This is a wider view of the tree that "snowed petals" in the previous post. It was shot about a minute before the previous photo.
For a higher resolution view go here.
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just GORGEOUS!!! delicate and amazing -- and these color schemes!!! brown is the new black!!! superb!
23 Apr 2009 5:04am
So very beautiful and peaceful.
23 Apr 2009 5:04am
That is so gorgeous. And the sky is spectacular.
23 Apr 2009 5:21am
Très bel hommage à ce printemps que j'aime tout particulièrement ...
23 Apr 2009 5:45am
How beautiful it is. How nice that the pathway is just passing under this tree. Lovely photo.
23 Apr 2009 5:56am
une photo PARFAITE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ***************************************
23 Apr 2009 5:59am
Looks like a perfect spring day and is perfectly composed. I love it!
23 Apr 2009 9:10am
Beautiful shot. The path is great as is the tree.
23 Apr 2009 10:22am
gorgeous colours and perspective ! this path is so peaceful and romantic !
23 Apr 2009 10:53am
This reminds me of St Louis and the thousands of pear trees you see there.
Lovely compostion and light, Laurie.
23 Apr 2009 11:56am
Love the colors, especially the deep blue of the sky...and the path, inviting to wander along...idyllic :)
23 Apr 2009 12:03pm
excellent shot,very well taken ... lovely and dreamy capture
i really love it
23 Apr 2009 12:07pm
Five stars, Laurie! The light, colour and composition are fantastic! Like walking into a dream, one hopes then never wake from...
23 Apr 2009 12:34pm
Stunning cloud of blossoms
Beautiful place and well captured
Great, Laurie
;o)
23 Apr 2009 12:54pm
Wow,,,great.I like road and shadows,we have very nice places in KURDISTAN like your nice photo,i invite you for wach these Landscapes.
23 Apr 2009 1:00pm
I think this is even better than yesterday's great shot. That cloud pattern and blue sky above the trees and flowers, and that path that plunges deeply into this scene are amazing together.
23 Apr 2009 2:50pm
Oh, my! What a lovely shot. Beautiful work you do! Such a pretty spot.
23 Apr 2009 3:21pm
What pretty scene, look to go for a walk there.
23 Apr 2009 3:38pm
I would say that this one has more impact. [and begs to be b/w : ] best...jerry
ps ordered a camera rain cape, coming to a silly tuesday soon.
23 Apr 2009 3:52pm
Wow..this is wonderful, Laurie. I love the different colors both dark and bright. Amazing! =)
23 Apr 2009 3:58pm
You know, I actually like this one a lot more. Being further back and having the perspective of the path plus the sweep of the beautifully illuminated tree is stunning. Stunning.
23 Apr 2009 4:03pm
@Diane Schuller: Thanks...originally I shot this first and then had framed the next one (previous post "snowing petals") to focus on the bicycle riders that were coming down the path at regular intervals...There were so many people out that day. As I started to compose the shot and waited to get a rider coming under the tree the wind picked up a bit and it started snowing petals so I took that shot with the petals coming down. Of course I waited to see if it would snow petals with a rider coming under the tree as the petals fell...but that never happened and I moved on. I was actually in the same spot for both shots...I just zoomed in for the previous post to get the frame of the branches for a shot of the riders coming down the path and under the tree.
There is always one showoff in the crowd.
23 Apr 2009 4:24pm
Love it! This is absolutely breathtaking! Superb composition and post editing. The colours and softness give is a very special character/feel to this image. I would frame all of your images!
23 Apr 2009 4:42pm
@Magda: Wow thank you.
Don't tell anyone...but I have very few of my photos hanging on my walls. I had many printed to sell but I just don't hang any at home...strange huh?
I love the path and colors, and that blue sky is stunning. But for me, the sky is a bit too much negative space in the shot - I wonder what cropping out the top would look like....
23 Apr 2009 4:46pm
@Chris: Thanks. For me the composition would be awkward and little too central with that crop...I have one that I composed like that and I preferred this one. I felt there was more context in this one which actually drew more attention to the tree in the end. :)
Absolutely magnificent, Laura. I think the sky looks wonderful as it is and compliments the composition which is balanced to perfection. Gorgeous work
23 Apr 2009 4:59pm
great shot, love the path leading us into the image
23 Apr 2009 5:47pm
Fantastic image! Everything is great - composition, colors, framing... Very nice job!!!!!!
23 Apr 2009 7:54pm
amazing colors. i love the tree. very nice shot!
24 Apr 2009 12:18am
I prefer the cropping on this image better as the road leads you into the lovely spring season...thanks for sharing your spring day!
24 Apr 2009 2:05am
Such a beautiful path through the trees, superbly captured
24 Apr 2009 2:15am
A very beautiful image, I really like this angle of view and the magnificent tree in bloom !
Wonderful work !
24 Apr 2009 3:51am
Love the contrasting values Laurie!!! Excellent!
24 Apr 2009 8:00am
Just perfect. It looks spectacular on the photo - must have been unbelievable in real life!
24 Apr 2009 1:46pm
The soft spring colors are so beautiful at this time of year. You've captured the season beautifully!
24 Apr 2009 2:29pm
I, too, like this one even more. It shows the tree in such glory.
24 Apr 2009 5:56pm
I do believe I like this one better than the other, both are Great !!
24 Apr 2009 7:53pm
Great composition and fantastic colors... a superb image, Laurie!
24 Apr 2009 9:17pm
Fantastic. Really like the perspective.
25 Apr 2009 12:51am
beautiful! is this the garden of Eden? or does the path leads to the promised land? :)
25 Apr 2009 10:22am
For anhoter time, you have eyes for catch beautiful scene and landscape. I like the light magenta color present in entire picture. Bravo.
27 Apr 2009 2:15pm
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful image. Looks like a lot of others think so also, as I had to scroll and scroll and scroll to get to the comment box. :-)
27 Apr 2009 3:02pm
Absolutely wonderful! Isn't spring grand? Love how you used the path to lead the viewer to the tree and beyond.
29 Apr 2009 2:04am
That looks really nice, especially how the tree is over the sidewalk and it's really nice and furry looking.
3 May 2009 7:51pm