The trees stand bare and gaunt... by vignouse

The trees stand bare and gaunt...

...sleeping through the fastness of winter.

(Views well on black!)
Very nice B&W. I find the path quite inviting for a walk.
December 17th, 2014  
Beautiful!
December 17th, 2014  
Wow stunning Richard! Looks like frost over all the trees and ground.
FAV
December 17th, 2014  
Terrific shot.
December 17th, 2014  
this is so beautiful. i really like it
December 17th, 2014  
Wow, beautiful, stunning shot, Richard. Love it! FAV.
December 17th, 2014  
Super leading line, depth, tones, comp in this shot, fav
December 17th, 2014  
What a wonderful feeling of the colorlessness of the season. Way down that path there must be spring.
December 17th, 2014  
What a beautiful place for a walk
December 17th, 2014  
It really does view well on black... lovely inviting path and the details are terrific, especially on the bare trees.
December 17th, 2014  
Lovely and haunting.
December 17th, 2014  
gorgeous, fog and all
December 17th, 2014  
Beautiful, I always love your b&w processing.
December 17th, 2014  
This is wonderful!!
December 17th, 2014  
Wonderful in the b/w
December 17th, 2014  
I always love the tonal range in your b&w photos. Beautiful and FAV
December 17th, 2014  
I like the feeling of there being a tunnel or archway created by the bare branches of the trees. It's a good thing trees are patient creatures — winter is a long thing to wait through.
December 17th, 2014  
that tree in the front looks alive.
December 17th, 2014  
Fabulous shot
December 17th, 2014  
Love how the path draws the eye in.
December 17th, 2014  
Gorgeous, makes me want to walk there!
December 17th, 2014  
Excellent perspective taking advantage of the stark perpendiculars on the LHS and more relaxed and devil may care trees opposite...particularly the tree in the forefront tempting us into its outstretched 'tentacles'. PoV super!
December 17th, 2014  
Looks crisp and even with a touch of the bleak mid-winters. Katharine
December 17th, 2014  
Was this taken with any kind of curved lens? It appears to twist at the left side.
December 17th, 2014  
@vignousefollower Hi Matt - if you look under Exif in the box on the right of the page, it will show you all my camera settings and you will see that this was taken with a 10mm lens, which has an ultra wide angle field of view - about 110 deg with this camera. Ultra wide angle lenses can distort verticals if the camera is not held exactly square and upright and /or for objects which are very close to the edge of the frame. I don't see any marked distortion in this image, and in any event, the left side has been cropped. If you are referring to the two left-most trees, they are in fact twisted like that.
December 17th, 2014  
@fishers Thanks Katharine... happily, there was no moaning frosty wind!
December 17th, 2014  
A wonderful photo, great eye, shot and processing. I love the
dark and black branches and trunk of the foremost tree. Wonderful selective burning perhaps! fav
December 17th, 2014  
Great b&w
December 17th, 2014  
I love the way the main trees branches are accentuated and the tones and atmosphere are captivating
a big big fav
December 18th, 2014  
Wonderful!!
December 18th, 2014  
fantastic shot, and yes, terrific on black and in black and white., fav.
December 18th, 2014  
Nice pov Richard leading you down the path. Definitely looks good in b and w
December 18th, 2014  
Lee
What a fabulous shot Richard, fav
December 18th, 2014  
It looks brilliant on black.
December 18th, 2014  
I love your photo. I can feel the atmosphere! FAV!
December 19th, 2014  
Beautiful evocative shot Richard!
December 20th, 2014  
Stunning work.
December 20th, 2014  
Super sharp...tack sharp. Very nice.
December 20th, 2014  
Stunning capture.
December 21st, 2014  
Wow! Simply stunning! Seen on fav favs of others. And now following :)
December 21st, 2014  
Lovely. I want to walk up that road!
December 29th, 2014  
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