-- Hakan Liljenberg (coracias@hotmail.com), September 04, 1999

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Is this a joke? Pat

-- pat j. krentz (krentz@cci-29palms.com), September 04, 1999.

Hakan, this is a very interesting photo, both composition and color. I don't know if you saw it, but it has an optical illusion to it. When I first opened it I thought it was the side of one big tree trunk because my eyes focused on the highlights, bringing them forward, rather than the shadows (or tree trunks). Perhaps this is what Pat first saw, though I can't speak for for Pat. It reminds me of the saying about being able to "see the trees through the forest." I think it is a beautiful image,like a forest one would see in a dream. What are the technical specs? What kind of film? Very artisitic. Donna

-- Donna P. Bollenbach (cassidy@icubed.net), September 04, 1999.

Donna, your right, I did not see the trees because of the forest, and the color thru me off, is the color due to digitalization or resiprosity failure, or filtration? Pat

-- pat j. krentz (krentz@cci-29palms.com), September 05, 1999.

Looks like very SERIOUS (that is good) photography to me. Great dreamlike feel. Nice composition/arrangement of the elements leading into the depths of the forest. Good work!

-- Garry Schaefer (schaefer@pangea.ca), September 05, 1999.

Hakan, Donna was kind enough to send me your discription of the technique you used and the goal you had in mind, it helps alot to know what you were trying to achieve and I would say that you got it, I appreciate the photo much more having that information, nice job. Pat

-- pat j. krentz (krentz@cci-29palms.com), September 05, 1999.

I really like this image, very dreamlike and mystical in a nice way. What I especially like are is the blue tone and how this contrasts the tree trunks. I had no problem in identifying the subject here, maybe because I have seen a few images using the same technique on trees. Being from Scandinavia as well, i think the "photographic style" differs a lot between the continents. In the US it seems you have so many great subjects that in some cases the creativity and artistic expression comes second. I guess we have to be a bit more inventive over here.. ;-)

It would be nice to see the data of this image posted, as it is one of the better i've seen here lately.

Cheers.

-- Magnus Wahlkvist (magnus@sparta.lu.se), September 05, 1999.

An outstanding image. It draws the viewer into it and keeps the viewer engaged. It is a work of art. Thanks for sharing. Bahman.

-- Bahman Farzad (exposeit-right@spotmetering.com), September 05, 1999.

I agree with Magnus - this is one of the best posts I've seen here in a while. I'm curious, too, about the technique used. Feel like sharing?

-- Scott (bliorg@yahoo.com), September 07, 1999.

My bet is that this image is a reflection, perhaps using mylar. Can't put my finger on it, but it just has that feel...

-- Jim Erhardt (jimerhardt@hotmail.com), September 08, 1999.

The technique is very simple. To get rid of all details and only keep the large objects like the treetrunks move the camera a tiny bit during the exposure. Hakan

-- Hakan Liljenberg (coracias@hotmail.com), September 09, 1999.

I think I've seen this technique before, namely in the work of Ernst Haas. I think that motion blur (and blur in general) might be quite underetimated as a means of making effective photos. For example, a new way of using it that I've recently seen is double exposure: one exposure with the image sharp, and one with the image unfocused or blurred by motion. By taking advantage of the donut-shaped blur effects produced by a mirror 500mm on highlights out of focus, some very interesting effects have been achieved in some photos. See also the discussion on "monet-ish effects" on photo.net

(hopefully this isn't totally out of subject)

-- Jonas Bengtsson (orbit@post.com), June 04, 2000.