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A lonely baobob tree in Kenya


A lonely baobob tree in Kenya
Information sur la photo
Copyright: Soon Ah Kim (redsonja) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 0 N: 14] (78)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2002-06
Catégories: Nature
Appareil photographique: Nikon F-80, Fuji Provia, Circular Polariser Filter
Versions: version originale, Workshop
Thème(s): strange trees, Trees under blue skies [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2005-10-18 5:50
Vue: 2212
Favoris: 1 [voir]
Points: 10
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
As I said in my posting of the lion in the same game park in Kenya (Masai Maara), the dominant sensation here is one of loneliness, of a yellow-grassed desert, where occasional herds of zebras might pass your way, but most of all you'd see grass and more grass, all around you.

Once in a while, you'd see a baobob tree, and this type of tree has always intrigued me. Why would a creator choose to make a tree this unusual? Why is it there, so vulnerable, in this desert of space? I was filled with this sense of awe for God that can only come from being in a place so empty of life. And it is this feeling that I wanted to convey to you, because it is the feeling that pervades any game park visit.

On another tangent, I feel that the aim of art is to try to imitate the beauty of the earth around us. It is almost as if we are all copycats of the greatest artist ever. Art that catches our breath is art that really captures what nature is, to show it honestly, to give it a mirror to hold.

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hi
I like the serenity and the composition of this picture
congratulation
regards
jean louis

hi kim
it's a good picture to me because its simplicity... really good tones of sky...
regards
pramod

Hey Soon!!!

The colors and the composition are great, it is just not sharp enough. I'll send a sharper version to the workshop.

Well done,

Itamar

Very striking and something that will appeal to the minimalists on TE. Well composed. The workshop sharpening improves it a lot. Cheers . . . David

Good shot Soon
I do like the isolation you have created with the loooong composition, but I think a slight crop would be ok, as the sky is quite bare at the top.
Nice capture though, See what you think of my recent lonely tree post.
Have a good day.
TFS

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