Come play with me

Vikram Franklin

Come play with me

To give you an idea of scale on those roots – this old man of the forest (300+ yrs old) – made an ideal obstacle course for this little girl. This tree has managed to survive the growth of the city and is pretty much close to the center of Bangalore.

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Come play with me by Vikram Franklin
Come play with me by Vikram Franklin
  • David Petranker

    David Petranker

    Holy sh*t what a tree, nice image vikram

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks David – my first comment when I saw this was along those lines too!

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Wow, isn’ this incredible! Fantastic shot, I love how you captured the little one in motion and her blue attire just pops against the tree trunk, really good capture of light as well!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Joanne – was lucky to find her – adds so much to present scale.

  • Marinapallett

    Marinapallett

    Wow 300 plus,thats amazing !!! great capture ;0)

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Marina – glad you came to visit!

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    Fantastic capture Vikram! What an amazing find, and your idea of using the little girl to define a sense of proportion is brilliant. This is just a brilliant set!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks George – as I said to Joanne – I was really lucky to find her! I’m still amazed at the size of the tree. The trunk must have been atleast 18 feet across at its widest.

  • Johanne Brunet

    Johanne Brunet

    WOW!!! This is simply incredible! What an awesome capture and fantastic point of view. The light is so beautiful on the old gnarled roots!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Johanne – this was the highlight of the day for me!
    PS: Because of the strong contrasts in light – I made an HDR out of a single RAW image. This is pretty darn close to exactly what I saw.

  • Cheri Perry

    Cheri Perry

    Wow…now those are some roots…nice capture. Thanks for sharing it with the “Neighborhoods” group.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Cheri! I’ve been in the city for 3 years and had never known this existed – it’s surreal to see something this old survive the growth my city has seen.

  • Vulcan Spark Studios

    Vulcan Spark S...

    wow

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    I eventually said the same thing after a bit – Wow!

  • Appel

    Appel

    I think I like this one even better. With the other shot I thought I could sense how big it was but with this one it looks even bigger! The little girl playing on it is perfect!! That is one incredible tree!!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Ann – yes, there is definitely something to having a human being provide scale to a pic (all those articles I read on composition appear to not have been totally wasted – LOL)

  • Ursula Rodgers

    Ursula Rodgers

    That is the most incredible tree! Fantastic shot Vikram :))

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Ursula – this has been here since the late 1600s – it gave me some serious perspective on things.

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Wow….now we get the full perspective!! Truly captivating.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Yep – I took the first one and realised that it really needed something to provide scale. I went first (I’m just over 6ft) and those roots came up to my ears! I then saw this little girl heading towards the tree and that made a MUCH better pic!

  • Nicolette Thain

    Nicolette Thain

    OMG!!! only because of that child can we fully appreciate the sheer mammoth size of this incredible tree!!! HOLY CRAP!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    That’s about the first thing that escaped my lips – HOLY CRAP!!
    Amazing, amazing tree!!

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Fantastic image and great perspective with the little girl, really awesome work Vikram!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Simone! It’s only with the little girl that one can appreciate the scale.

  • Danielle Knight

    Danielle Knight

    This is amazing, the little girl gives it a great sence of scale. Fantastic tree.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Danielle – your visit and comment is much appreciated.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Wow what an astonishing tree!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Helene – it is amazing!

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Incredible size, truly….... can you give us a shot further back….get that 10-20 going, kiddo!!! LOL!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Another trip perhaps – wish I’d had the 10-20 then – 4 days too late!!.
    BTW – this is at 18mm, so imagine how spread out the roots are.

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Good thing the kid showed up!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    What a monster !! great tree and capture

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Trudi – a gentle giant!!

  • Albert Sellaman

    Albert Sellaman

    ..........that’s probably the biggest tree I’ve seen. Great shot!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Absolutely tiny compared to Californian Redwoods and Giant Sequoia or so I’ve been told – but definitely the biggest I’ve ever seen

  • Donovan wilson

    Donovan wilson

    this is stunning i am stunned..

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    It is pretty stunning here – imagine it in real life – I couldn’t believe my eyes!

  • mspfoto

    mspfoto

    spectacular

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks!

  • lizalady

    lizalady

    Oh my gosh, this is great. And the little girl climbing on it FANTASTIC.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Liza—that girl really added to the pic – gives great perspective to ho large it really is.

  • oddoutlet

    oddoutlet

    what a cool huge tree! I wander what stories it can tell!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you!

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Wow, this is amazing..great treatment!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much – glad you like it!

  • Glenna Walker

    Glenna Walker

    Now that has to be the biggest tree I have ever seen…incredible and amazing shot!!!!!!!!!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Glenna – definitely the biggest one I’ve seen!!

  • Ginny York

    Ginny York

    Oh my goodness! What an awesome capture!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much!

  • Caroline Evans (caux)

    Caroline Evans...

    fascinating!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Caroline – your visit and comment are both very much appreciated!

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Congrats Vikram on placing 2nd in the TOP TEN of the challenge!! SO deserving.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank Wendi – would have missed this!

  • Gili Orr

    Gili Orr

    Wow!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Gilli – much appreciated!

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    just amazing ~ didn’t even know something like this existed ~ fabulous shot with the girl to give scale ~ congrats on being a featured winner ~ very deserving!! xx

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Linda – I only just found out that weekend that this existed – wouldn’t have imagined it in the middle of a city!

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    great image

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you for all the time you’ve spent viewing and commenting on my work!

  • James Godber

    James Godber

    Great work Vikram…

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much James!

  • LocustFurnace

    LocustFurnace

    Great subject. Good use of displaying scale to the viewer! Very nice photograph.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you – so glad you liked the pic!

  • amulya

    amulya

    Amazing tree. Fantastic shot !

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Amulya!

  • jamayaphoto

    jamayaphoto

    wonderful lighting….and the girl truly shows the scale as to how big that old tree is. Great Shot!

  • Sassafras

    Sassafras

    This grandmother tree is WONDERFUL! Wow…wow.
    And that child really shows just what a giant she is.

  • reneh

    reneh

    Congrats on your WIN

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks so much Rene

  • Johanne Brunet

    Johanne Brunet

    Woohoooo!!!! Congrats on you win in the So Little in Such a Big World challenge Vik! It is soooo well deserved! :-)

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks Johanne! Wooo Hooo! :-)))

  • Andrew Wilson

    Andrew Wilson

    I have seen this tree, It is magnificent, Great capture.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    So you’ve been to Bangalore? – had to check your portfolio out – love it and yes, I see you’ve been here.
    Thanks Andrew.

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Wow, what a fabulous tree, and picture… Congratulations on your well deserved challenge win!!!

  • VaLover

    VaLover

    That is one large tree you captured it very well!

  • ildilazar

    ildilazar

    Glorious capture!

  • parmi

    parmi

    Congratulations on winning the Enduring Challenge and being featured in All About Your Best Work”

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Yay!!! Thanks for the Feature!!

  • Margaret Stockdale

    Margaret Stock...

    Congratulations on winning the challenge with this wonderful shot! Well done!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Margaret!

  • DevineDayDreams

    DevineDayDreams

    This is fabulous!!! Congratulations!!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you!

  • Mleahy

    Mleahy

    great shot. the small child really gives you the true size of that giant tree. great job. interesting name too- i probably wouldn’t have looked at the photo otherwise.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you! I have fun with the Titles too! Glad to know that it got you to take a peek.

  • Stephen Vecchiotti

    Stephen Vecchi...

    Great colors and a great title…the little child gives a great perspective of how big this tree really is. Very well done.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks so much Stephen! Yes, I was lucky that she came along and started playing!

  • Kate Purdy

    Kate Purdy

    Amazing!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Kate!

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    I love the root system of this tree. Can’t even imagine a tree like this. Wonderful.

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you! Yes, it’s an absolutely amazing tree!

  • Karen Moore

    Karen Moore

    Now that’s a tree ! My god is it hugh! Great photo

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thank you so much Karen! The funny thing is that it doesn’t look that big from far away as it kind of just spreads out. But once you come close …...!!!!

  • skippygirlgraphics

    skippygirlgrap...

    This is a fantastic tree – it gets my vote !!!

  • Vikram Franklin replied

    Thanks for the vote and the comment!

  • Raphael Arce

    Raphael Arce

    Whoa! That’s one HUGE tree! Wonderful image! :)

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    It is magnificent!!!

  • Jordan Miscamble

    Jordan Miscamble

    Awesome image!

  • angiejones

    angiejones

    Wow – beautiful!! :o)

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Congratulations! Your work was voted the most popular entry in a First Things Group challenge.

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