Really huge trees - or are they?

I experiment a little by photographing seemingly huge trees in Sweden:

A huge oak tree (Quercus robur), it seems.

A massive pine tree. (Pinus sylvestris)

A large white fir. (Abies concolor)

Enormous pine tree. (Pinus sylvestris)

Another big pine tree (P sylvestris).....

A respectable sized Norway spruce (Picea abies)

More to come.....!

Three massive pine trees and a white fir.....they appears everywhere!

Huge white fir. Coloradogran in Swedish.

And a few large pine trees...

An oak tree.

More trees today....

I visited the biggest pine tree in Sweden today.

Ullebotallen, Sveriges största tall

And also the two biggest white firs in Sweden

Coloradogran Jönköping

Coloradogran jönköping

Tall tales, perhaps? Some of those are quite believable, but others seem too good to be true.

ThrillaMozilla wrote:

Tall tales, perhaps? Some of those are quite believable, but others seem too good to be true.

You never know

Here is a massive Abies nordmanniana!

Jättestor Nordsmannsgran i Jönköping

I am not sure if the sequoia General Cherman is the largest tree after all....

Today I visited the largest Fagus sylvatica on the planet:

A giantic Fagus sylvatica. Stort bokträd i Växjö.

And also the largest known Abies procera.

Stor kaskadgran. Abies procera. Jönköping.

This pine tree has grown fast the last year because of global warming.

Ah, so that'swhat did it. 

A few more giants:

More Champion Trees....

My point is that every tree in this thread is a photo experiment in PS. Thats all.

What about the vegetables? I am sure there are a lot of prize winning veggies around there too?

This noble fir (Abies procera) is quite massive.

Pinus sylvestrus

And this pine tree.

I was genuinely confused.  Nice 'shopping.

I couldn't tell that they were photoshopped (although I wasn't looking too closely for artifact pixels).

This presentation would be stronger if you chose 5 of the best images (biggest trees, which look most realistic), and including the "Before" and "After" image, similar to one you posted in the middle.

And then present them (1-5) from smallest to biggest.

By having too many images, it got boring, because the drama was broken by familiarity.  I think 5, and "Before & After" would be impressive; choosing most dramatic trees, from smallest to biggest experiment.

Cheers!

GlobalGuyUSA wrote:

I was genuinely confused. Nice 'shopping.

I couldn't tell that they were photoshopped (although I wasn't looking too closely for artifact pixels).

This presentation would be stronger if you chose.... "Before" and "After" image......

Cheers!

Good point!

Here are the differences (before and after photos) between the two latest images:

and a bonus

Elaka Farmor wrote:

GlobalGuyUSA wrote:

I was genuinely confused. Nice 'shopping.

I couldn't tell that they were photoshopped (although I wasn't looking too closely for artifact pixels).

This presentation would be stronger if you chose.... "Before" and "After" image......

Cheers!

Good point!

Here are the differences (before and after photos) between the two latest images:

and a bonus

THIS kind of presentation is MUCH more compelling & intentional.

I am sure people will be far more impressed & less confused at what you are doing, if you show them this way.  I know it loses a bit of the "is this real or is it fake" mystery -- but with short attention spans and trees as a subject, people are likely to gloss over and not think.

But here, it is clear and they can spend time on the quality rather than figuring it out.

GlobalGuyUSA wrote:

THIS kind of presentation is MUCH more compelling & intentional.

I am sure people will be far more impressed & less confused at what you are doing, if you show them this way. I know it loses a bit of the "is this real or is it fake" mystery -- but with short attention spans and trees as a subject, people are likely to gloss over and not think.

But here, it is clear and they can spend time on the quality rather than figuring it out.

Thank you for your kind words

I try to figure what camera angle is the best to make the tree the most impressive.

Also the light makes a big difference when it comes to realism. I think sunny days are clearly the best with all the play of shadows, but the sun is nowhere close to shine for the moment. Here is one from today, with camera almost on ground level.