Cypress Swamp, take iii

[BarryHamilton]

One more from the cypress swamp Friday late afternoon.
Zoomed into 210mm, f/11.
Yes the right and left cypress trunks are out of focus, but I think they frame the main subject nicely. I did try a focus stack, but it was a bit breezy so too many branches were moving and it just doesn't work!
An example of why I'd like a tilt & shift lens, for dof, but at this focal length I think I'm SOL. And this is cropped a bit and again to the 5:4 format.
C&C please.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Barry,

Wonderful work here. And I do think those OOF foreground trunks do frame this nicely. In fact I don't think one would work as well if they were in focus. As it is, they drive the eye straight back to the single cypress and frame it perfectly.

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

Interesting technique for shooting in heavy foliage - I should have tried this this morning when I couldn't quite get the view I wanted.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Another fin example of your Cypress swamp, I agree with Jim the OOF foreground works just fine here.

 

[lionking]

Love it, the framing works for me.

Cheers!

 

[BarryHamilton]

Thanks, gents!
Alan, if you saw this place from the road you'd never believe I could get anything good. Thanks for the 100-400 lens!!!!! But even that doesn't avoid totally all the intervening junk.

 

[Gaz]

Cool shot Barry buddy!

 

[Kyle Jones]

I think this turned out awesome. The OOF framing works fine for me and the details are great.

 

[Martín el Escocés]

Really nice shot, podnah! I love the framing of the crisp scene - like looking out of a darkened room to the sunshine. The tree and its reflection are well cool, my friend that swamp is a fine resource.

 

[BarryHamilton]

Many thanks, all! So glad you all still enjoy the swamp. I'm glad it's so handy for me!