago

you almost have too may great images to comment on. well done!

Ash Sivils, 3 months ago

How amazing is this?!

jlynn, 3 months ago

Incredible image and I love the words!!

aphroditee, 2 months ago

wow, I absolutely love this image and the title is perfect, thank you for your comment on my “destiny” as you can see I love trees with history, beautiful !!

Linda Matlow, 2 months ago

AWESOME!

Peter Zentjens, 2 months ago

A simple but o so powerful composition! Fantastic image.

Aimelle, 2 months ago

so lovely tree ! I like the good contrast in the sky and those intense colors.
has a polarizer been used ?

Shane Smart in reply to Aimelle’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Amielle – Yes I did use a polarizing filter which helped to darken the sky.

Aimelle, 2 months ago

I am about to get one this week , so would you mind telling me the name/brand/code-numbers of this one, please ? feel free, I will understand if you do. thanks any way
have a nice day

Shane Smart in reply to Aimelle’s comment, 2 months ago

Aimelle – Mine is a Hoya 58mm Cir-Polarizing filter (pitch 0.75) which cost $49 Aus.

Aimelle, 2 months ago

thank you very much Shane. I appreciate a lot.

PhotoDucky, about 1 month ago

Incredible image!!! Wonderful!!! Well done!!!

zomboy, about 1 month ago

Its like a dreamscape! amazing!

Kathryn Potempski, 28 days ago

simplicity at its best Shane,glad I didn’t miss this one.

Alan Findlater, 25 days ago

excellent work well done

LozKat, 18 days ago

wow you really have some talent! whoa!

LindaMcCarthy, 9 days ago

An amazing shot! Beautiful and outstanding work.

Madalena, 7 days ago

Excellent work. You have an amazing collection of images.