The Everglades is home to some pretty strange species of flora and fauna. We
were walking through the Fakahatchee Strand State Park a while ago and came across this
strange specimen. This is two different plants, an Oak tree and a Strangler
Fig. The fig is an invasive plant to FL although other species like the Banyan
tree are related to it. In your comment on this blog for this week talk about the composition of
this photo, meaning its the point-of-view, and comment on how a different p-o-v might have made a
different type of photo.
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I really like the angle of this picture, looking up at the tree looks way more interesting than looking at it from straight on! you also get a closer look at how the tree twists.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is all about the angle for some pictures. I think the angle makes the picture stand out and draws attention. You are drawn to this picture because and interested in looking at all the details, like the tree's branches and how it twists.
ReplyDeleteI personally love that style. I noticed a lot of photographers prefer that style and I like taking pictures like that myself!
I would also like the view from up down!
The picture is very unique and I was intrigued as to how you captured the embedded twists of branches that move up the tree. This allowed for us to see a portion of the tree but the focus was on the branches. Thanks for sharing it.
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ReplyDeleteI really love the angle because it looks lie the fig is currently growing up the tree. It also makes the tree look bigger and taller.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I really like is how the fig looks like a hand, grabbing the oak tree. I agree with Tonya when I say I would like to see an angle from the top down.
This image instantly caught my eye from the angle of it. I think that the angle really captures the shape of tree and brings on the uniqueness of the wrap around on the tree. I also enjoy the light being reflected n the left side of the tree.
ReplyDeleteYour photo's strengths are the way it portrays size, height and distance. The angle you choose makes the tree look gargantuan, giving a sense that photographer, or even every viewer of the photo is small. I like how the tree seems never ending, and with the light, looks like it goes on into the heavens.
ReplyDeletecapturing the picture from this point of view really shows how the tree is wrapped around the other and how it is continuous all the way up. If you were to take the picture straight on you would loose a lot of the image and it wouldn't allow you to see the trunk as a whole or the way it wraps all the way up. I would love to be able to climb to the top and see what the image would look like shooting down!
ReplyDeleteThe angle that this photo was taken allows the twists and turns of the tree to be fully captured and emphasized. Looking up the tree emphasizes the height of the tree as well. I also like how the light is coming through the leaves and branches and highlighting even more points.
ReplyDeleteThe photo shows a great amount of detail, yet at the same time displays the entire size of the tree. The light hitting one side of the tree makes it more interesting than if both were shaded. The object in the photo is uncommon making it appealing to the viewer.
ReplyDeleteYour low POV really captures the size of the tree and it also conveys something about the twists and shapes of the trunk. There's an almost ominous quality to the photo - looking upward at this strange tree. The shot also leads the viewer's eye upward to the left and the slightly overexposed sky behind the leaves. So there's the dark twists, but also the openness of the sky. Without the sky, and the low POV, there'd be a very different sense of the tree.
ReplyDeleteThe p-o-v of this shot really allows the observer to take in how tall this tree is. It is taken from the point of view of the bottom looking up. The aperture must be set fairly low because the entire tree, all the way up, is in focus very nicely. Beautiful symbiotic trees.
ReplyDeleteThe p-o-v dictates the tone of this photograph. Because it is a lower point of view, the tone is (as previously stated) more ominous and eerie, especially considering your mentioning of the strangler fig. A different point of view, such as a birds eye, or a point of view offering more detail and less of the larger image, would have conveyed entirely different emotions. For example, a more detailed shot could have conveyed an appreciated of nature or simply an appreciation of the tree.
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