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Salento's olive tree


Salento's olive tree
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Copyright: Dario Cea (lecorbudar) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 100 W: 4 N: 60] (431)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2006-12-28
Categories: Nature, Mood
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20, Leica 36-432mm F/2.8
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-09 14:32
Viewed: 546
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Secular olive trees look so heavy.
Their trunk bends back, twistes around its axis and, with amagical movement, uprises in the sky.
Their trunk becomes so large that is empty inside. It looks like an old man's hand... the same wrinkled lines, typical of who has been working all the life long.

You can find hundreds, thousands olive trees in Salento, the heel of Italy, but be aware that people steal them in the nights and sell them to rich people who live in Northen Italy...

I took the photo during a sunny winter day and I converted in b/w. Then I adjusted the contrast, curves and levels. I hope you like it!
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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 981 W: 101 N: 2260] (11423)
  • [2007-04-09 14:54]

Ciao Dario!
I have seen quite some nice olive trees when we were in Italy last year.. some very old ones too.
I realy love the way they grow... you can realy tell they are very old sometimes.
As I can see in this image. This is a magnificent tree my friend.
I realy like this tree. You have made a wonderful composition, maybe a bit light in some spots, but I think this all adds to the atmosphere of your image.

I think trees like this one deserve a "medal"!

Ciao,
Anneke

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  • BMYNBR Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 160 W: 1 N: 94] (1131)
  • [2007-04-09 18:43]

WHAT A COOL LOOKING TREE. i LOVE THE WAY THIS SHOT FEELS LIKE A DREAM.
TFS DAVE

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  • franzi (68)
  • [2007-04-10 3:25]

ciao dario!
l'ulivo ha sempre qualcosa di affascinante
l'immagine e' molto bella e il soggetto e' particolare
se avessi lasciato i colori avresti avuto un bell'effetto, i colori delle foglie sono molto intensi e particolari
alla prossima
franzi

Ciao Dario, affascinante bianco e nero di un gigantesco secolare ulivo, magnifica scuòltura, bravo, ti auguro un buon week end, ciao Silvio

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  • Jeruel Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 112 W: 25 N: 38] (1383)
  • [2008-02-29 14:36]

I like the composition of this photo plus the dreamy look. Classic, too.
Well presented!


Jeruel

Ciao Dario!
Salento e Olanda, pianure molto diverse...
A volte la vita si diverte a intrecciare i fili in modo apparentemente casuale... ma credo che tutto abbia una ragione, in fondo, come l'ulivo che si intreccia intorno al suo asse e cresce e invecchia così...
La foto colpisce molto, e anche la leggera sovraesposizione non ci sta male, rende l'idea del sole del sud.
Ciao, Antonella

Hi Dario,

Nice shot wel taken and framed. TFS

Fara

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