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"That Tree"

by Melvil

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This was taken at a lovely little place called Milarrochy on the shores of Loch Lomond, Scotland. I love this tree because it lies just offshore and is usually half-submerged and had a gorgeous backdrop of the local hills. I was very lucky with the weather and had clouds (but not too many) and nice warm light. I used an ND1000 filter to get the exposure nice and long (around 30 seconds).

Camera:	Nikon D40X
Lens:	Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6
Submitted:	Sunday, 10th January, 2010 18:22 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 1st December, 2009
Focal length:	14 mm
Shutter speed:	30 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	100
Notes:	ND1000 filter.
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Total comments: 11

Photography literally means 'light drawing', this is one hell of a drawing of light

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This is an image that stays with you in the mind. What a superb result! Any pro would be happy with this in their portfolios.

Earthlight

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this one is soooo good... very beautiful

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is absolutely stunning. Good job. :)

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I'd just like to say a big thankyou to everyone who took the time to vote and view my shot :-) Really blown away to get a result amongst such excellent shots. Loch Lomond is a cracking place to take pics and I'm always in awe of Scotland's natural beauty. Cheers again.

Mel.

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Mind blowing result, spectacular image :)

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I remember when I first saw this on luminous-landscape.com and I was blown away. I wasn't at all surprised to see it take first after it popped up in the list of submitted photographs. Congrats!

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Well deserved. I hope to take the high road to see the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond one day.

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A well-deserved first place!

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and well deserved

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Great photo, I would love to have this in my portfolio.
Dan

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