Where the Ancients Gather by helenhall

Where the Ancients Gather

The old trees of the ancient woodland arrange themselves in line along the main route through the woods. They look to me as if, in waiting over the years to bathe passers by in an avenue of shade, they have learned to put aside their differences and accept their common purpose. Now, they are deep in conversation - exchanging stories and gossip, as if old friends queueing at the post office.

Both leaders brought along their IR cameras to the RPS event on Sunday and talked of how the trunks stood out against the backdrop of green. So, without that option to hand, I tried a conversion in photoshop and rather liked the way it differentiated the colours of the tree trunks and separated them from the foliage so as to be the main focus of attention.
Lovely scene....
July 30th, 2019  
A lovely image and commentary.
July 30th, 2019  
Very poetic. fav
July 30th, 2019  
Great choice of processing.Your camera has an IR option? Must looking see if mine does. fav
July 30th, 2019  
@maggiemae there is no option in the camera no, just an option to create IR conversion in photoshop.
July 30th, 2019  
Gorgeous! like being in a bygone era. Looks so peaceful and quiet
July 30th, 2019  
Beautiful! I thought it WAS IR when I first looked at this, so, well done on the conversion.
July 30th, 2019  
stunning and such a fabulous mono photo
July 30th, 2019  
I like this; your composition is beautiful and the IR conversion is very striking.
July 31st, 2019  
I love it.
July 31st, 2019  
N ice processing, who needs an IR camera when you have photoshop. Love the editing and it looks very impressive on black.
July 31st, 2019  
@helenhall There is an IR in Picmonkey too!
July 31st, 2019  
fabulous composition ~ fav
July 31st, 2019  
A stunning capture and great processing.
July 31st, 2019  
you have caught a real sense of protectiveness
July 31st, 2019  
Love your thoughts - yes they do look like they are gossiping and sharing stories. Enchanting photo
July 31st, 2019  
Fabulous b&w Capture.
July 31st, 2019  
Your commentary is as wonderful as your photo! The interesting trunks do certainly stand out...I love your processing and your composition. This looks like a magical place!

Thank you very much for your thoughtful comments and favs on my recent pictures...so kind of you and so appreciated by me. :)
July 31st, 2019  
Great processing and composition. Fav!! 😀
July 31st, 2019  
What wonderfully framed composition!
July 31st, 2019  
Fantastic atmosphere conveyed in this, love it.
August 1st, 2019  
I love how this turned out- absolutely beautiful and a fav for me! I want to walk along that path.
August 2nd, 2019  
So impressive
August 5th, 2019  
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