Moonfruit Tree, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

Here is another photo of the reflections in the River Esk taken in Arncliffe Woods at Glaisdale. See yesterday's post. This is my 7th post from Glaisdale and I still haven’t told you about the village.
In the Esk Valley and on the Middlesbrough to Whitby railway line, it is in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. It appears to be two villages as there is quite a walk from one part to the next. Most of the amenities are at the western end and most of my photos are taken from the eastern end. In 2002 it won the village of the year competition for the North of England. Its main claim to fame is as the birth place of Peter Walker, pen name Nicholas Rhea, who wrote the books on which the ITV series Heartbeat is based. (It is filmed at nearby Goathland.)
In the 19th century it was an ironstone mining village, which became so important at the time, that three blast furnaces were built in 1869 for the manufacture of iron. Eventually they were closed as they were unable to compete with the iron industry at Middlesbrough nearby.
I confess that I didn’t notice the moon reflection at the time of shooting or I might have framed it differently; I was too busy admiring the light reflected on the upper branches. As it is though, the moon nestling among the branches (see right) gave me the idea for the title. There’s frost again on the grass at the other side of the river and ice in a little hollow at the base of the tree. As with yesterday’s post I had to use the 2 second timer for the slow shutter speed.

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Paolo (41258) 2005-11-28 4:48

Hi Kath, another great image with a wonderful reflection.
the colours are very beautiful, as the focus and the POV.
good note too.
thanks, ciao

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-11-28 4:48

hi kath, one of the most beautiful reversed/reflected images i have seen here on te - the early day, well saturated colours are awesome; i like this image a lot; very nice work;
have a nice week,
jerzy

PixelTerror (0) 2005-11-28 4:51

Hi Kath,
AN interesting work on refelction, I find good that you framed only the reflected part as the colors are always deeper when reflected in the water, a lovely reversed landscape !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

cessy (13647) 2005-11-28 4:53

very nice reflection, nicely captured
beautiful colors

dharbott (1894) 2005-11-28 4:58

Hi Kath,

Interesting contrast between the dull, frosty ground and the bright blue sky/reflection. Good crop/composition. You must have a very steady hand for a 2 sec exposure - or a tripod?

Regards,

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2005-11-28 4:59

Hi kath.

An amazing reflection. Nice colors too.

Regards, Oscar

Leni (165) 2005-11-28 5:24

Kath, this is a very impressive shot. I haven't seen your other picture yet, but I am very amazed by this one. Great reflections and very beautiful colors. I like a lot this reversed image of the tree - it is like I see it from a mirror. Great shot! My best regards

Galmeida (12559) 2005-11-28 5:25

Hi Kath,
Fine water mirroring reflections ot the tree so well captured in a good perspective and with depth in a vertical format. I like the soft tones and the enquadrement you did for composition.

Good work so well seen and done. Congratulations and have a nice day.
Fernando

t0mmm1 (5442) 2005-11-28 6:57

Hi Kath,
nice blue sky... not a real England style... but really great. The reflection is great and the composition also. Nicely captured the opportunity to take the photo... hope you don't get water in your shoes ;)

johnrose (129) 2005-11-28 7:27

Great reflection I really like the fact that you have very little of the actual tree in the photo cheers.

fabio_ts (13696) 2005-11-28 8:21

Beautiful picture Kath, a first class reflection here, great colors and perfect composed, BRAVA+++

have a nice week,
Fabio.

lukie (0) 2005-11-28 8:35

Hello Kath,

amazing sharpness in this reflections ! I must say it's not really the kind of pictures I like, that's very personnal, but the quality is stunning.

regards,

Luc.

Emile (20352) 2005-11-28 9:19

Hola kath.
I think this is one of the best if not the best reflection picture posted in TE. It's amazing the way you captured the trees on the water, looks like a mirror with great colours and sharpness.
Very well done.

xlgo (562) 2005-11-28 9:46

Hi Kath

What a beatiful reflection of this tree in the water. Colours and composition are exceptional and the lighting is superb. By framing the picture as you have there is nothing to distract you and everything is focused on the reflection A wonderful picture once again.

Malcolm

weswang (18247) 2005-11-28 10:51

Hi Kath, A nice and fun picture. Although we cannot directly see the sky, the reflections showed us that it was a sunny day with the beautiful autumn tree on the side. A creative shot.

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-11-28 10:53

Hi Kath,
A well seen and captured reflection.I like the graphic approach and your framing with most of the space for the reflection.
Greetings,
Hermann

leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-11-28 11:33

Hi Kath,
Great composition! Perfect reflections, the water absolutement don't moved. Nice colors and sharpness.
Have a nice weekend,
Leonor

rosaline (0) 2005-11-28 12:58

Kath
Great composition, and framing. The reflections work very well, and the contrast with the trees in the distance gives nice depth. The water gives a very good mirroring effect.

Aubrey

alejandroguzman (4684) 2005-11-28 14:27

Hi Kath:

Very well composed and original !!!!
hugs
alejandro

Didi (61589) 2005-11-28 14:35

Hi Kath
Nice place to make good picture with this cold weather.
It's a good idea for this original composition.
Thanks for sharing.
Yor notes are very interesting.
Cheers.

Tue (91648) 2005-11-28 16:33

Hej Kath,
A wonderful reflection of this tree, I like the pleasant colours and the warm-cold contrast between the trees and the water. Maybe you could have cropped a little more of the top, I did a little WS, hope you like it.
Hilsner,
Lars

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alvaraalto (42804) 2005-11-28 17:13

Hi Kath,
Reflections are my favourites. This one is perfect. You can see that when you rotate the picture. (see my WS)
Excellent work.
groet Rob

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coco (30439) 2005-11-28 17:59

Hi Kath.
Really is a nice reflection over the water, and also nice colour and light.
Is an interesting POV, but I am not very sure about the composition.
I think that need more tree (I talk about the real tree, not about the reflection).

Anyway, is a nice work.

Regards.

note (after write the original critique): I've seen the two WS and I like more both, specially the second one

dipak (257) 2005-11-28 19:44

Hi Kath!
Again another beautiful shot from you where you showed only the reflections! I like this idea. Well done.
Dipak

huynt (5081) 2005-11-28 21:30

Hi Kath. Bravo for your great view. Excellent relection with shadow of tree. Thanks

alon (1289) 2005-11-29 1:27

Hi Kath,
Both photos are wonderful!
Light and colors are excellent here. I think what makes this photo so interesting is that the reflection is so colorful with great details while the rest left pale.
Cheers,
Alon

sarju (5324) 2005-11-29 3:46

Hi kath
Very well deserved 50 points on this photo in about 18 hours of its life on TE.
Somebody should stop you from posting such a nice pictures on TE ... i am having trouble keeping up with writing critiques for your photos.
thanks for sharing this wonderful capture Kath.
I loved the simple reflections of the tree ... very well conceptualized shot. congratulations
tfs ... cheers .... sarju

pitai (3985) 2005-11-29 5:24

Hi Kath,

Great composition, i like the shadow in water, so interesting to see the tree only in shadow, the colors are so great too

Regards
Gabriel

Graal (103040) 2005-11-29 12:08

Hi Kath,
very nice landscape with reflections. Friends all told You. I like it a lot, too. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

singuanti (15250) 2005-11-29 23:11

Hi Kath. For not noticing the moon at the time it turned out pretty good with the composition. What a great mirror-like reflection. I really like the line of trees in the reflection. When you refer to the two second timer do you mean you put it in that mode, hit the shutter and then hand-hold it at the 1/30th second shutter speed? Very nice shot Kath!

HNIK (1104) 2005-11-30 5:23

Hi Kath!
Another nice idea by you,very well composed,you have a good look,and you have been captured a great reflection,very well done,my Friend :)
Best Wishes
Later :)

hdl (7035) 2005-11-30 7:23

Nice reverse and good reflection.

sleon (9402) 2005-11-30 10:13

Hi Kath
Nice series of seasonal photos you are posting. The shape of the tree is nicely framed and the reflected colours are really rich. Good capture.
Susanna

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john_c (24666) 2005-11-30 13:19

Hi Kath,
A very pleasing and alluring shot. The reflections are superb. Incredibly rich tones in the water and I also like the textured and frosty grass at the top of the frame. Very well captured, Kath.
John

Stepan (27210) 2005-11-30 16:11

The same colors effect as yesterday...
Another reflection game...
A kind of tilt...
Still a good compo.
Stéphane

jocasta007 (0) 2005-11-30 18:13

Hi Again,
The inclusion of the tree trunk in this shot spoils the image alot, it makes it look messy as do'es the diaganol line of the river bank. The framing of this image leaves a lot to be desired especially the clipping of the branches on the left and the large void at the bottom of the frame, I see you used a 24-120mm zoom so therefore you could have zoomed in much better at a more favourable angle, however judging by all the fantastic comments you have got from this shot maybe i'm missing something, maybe it's a masterpiece and I just hav'ent seen it yet.

danyy (0) 2005-12-02 17:22

Bonjour Kath,
un reflet tellement parfait qu'on pourrait retourner l'image sans problèmes.
Excellente idée que de privilégier ces reflets parfaits.
Le cadrage est vraiment bien étudié.
Compliments.
Daniel.

carper (96) 2006-01-08 13:51

wauw what a reflection shot Kath,
I had mis this one, I took a look in your archive and I came till this one, a fantastic shot, with a nice composition, very good job.
gr. jaap

plimrn (21344) 2006-06-27 10:15

Hi kath,
What an amazing reflection!! I don't see how you could have framed it better had you noticed it; you have impressive instincts. It is interesting how sometime things pop out at you after you download the photo that you hadn't noticed before...Pat