The Tree at Brighton

Visible on Google Earth, and moreso in person ;-)

Shot yesterday before dawn with Kane during some very odd weather (low cloud/fog, pretty much no breeze).

View all photos taken: Saturday, 29th August 2009, This photo: 5:13am

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  • [ Kane ] said:
    Came out great Dave... was a fun morning.... I've not looked at those shots yet... backlogged .... ;P
  • Grauniad2 said:
    Wow wow wow! That's wonderful Dave.
  • Pepperpot Photographics said:
    Great colours!
    Love your work, you certainly have a talent!
  • Jennifer Renee said:
    hmmm I have not been to Brighton yet,
    nice work!
  • christographyy said:
    nice shot dude
  • David de Groot said:
    Figured you might be ;-)
    Thanks Rodney, been a while since I've been out landscaping ;-)
    Thanks :)
    Worth dropping by Jen.
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks!
  • Xenedis said:
    A rather pleasing image.
    Unusual, but striking colour.
  • Millisynth said:
    Wonderful tones here!
    Excellent DOF.
    And that tree is always a winner for photography.
    Great shot here, David. Well done.
  • Cass n Dan said:
    Looks great :)
  • metalsnowski said:
    stunning shot
  • raymc76 said:
    Great colour.
  • bachamp said:
    Looks good to me, the lights in the background give an odd effect.
  • netherspirit said:
    Wow! This is an amazing shot!
    Seen in my contacts.
  • Ross_M said:
    Striking image Dave....almost Martian!
    Except of course there is no surface water.
  • Mornby said:
    Exceptional shot. Bravo!
  • David de Groot said:
    Yeah the combination of fog/cloud with the Sodium Vapour lights actually worked. ;-)
    Thanks Milli :) Mangroves definitely make for decent subjects.
    Thanks!
    Danke :)
    Worked well, thanks.
    Yeah the lights add something, combined with the fog, it's a little eerie.
    Thanks! :)
    Well none they've found ;-)
    Thanks!
  • Jack High said:
    Looks very appealing in the large size. I was interested to see you shot this with quite a wide aperture, yet there is plenty of DoF. I love your composition, really focuses the eye on the tree.
  • EOS1DsIII said:
    Beautiful picture!
    Seen on EXPLORE! Congrats!
  • whytebate said:
    this is awesome David.
  • anitabromley said:
    Stunning! Also love the tones...
  • David de Groot said:
    Wide lenses have a fair amount of DoF straight up, so you don't need to stop down a great deal usually, esp. on a scene like this :)
    Thanks :)
    I ummed and ahhed about posting this one or a version with the white balance corrected for the lights, but went with this one as it's got an overall interesting feel to it.
    Thanks Rodel :)
    Thanks Anita. Those darn sodium vapour lights can work sometimes (usually their tone doesn't help the scene much at all).
  • Chuck Cutler said:
    Excellent shot, well done!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks.
  • kweaver2 said:
    Beautiful!
    Congrats on Explore!
  • {بقعة ضوء } said:
    Amazing shot!!
  • Panorama Paul said:
    Great shot Dave... I love the way that you've composed the island and tree directly in front of the lights and reflections... and still managed to include those rocks in the water on the left! Very nice tones and balance... great work!
  • Bern@t said:
    Congratulations!!! your photo reach Explore Front Page
    You can download the capture in lab.bernatcasero.com/flickr/frontpagecapture?user=3991934...
  • kees straver said:
    Wonderful capture and stunning exposure
    Well done!!!!
  • mlangsam2004 said:
    Nice
  • Madiator said:
    Spectacular! Such gorgeous reflections!
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  • BusNikon "Take a picture it will last longer" said:
    Good Job!!!!!!!!!
  • Astig213 said:
    Nice pic...
    Looks great =D
  • pearson251 said:
    Exceptional photography .........congratulations on such a wonderful image !
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  • carla.wie said:
    Beautiful.
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Paul :) It was pretty much the type of image I had in mind when we scoped out the location online, only difference is the weather, which despite being rather odd, worked well for this shot.
    Thanks Everyone!
    Thanks for that!
  • Mystic Pekoe said:
    Amazing!
  • dtmateojr said:
    Awesomeness!
  • Brothersoft.com said:
    the lights there looks so romantic
  • plasmahead said:
    Great shot!!! Amazing color tone and reflections.
  • Thaozilla said:
    beautiful lights and silhouettes!
  • elginz said:
    Nice capture.
    Congrats on explore. It was on the FP!
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  • pooja_rocks661 said:
    I love it
  • deimiannn said:
    stunning shot
  • BusNikon "Take a picture it will last longer" said:
    Awesome Shot
  • waerierce said:
    Amazing
  • dani_kang3n said:
    :-)
  • ajilhamzah said:
    Indah
  • looby88 said:
    I just think its pretty !
    I've seen photos like this up for sale, or in swanky places, you are very good David : )
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks again everyone. :)
    awww shucks, thanks Helen. :)
    I fiddled with copies of this a lot, but in the end, just cropped and posted as it came out of the camera.
  • littleshroom said:
    Fab pic!!
  • artland said:
    wonderfulllllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Guillaume_photo said:
    Beautifull shot!!!
  • TImm67° said:
    ~ Awesome image! ~
  • mizarin said:
    Stupenda questa foto ! :)
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Everyone :)
  • lynette1208 said:
    C'est magnifique !
  • Hajo´s photos said:
    Wonderful photo, great job!!!!
  • Kemp's Camera said:
    Awesome lighting!
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  • mrlins said:
    An amazing photograph! well done!
  • farissshafee II said:
    beautiful silhouette
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  • the pentax hammer (gary) said:
    Love the glow from those lights across the water. Congrats on Explore... Very well deserved!
  • Latyrx said:
    Outstanding! Beautiful colors! :)
  • Jack Watkins said:
    Wow! Amazing!
  • Jeff Clow said:
    Now that's what I call a stellar shot......really well done.
  • bachullus ♥ © said:
    amazing!
  • *ChRiSeDa* said:
    what an amazing shot
  • shonkathan said:
    I'm glad I viewed that large - it's a lovely sight.
  • Wansbeck Wanderer said:
    Beautiful shot great composition
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks!
    Thanks Glen, 'tis not a bad spot and despite the weather being weird, it worked in our favour.
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    Excellent work!
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