Windswept

SD Smart

Windswept

“Don’t be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.” – Hamilton Wright.
 

Windswept by Shane Smart.
Millicent, South Australia.
© 2007.
 

HDR – Three exposures (-2, 0, +2).
Combined and tonemapped in Photomatix and finished in CS2.

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Windswept belongs to the following groups:

Fine Art of Landscape Photography, HDR Photography (3 Photos per 24hr-day), Landscape Photography and Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Windswept by SD Smart
Windswept by SD Smart
  • janik

    janik

    Lovely capture.

  • Carlo Cesar Rodillas

    Carlo Cesar Ro...

    Wonderful shot! Congrats!

  • waitin' for rain

    waitin' for rain

    The ART done by wind !!
    great composition !

  • Charlie  Lin

    Charlie Lin

    Nice sky

  • Steven  Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Lovely image!

  • John Conway

    John Conway

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

  • HelenBanham

    HelenBanham

    Super shot!!

  • Naomi Frost

    Naomi Frost

    Stunning. This is going straight to my favourites.

  • Andy Smylie

    Andy Smylie

    super image. interesting subject good light and nice sky.

  • Michael Kienhuis

    Michael Kienhuis

    Whoooopie! Wow. Just super! M:>

  • Samuel Gundry

    Samuel Gundry

    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

    Sharon Hammond

    terrific image

  • Hadassah

    Hadassah

    Very..stunning!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Amazing!

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Great shot smarti .

  • Grigri

    Grigri

    Aesome!

  • Nicholas Averre

    Nicholas Averre

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

  • lightsmith

    lightsmith

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

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    Beautiful!!!Perfect in every way!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Outstanding image; the tree is magnificent; well composed.

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority

    Stunning in everyway!!!

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    What a great capture!

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    nice composition

  • Fiona MacNab

    Fiona MacNab

    Lovely.

  • cdwork

    cdwork

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

  • treesurfer78

    treesurfer78

    Great subject and great image.

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    Wonderful central subject,composition and exposure!!!

  • Enrico Bettesworth

    Enrico Bettesw...

    Awesome subject… awesome capture… well seen and done!

  • Shauna  Noble

    Shauna Noble

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

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    great lighting and lovely composition.

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    You must get some wind there, great shot!

  • GittiArt

    GittiArt

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

  • gladders

    gladders

    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

    classical

    All your work is so beautiful!!!

  • Angela Stewart

    Angela Stewart

    Brilliant capture…well done!

  • Bramble

    Bramble

    Love the colours

  • minoanphotography

    minoanphotography

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

  • AdamDonnelly

    AdamDonnelly

    Fantastic!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

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

  • Kelly Boyle
  • geosgurl

    geosgurl

    wow! very cool! isn’t nature awesome!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

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

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007

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

    Really well composed

  • Nikki Trexel

    Nikki Trexel

    Wow – amazing tree. great shot & composition too!

  • Jessie Harris

    Jessie Harris

    I adore this. It’s amazing.

  • DRice

    DRice

    Great lighting and excellent composition. Nice work!

  • missalyshachristine

    missalyshachri...

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

  • philwells

    philwells

    fantastic image

  • halftone

    halftone

    What a magnificent tree!

  • Hilary Robertshaw

    Hilary Robertshaw

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

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Wonderful shot !

  • Zern Liew

    Zern Liew

    Great composition!!!

  • Albert1000

    Albert1000

    Oh, I like it.

  • Nick Johnson

    Nick Johnson

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

  • sara montour

    sara montour

    What a great tree!

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow

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

  • Marc Bruno Schroth

    Marc Bruno Sch...

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

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    it must be sleepy

  • Peter Marin

    Peter Marin

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

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Unique and so Beautiful!

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    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

    andrew cowell

    Fabulous processing here! :-)

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    The framing >>> as good as it gets!

  • Matt Merritt

    Matt Merritt

    Nice!

  • mikrin

    mikrin

    wonderful shot

  • checkma8

    checkma8

    Wonderful

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Awesome tree, great shot !

  • HouseDad

    HouseDad

    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

    Ganz

    fantastic! :)

  • Jessica Karran

    Jessica Karran

    magnificent!!

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Great image

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    amazing just amazing

  • ayham Salameh

    ayham Salameh

    Amazing

  • mhollestelle

    mhollestelle

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

  • pauline tims

    pauline tims

    This is so beautiful!!

  • screamqueen

    screamqueen

    very cool

  • Kaylene B

    Kaylene B

    I love the color tone!

  • David Haviland

    David Haviland

    Great find and well shot and processed.

  • Irish

    Irish

    GREAT!

  • palmerphoto

    palmerphoto

    incredible shot

  • Belinda "BillyLee" NYE

    Belinda "Billy...

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

  • Damiend

    Damiend

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

  • Sophie Watson

    Sophie Watson

    Beautiful!

  • Mariaan Krog Art Portfolio

    Mariaan Krog A...

    Excellent! Wonderful details. Storytelling quality…..

  • NervousNellie

    NervousNellie

    Awesome!

  • Craig Wilson

    Craig Wilson

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

  • narrowpathphoto

    narrowpathphoto

    serene, great color

  • KCphoto

    KCphoto

    Beautifully captured!! Congrats!! :)K

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    what a great tree and image

  • cartoonjohn

    cartoonjohn

    really nice

  • mikv

    mikv

    beautiful

  • Tammy Serdiuk

    Tammy Serdiuk

    very nice

  • Gabriele Swanson Photography

    Gabriele Swans...

    outstanding work

  • Lu Collazo

    Lu Collazo

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

  • maniax

    maniax

    great shot, very nice!

  • Nathan Shoemark

    Nathan Shoemark

    Love it. Very peaceful & calming feel to it.

  • pauline tims

    pauline tims

    Fantastic picture ,well done

  • johnr

    johnr

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

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Lovely picture, a very pleasing HDR …

  • Mark Richards

    Mark Richards

    Very balance and clean, very nice work Shane!

  • AnnaMarie

    AnnaMarie

    This is excellent. Wonderful work!

  • Elizabeth Duncan

    Elizabeth Duncan

    Lovely image great title.

  • Leslie Patton

    Leslie Patton

    Awesome image

  • cartoonjohn

    cartoonjohn

    amazing expression of life, thanks fpr seeing it

  • sajal maskey

    sajal maskey

    good image the tree is so amazing

  • Katja Klages

    Katja Klages

    Fantastic capture :-)

  • waylie23

    waylie23

    very well done, loving the colours

  • Mick Smith

    Mick Smith

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

    Mick.

  • Sara Rejaie

    Sara Rejaie

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

  • Sara Rejaie

    Sara Rejaie

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

  • Kathleen Hill

    Kathleen Hill

    Awsome sky, colour contrast and composition

  • Rebecca Cruz

    Rebecca Cruz

    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

    Antanas

    perfect

  • Jim Robertson

    Jim Robertson

    Another great image.

  • tiggermoth

    tiggermoth

    Windswept indeed! Great!

  • MondoStef

    MondoStef

    I love it!

  • Prasad

    Prasad

    Fantastic

  • David Iori

    David Iori

    Nice capture

  • Leith Matson

    Leith Matson

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

  • SD Smart replied

    Thanks Leith – I love the inside out umbrella connection!

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    Wonderful!!!!

  • andreasphoto

    andreasphoto

    awesome depth of field

  • Tracy King

    Tracy King

    Beautiful image Shane.

  • Sue Nueckel

    Sue Nueckel

    Beautiful

  • Glenn Tuazon

    Glenn Tuazon

    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

    phillip wise

    great charecter and love the clouds

  • Michael Gray

    Michael Gray

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

  • Ash Sivils

    Ash Sivils

    How amazing is this?!

  • jlynn

    jlynn

    Incredible image and I love the words!!

  • Chrystal Ferreira

    Chrystal Ferreira

    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

    Linda Matlow

    AWESOME!

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens

    A simple but o so powerful composition! Fantastic image.

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

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

  • SD Smart replied

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

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    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

  • SD Smart replied

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

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    thank you very much Shane. I appreciate a lot.

  • Brendan Schoon

    Brendan Schoon

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

  • zomboy

    zomboy

    Its like a dreamscape! amazing!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

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

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    excellent work well done

  • Lauren Marr

    Lauren Marr

    wow you really have some talent! whoa!

  • LindaMcCarthy

    LindaMcCarthy

    An amazing shot! Beautiful and outstanding work.

  • Madalena

    Madalena

    Excellent work. You have an amazing collection of images.

  • megsmad

    megsmad

    wonderful shot!

    faved!

  • steve  conti

    steve conti

    Beautiful image – love the tree and composition

  • Lensman2008

    Lensman2008

    I know of a place in the UK with a tree just like this.
    I was invited to go there some years ago, and still have the pic in my files.

    Nicely seen and shot.

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    wow! dramatic image! very insightful!

  • Garth Smith

    Garth Smith

    Great find well taken,magic!!

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    LOVELY

  • Michael Matthews

    Michael Matthews

    Another gem .. & I love the quote from Hamilton Wright.

  • sharra

    sharra

    your work is perfect. im so envious…LOL….its magnificant

  • Igor Janicijevic

    Igor Janicijevic

    Great shot!

  • Mark Lee

    Mark Lee

    I’m stunned… Great shot :)

  • Paul Doucette

    Paul Doucette

    wow…wow…... very cool tree …superb shot!

  • Angel Warda
  • Michael Douglass

    Michael Douglass

    Terrific image.

  • deannedaffy

    deannedaffy

    Wow Gareth this is just beautiful! What an amazing tree.

  • Jesse Blyth

    Jesse Blyth

    This is an amazing photo!

  • KiwiAna

    KiwiAna

    This is beautiful!

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas

    Awesome! Just outstanding!

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    awesome image accompanied y an awesome quote

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent;

  • Adam Gormley

    Adam Gormley

    Brilliant shot mate, captured this perfectly!!! :)

  • CiaoBella

    CiaoBella

    The choice of this shot clearly demonstrates that you have an eye for a perfect image, your portfolio as a whole underlines it

  • SD Smart replied

    Many thanks for your special comments CiaoBella.

  • Jane Kerrigan

    Jane Kerrigan

    That tree seems to have had a hard life … this scene is amazing … especially the sky!

  • Noah .

    Noah .

    Amazing!

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    The light in this image is fascinating!! This is so beautiful Shane and I love the quote!

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    stunning sky, incredible tree. what a great capture!

  • MollyLittle

    MollyLittle

    I love wind swept trees like this, this is beautiful.

  • benthebrown

    benthebrown

    The shape and colour in this is stunning! Is that hdr?

  • SD Smart replied

    Thanks Ben – Yes this is a HDR from 3 bracketed images. I did this one a couple of years ago now. I would probably process it quite differently if I reshot it now.

  • Zalman Lazkovich

    Zalman Lazkovich

    nice,very very nice!
    MHO on hdr – it’s sort of over enhancement of an image. It’s like adding more artificial dramatic effect to a raw image. I personally would never use hdr.
    And again, it looks attractive but less natural.

  • 1001101

    1001101

    i still can’t get over how amazing this looks!

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    And way down here, one more admirer comments: Love the wind-blown shape of the tree and the way you captured it. The subtle use of HDR lends beauty to the dynamic range, rather than becoming the subject itself. Just all-round great photo.

  • -Lilith-

    -Lilith-

    This is so beautiful!
    Love your art!

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Stunning work and message!

  • David Murphy

    David Murphy

    Nice work here, Shane…....
    a great folio, a feather in your cap!!
    Cheers
    David

  • William Murray

    William Murray

    This is absolutely fantastic, such a sense of place and feeling.

  • AnnieSnel

    AnnieSnel

    Beautiful capture!

  • Tom Smart

    Tom Smart

    your images are incredible! I could comment them all. Love this one.

  • Elysia Ranking
  • rougepoppies

    rougepoppies

    I love distortion as well as trees.
    It is beautiful.

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    such a wonderful image !

  • Sue Ellen Thompson

    Sue Ellen Thom...

    Beautiful capture.

  • micpowell

    micpowell

    Sometimes Nature shows a wonderful sense of humour!

  • Mark Elshout

    Mark Elshout

    Fantastic sky. Lovely composition.

  • Russ Styles

    Russ Styles 26 days ago

    Love that shot…

  • harry13

    harry13 24 days ago

    Amazing. fantastic work

  • sunsetgirl

    sunsetgirl 9 days ago

    neat capture! like the quote!

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