This old tree (plus edit)

[Ben Egbert]

Sonny and I went looking for old trees at Marlboro Point and there were more than a few. This was my favorite., I set up and did a focus stack.

CC welcome.

A shallow dof version using one of the focus stack shots at f4 focused on the tree.

 

[AlanLichty]

I love those old snags in the desert like this. This one has some really nice character to it in this scene.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Its got its wide open inviting you.

 

[sweetgrass]

Wow Ben, I love how you captured this old beauty. It caught my attention as well but I didn't capture it quite like you did.

 

[JimFox]

Pretty cool Ben. That is a very neat tree.

I am wondering if instead of focus stacking you should have gone with some limited DOF so that the tree didn't blend into the background?

 

[Ben Egbert]

I love those old snags in the desert like this. This one has some really nice character to it in this scene.

Thanks Alan.

Its got its wide open inviting you.

Not sure I want to return the embrace. But you are right.

Wow Ben, I love how you captured this old beauty. It caught my attention as well but I didn't capture it quite like you did.

Looking forward to seeing what you got.

Pretty cool Ben. That is a very neat tree.

I am wondering if instead of focus stacking you should have gone with some limited DOF so that the tree didn't blend into the background?

That should be pretty easy to do by just picking the first one in the stack. I will have to look.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Jim, I added a shallow DOF version just for you.

 

[JimFox]

Jim, I added a shallow DOF version just for you.

Thanks Ben. I think I like it better, can you sharpen the tree a bit more?

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks Jim not without masking. I selected the in focus part of the tree and applied some Topaz. To that but the selection does not reach the edges and the rear branches are beyond dof

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice one, Ben. If only the tree could talk I'll bet it would have a a great story to tell.