You should all be immensely thankful to Mother Nature that she saw fit to send a southerly wind to my house today. This enabled me to take this shot for the One Night Stand challenge, with today's theme being "motion". The other option had been a photo of me on the toilet having a...well, a motion. All praise and thanks to Mother Nature.
This is actually the Pohutukawa Tree in my garden "gently" swaying in today's southerly - it was revealed yesterday in the "news" paper that Taranaki is the windiest region in New Zealand so far this year. Whoop whoop.
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
@kali66 It's shocking isn't it? It's also my favourite tree - I have been known to sit under it in summer for a quite drink and some respite @nanderson Thank you very much :) @sheilaanne I'm glad as well - this is my favourite tree, and we have quite a few...but this one just...is @annied I thank you - and can only wish that the southerly was hot... @amandalockie Thank you very much - a dark fairy tale is something I could live with ;) @juliedduncan Thank you so much - it took two ND filters but I got there in the end! @carla42 Thank you very much :) @vignouse Thank you very much sir - of all the trees in my garden this is the one that I choose to sit under the most often. With a wine of course.
@dibzgreasley Thanks very much - I've attempted panning once and it was so abysmal that I decided to not go there again in a hurry. I suppose practice makes perfect but this worked for me ;)
Whoop whoop! :) Your trees are as creepy as their owner - which is awesome. This is one cool looking tree - it does have a dark tale feel to it... And I am extremely grateful to Mother Nature.
@pixelchix Thanks very much - I used a couple of ND filters and really liked the looked, so not too much processing involved at all @karlow75 Thanks very much - no one needed to see the alternative!
OH! I hadn't looked under exif to see that it was a 13 second exposure! No wonder! We're due for some 50 mph winds today, so maybe I can try something similar. You always have such good ideas. :)
@mindeater Thanks very much :) @deborah63 Thank you kindly :) @juliedduncan It was less of an idea and more of a desperate situation ;) @jammyb Thanks very much :) @hermann Thank you very much :)
So glad you picked this photo over your only other option for Motion!! When it gets windy here I head down to the beach to see if the kitesurfers are out in full force! I might have to content with a dog chasing a ball today!
@joemuli Thanks very much :) @tonygig Thank you very much - always appreciated @panthora My dogs can't even be bothered chasing a ball! And yes, I think everyone got off lightly when the wind decided to blow...
@northy I wouldn't go as far as enchanted...haunted would sit better ;)
couldn't help it - but you knew that already :)
i like this much
@nanderson Thank you very much :)
@sheilaanne I'm glad as well - this is my favourite tree, and we have quite a few...but this one just...is
@annied I thank you - and can only wish that the southerly was hot...
@amandalockie Thank you very much - a dark fairy tale is something I could live with ;)
@juliedduncan Thank you so much - it took two ND filters but I got there in the end!
@carla42 Thank you very much :)
@vignouse Thank you very much sir - of all the trees in my garden this is the one that I choose to sit under the most often. With a wine of course.
@golftragic Thanks very much :)
Very moody shot.
Beautifully processed as well.
The processing is great , almost feels like a night shot, and like that little bit of warmth you added.
@karlow75 Thanks very much - no one needed to see the alternative!
@deborah63 Thank you kindly :)
@juliedduncan It was less of an idea and more of a desperate situation ;)
@jammyb Thanks very much :)
@hermann Thank you very much :)
@tonygig Thank you very much - always appreciated
@panthora My dogs can't even be bothered chasing a ball! And yes, I think everyone got off lightly when the wind decided to blow...
@taffy Thank you very much - I think every one is more than a little thankful!