Gnarled Summer

While heading across the Mrs Macquarie's Point from the Opera House, I glanced right and was greeted by this scene of sun rays, and gnarly trees.

I was struck by the etherial nature of it and just had to try to capture it.

View all photos taken: Saturday, 9th January 2010, This photo: 6:02pm

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Comments

  • chooks! said:
    Wonderful light :)
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Tim :)
  • sjmc1 said:
    Fairy tale scene ;) well spotted and captured.
  • Jennifer Renee said:
    very nice David
    the light look so good coming through the tree
  • David de Groot said:
    Very much so Steve. Gnarled tree, a kind of grotto and fairytale light, what more could you ask for ? ;-)
    Thanks Jen :) Interestingly, two steps left or right and the effect was lost, 'twas very much a case of being in the right place at the right time.
  • FrozenBlizzard said:
    very amazing shot...
  • FrAcTuReD...fOtOs said:
    Just lovely David!
  • Vucko1000 said:
    wow lovely light!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks :)
    Thought this one might appeal to you Jeff. :-)
  • David de Groot said:
    Pretty cool eh ?
  • looby88 said:
    almost as good as the ones I took !!!!!
    ; P
    very good sir !
  • twenty90seven said:
    beautiful lighting. and hard to capture too
  • ankewill said:
    What a great picture! The sun rays across the tree trunk are phantastic. Also the lighting on the leaves on the tree in the background...
  • FrAcTuReD...fOtOs said:
    Anything to do with light mate and I'm there LOL.
  • David de Groot said:
    Almost ;-)
    Thanks!
    Yes, a bit on the tricky side.
    Pretty speccy eh? :)
  • ankewill said:
    Yes, more like Fairy-land rather than Sydney central :-)
  • aramisfirefly said:
    I saw the 'ethereal' nature instantly from the thumb Dave! Nice work.
  • frednaut said:
    Likewise... (what Matthew said)! Draws you in from the tiny thumbnail.
  • David de Groot said:
    Some would say that during Mardi-Gras, Sydney central IS fairy-land ;-)
    (no offence meant to anyone attending that event, but the pun had to be made)
    Nifty eh Matt - might end up being used for a composite background yet if I can devise the right people to insert in there.
    Thanks Geoff :)
  • Out_and_About said:
    Glad you did - it's just lovely!!
  • s.westhead (Simon) said:
    Well you got it. Sweet shot David.
  • -Gadabout- said:
    that light is devine :)
  • David de Groot said:
    Shot with the 85L too :)
    Thanks Simon.
    Those of a religious bent would agree in a very literal sense, me, I just reckon it's pretty ;-)
  • SkattyKat said:
    Beautiful Dave -
    A new beginning ...
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Kat :) Fresh for the New Year.
  • baar_01 said:
    I love those situations, they are so hard to capture on camera though. You did well.
  • D'Arne, Ming & Jack said:
    I like it, Dave
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Matt :) Serendipitous!
    :-)
  • Rafael Nordio said:
    Lindo demais.. parabens...