Standing Tall

Uploaded: February 22, 2011 03:24:58

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Looking across the Ranch on a cold Winter Day this tree appears to be the one in charge of things! (Although this scene does not have all of the typical elements for a traditional HDR I did process this single image with Photmatix )The fenceline reminded me of BP Member Bill Raco's wonderful work.


Canon 70-200L IS at 80mm. Mid-Afternoon, ISO 160, 1/250 @ f13.0, EC +2/3 (N&L)



Exif: F Number: 12.9, ExposureTime: 390/100000 seconds, ISO: 160, FocalLength: 80.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Robert R. Goodman February 22, 2011

Hi Jeff,Excellent capture.Wonderful POV and clarity.HDR is something I need to try!!!! #1355224

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 22, 2011

Excellent pov, comp. and tones, Jeff. Beautiful capture. #9254770

MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 22, 2011

That is some fence!!

Terrific lines and comp Jeff

My eyes can not help but race to the tree #9254782

Karen E. Michaels level-deluxe February 22, 2011

Awesome fence-line leading to the tree! #9254784

Jack Gaskin February 22, 2011

Can not say I've ever seen a fence like this one..
A cool ( no pun intended ) winter capture.

Happy Shooting
Jack #9254824

Ray Thoms February 22, 2011

It is a great image Jeff......nicely composed! #9254827

Gord MacEachern February 22, 2011

This is a very beautiful composition Jeff, great job!! #9254848

Freddy Bland February 22, 2011

Whoa!! Love this, Jeff! The pov is fantastic in this image and takes your eye right to the tree! #9254852

Tiia Vissak February 22, 2011

a wonderful seasonal shot! #9254871

Kate Jackson February 22, 2011

Bill Raco was also my first thought when I saw this Jeff! Love the simplicity! #9254884

Michelle Alton February 22, 2011

This even looks as though it might have been shot in Raco territory! Fantastic! #9254887

Nikki McDonald level-classic February 22, 2011

Nice lines -- the black and white suits the simple composition (or vice versa) Nice use of both the fence line and the tree, Jeff. #9254930

Aimee S. McMaster February 22, 2011

...I thought of Bill too..he will be proud...this s a delight Jeff... #9254940

Mary Timman February 22, 2011

This is just beautiful Jeff! I love the fence and the lone tree.
Strange, yesterday during another winter storm here I tried to find a lone tree and couldn't find one, maybe today! You really did a wonderful job shooting this one! #9254969

Mary Timman February 22, 2011

And where is William ? #9254981

Ellen Hodges February 22, 2011

super beautiful pov, Jeff! #9255004

Alan L. Borror February 22, 2011

Wonderful winter image, Jeff! Great composition and B&W conversion. #9255011

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic February 22, 2011

Love the transquility this image conveys. Also great use of lines and wonderful processing. #9255025

Douglas Pignet February 22, 2011

simplicity at it's best...Well done #9255090

Gail Sullivan level-classic February 22, 2011

Simple and classic, Jeff! #9255092

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 22, 2011

Simply FANTASTIC, Jeff! #9255170

Courtenay Vanderbilt February 22, 2011

Wonderful composition and leading lines, Jeff. A simple but powerful image! #9255176

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic February 22, 2011

Yes, it's a great Raco! Good job!! #9255188

Kathleen Rinker February 22, 2011

Great image Jeff, I agree simple but powerful!! #9255211

Jyri Vissak February 22, 2011

I agree with my daughter. Well done. #9255256

Monnie Ryan February 22, 2011

Beautiful perspective and lines, Jeff -- very well done! #9255280

Jessica Jenney February 22, 2011

Beautiful winter scene, terrific perspective and composition, Jeff! #9255333

Karen Celella February 22, 2011

Fabulous composition for this lovely winter scene, Jeff! #9255377

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay February 22, 2011

Great winter scene Jeff! Spectacular comp! Nice work! #9255437

Jack Ryan February 22, 2011

Outstanding POV and comp...love the lines. Beautifully done, Jeff. #9255499

John Benway February 22, 2011

Excellent composition and tones Jeff. Beautiful work.
John #9255720

Kerry Hill February 22, 2011

Excellent composition and capture Jeff! #9255721

David M. Montero February 22, 2011

Well done Jeff. Should be a winner. #9255733

Nancy L. Green level-classic February 22, 2011

BEAUTIFUL winter scape Jeff, I love the composition with that fence, VERY well done with great tones and lighting!! <>< #9255784

Carla Capra Anderson February 22, 2011

Hi Jeff;
Wonderful hdr and conversion. The leading line of the fence brings my eye right to the tree. Nicely done.
;) CC #9255816

Stephen Zacker February 22, 2011

Leads you right in. Like the starkness #9255831

John Connolly February 22, 2011

A wonderful winter scene with great detail and depth Jeff! To me this one is bordering on a Hi Key image! #9255904

Patricia Seidler February 22, 2011

Beautiful Jeff. Love the composition and the tones! Im sure we will see this again! #9255932

Mike Clime February 22, 2011

Beautiful capture, wonderful lines and tones, Jeff! #9255960

Ron McEwan February 22, 2011

LOL actually Jeff Bill's name flashed through my mind when I saw this. Good job here. #9256038

Lynn M. Whitt February 22, 2011

Beautiful winter capture... #9256042

Nancy J. Locke February 22, 2011

SUPER AWESOME!!!

Cheers, Nancy #9256069

Claudia Kuhn level-classic February 22, 2011

Well composed and yes, it does remind me of a Bill R. image #9256110

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic February 22, 2011

Wonderful composition Jeff!,
Amalia #9256138

Tammy Espino February 22, 2011

Awesome!!! Make some snow balls now :) #9256143

Ken Smith level-classic February 22, 2011

I've never used Photomatix on a single image. This turned out really good, Jeff...super fence-line! #9256194

Cathy Barrows February 22, 2011

gorgeous serene scene #9256222

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 22, 2011

What a wonderful winter scene, Jess...it does remind one of Bill! :-) k #9256305

Renata Gusciora February 22, 2011

Fabulous winter image,Jeff!Amazing pov,great tones! #9256336

Lorraine A. Cook February 22, 2011

What a gorgeous winter scene, Jeff!!<:))

I am so MAD! My camera malfunctioned and there was nothing I could do to retrieve today's snow photos<:(( Philly received 6" of snow...much of that snow melted when the sun came out this morning. Pity, I had some super photos of Lucky, too!!!! #9256367

Anita Hogue February 22, 2011

Absolutely perfect composition! Gorgeous capture, Jeff! #9256401

Kaye Burazin February 22, 2011

love how the viewer's eye travels right into the scene Jeff #9256458

David Phalen February 22, 2011

A fenceline that definitely rates a "Raco". Terrific POV, leading lines and tones!! Very well done Jeff!! #9256461

Barbara Waldoch February 22, 2011

Awesome composition and capture, Jeff! #9256712

Rona L. Schwarz February 22, 2011

Superb composition, Jeff! Striking in its simplicity and starkness. Our snow is gone now and stangely enough, I am wishing for more so I can go shoot stuff like this! #9256741

Ujjwal Mukherjee February 22, 2011

Yes, terrific composition,Jeff! Excellent image!! #9256783

Avril Young February 22, 2011

great pov..just love those tones and fence...fantastic photo Jeff! #9256810

Dick W. Wyatt February 23, 2011

A great winter scene, Jeff.
Well done. #9256825

Brett Dolsen February 23, 2011

Wonderfull tones and perspective scene Jeff! #9256860

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 23, 2011

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #9256921

Marilyn Cornwell February 23, 2011

Wonderful, Jeff, I particularly like the placement and composition! #9257042

Joanna Madloch February 23, 2011

Wonderful perspective, amazing tones, Jeff. #9257194

Carol Eade level-addict February 23, 2011

Beautifully done, Jeff! #9257323

frank w. degenhardt February 23, 2011

Beautifully composed winter scene Jeff. Love the way you lead us down the fence line and then the way that tree just stands out so tall and beautiful, capturing our attention and focus. Love how it dominates the picture. Gorgeous work my friend. #9257373

Marty Straub February 23, 2011

Excekkent use of the fence, Jeff, and I always look for the lone tree shot. Very well done. Another fav. #9257501

Emile Abbott level-deluxe February 23, 2011

Excellent leading lines and texture, Jeff #9257591

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic February 23, 2011

Beautiful image..great leading line, comp and detail. #9257983

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic February 23, 2011

This did remind me of Bills work! Great capture......Very Pretty! #9257984

Dianna Murphy February 23, 2011

Beautiful Black and White Jeff! #9258225

Marijana Fajgl February 23, 2011

Amazing capture, Jeff! True winter spirit! #9258228

JO ANN CLEVELAND February 23, 2011

Beautiful winter scene, love the pov...guess you are ready for some beautiful spring scenes Jeff!

Stay warm..

jo ann c. #9258471

Jill Odice level-classic February 24, 2011

I love fence images, and this can rival Bill;s work :-) very nice! #9258791

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 24, 2011

Thank You!! Jeff #9258847

Julie Burnett February 24, 2011

Stunning composition, love the starknes, a perfectly executed winter capture, Jeff!! #9259388

Bill Houghton February 24, 2011

Beautiful image Jeff. #9259833

Lana Arcemont February 24, 2011

Supurb Image! #9260385

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 24, 2011

Thank You!! Jeff #9260397

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe February 24, 2011

Love this--the fence, the snow, the tree! Gorgeous, Jeff!
KK #9260521

Julianne Bradford February 24, 2011

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome Jeff! #9260618

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 25, 2011

Thank You KK and Julianne! Jeff #9260748

Stephanie Frey February 25, 2011

Wonderful comp and tones, Jeff! Beautiful image! #9261562

Hal Bambrick February 25, 2011

WOW!,Super NICE Work Here Jeff!!!!. #9261665

Melissa Olsen February 25, 2011

Wow is the right word for this beautiful presentation...right into my favorites....Winner! #9261899

Eivor Kuchta February 25, 2011

A perfect composition! #9262010

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 26, 2011

Thank You! Jeff #9262556

Irene Colling level-classic February 26, 2011

Fantastic photo Jeff.

The dynamic composition, almost monotone color and clean lines makes this a winning image.

Great work. #9262890

Mitch Spence level-classic February 26, 2011

Yes, Jeff, it reminds me too of Bill's great fences, and it's terrific with that long fence line and the single tree. Well done. #9263050

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 27, 2011

Thank You Irene and Mitch! Jeff #9263929

Debra R. Harder February 27, 2011

I'm always a fan of your b/w's Jeff!! This is BEAUTIFUL!! Love the tones, textures, leading lines and composition. SUPERB! Deb #9264333

Phyllis H. Burchett February 27, 2011

Wonderful winter scene! #9265134

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 28, 2011

Thank You Deb and Phyllis!! Jeff #9266527

Kathy Cline March 07, 2011

Jeff, this is amazing. I feel cold already.
What a wonderful image. I hope it wins an award. #9277306

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe March 07, 2011

Thank You Kathy!! Jeff #9278739

Nikki McDonald level-classic February 26, 2012

Terrific lines - simplicity always wins, as Mado says. Congratulations on the finalist and good luck in the next round, Jeff. #10003325

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict February 26, 2012

Congratulations, Jeff, on this beautiful and excellent finalist!

Debby #10003353

Tammy Espino February 26, 2012

Congrats on your finalist!! :) #10003937

Robert R. Goodman February 26, 2012

Hi Jeff,Big Congratulation on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10004181

Ellen Devenny level-classic February 26, 2012

Stunning image! Congratulations on your Finalist!!!
#10004201

Marcel J. Fernandez February 26, 2012

Congratulations, Jeff on your Wonderful Finalist. #10004263

Amy M. Wilson February 26, 2012

Congratulations on your amazing Finalist, Jeff!! #10004377

Monnie Ryan February 26, 2012

Another fabulous Finalist, Jeff! Congratulations! #10004396

Terry Cervi level-deluxe February 26, 2012

Congrats on anther beautiful finalist, Jeff! #10004584

Renee Doyle February 26, 2012

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Jeff!! #10004776

Irene Colling level-classic February 26, 2012

A dynamic composition, excellent exposure and detail.

Congratulations Jeff on your Finalist for this outstanding image. #10005309

ALLEN O. HOWARD February 26, 2012

This is what composition is all about! A fantastic finalist Jeff! Congratulations and good luck to you!, Allen #10005418

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic February 26, 2012

This is a fabulous image Jeff. Hope to see it go gold. #10005425

Ann Coates level-classic February 26, 2012

Congratulations on another stunning finalist Jeff. #10005591

Marijana Fajgl February 27, 2012

Big congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Jeff! #10005777

Stefania Barbier level-classic February 27, 2012

gorgeous... congratulations!!! #10006018

Bill Johnson February 27, 2012

Jeff, Congrats on your wonderful finalist and good luck. #10006169

Phyllis H. Burchett February 27, 2012

Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Jeff! #10006515

February 27, 2012

Wonderfully simple, stark! #10006775

Danny B. Head February 27, 2012

Congrats, Jeff! #10006931

Mitch Spence level-classic February 27, 2012

Winter is definitely beautiful here, Jeff. Congratulations. #10007641

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic February 27, 2012

Congrats on this fabulous finalist, Jeff. #10007722

Bojan Bencic level-classic February 27, 2012

Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff. #10007776

Merna L. Nobile February 27, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS! It’s great to know you have something new to smile about and a special reason to be proud.
Merna
#10008523

Karen Celella February 27, 2012

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Jeff! #10008532

Carol L. Fowler February 27, 2012

Congrats! #10008786

Lorna Shutter February 27, 2012

Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on another wonderful Finalist, Jeff!!!!! WTG!!! :)
Photobucket #10009462

Patrick Rouzes level-classic February 27, 2012

Worthy of any PRIZE available, my friend! Good luck, Jeff! #10009563

Eivor Kuchta February 27, 2012

Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #10009673

David M. Montero February 27, 2012

I had a feeling! Congratulations on your finalist selection Jeff!!! #10009743

Rona L. Schwarz February 27, 2012

I remember this well, Jeff! I loved it then and I love it now! Simple in its stark beauty. I love it in B&W but it would look even better in GOLD! Super Congrats on the Finalist! #10009789

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 28, 2012

Thanks Everyone!! Jeff #10012153

William C. Raco level-classic May 19, 2013

This is outstanding, Jeff
Congratulations on the finalist, and thanks for thinking of me. #10699812

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe May 20, 2013

Thank You Bill! #10700908

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