TammyCook

Magical Forest

Out of thousands of trees in the forest, this one made me stop dead in my tracks. I seen the picture before i even snapped a shot.;...
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Out of thousands of trees in the forest, this one made me stop dead in my tracks. I seen the picture before i even snapped a shot.;
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NIKON D750

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 520/10

upload_date

Oct, 2015

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Awards

Chatter Award

Top Shot Award 21

Summer 2020

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Contest Finalist in Fantasy World Photo Contest

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Superb Composition

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Outstanding Creativity

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Top Choice

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Magnificent Capture

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All Star

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Beautiful shot - mysterious, serene and tranquil.

thank you gldosa, i really appreciate it

thank you

wonderful!!!

More than excellent Tammy.

thank you so much;)

A beautiful image - great work.

thank you cerijones

Ultimate

Magical indeed, well done.

Ultimate

Truly amazing! The composition is perfection.

Sallycarey thank you so much;)

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Absolutely beautiful!

beautiful!

Ultimate

Beautiful shot

Wonderful..

Kudos!

pure magic

Wow simply gorgeous!

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Beautiful photo and stunning edit!

Platinum

Such a peaceful mood these colors bring, so much fun to look at, this really is a beautiful piece.

Beautiful creation! Congrats.

PRO

Gorgeous!

Wow............ such a beautiful photograph.

well done!

Beautiful !!

I love this - it's magical! :) How did you make the image, may I ask?

Gorgeous

Amazing

Lovely fairy tale image!

Platinum

Great Infrared shot...

PRO+

absolutely stunning! where is this taken at?

Stunning image!

Ultimate

This shot really touched me. The color and serenity is so dreamlike. Well done.

So peaceful

Real beautiful pastel

Awesome photo and processing, it is magical for sure.

just beautiful!

Platinum

Amazing colors and the soft lighting!!

absolutely beautiful colors. straight out of a story book.

So in love with this!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was taken high up in the North GA mountains on a cold mist day a few months back

Time

One of my favorite times to go out is early morning or late evening. In this case it happened to be a misty foggy day so by the time I found this spot it was later in the day.

Lighting

As everyone knows lighting can be your worst enemy or your best friend, does not matter what you are shooting. My favorite time to go out and grab some shots is on a cloudy misty day. There is something about fog and mist that brings magic to your image.

Equipment

I used my Nikon D750 on this day with my 24-120mm lens. Vanguard Alta Pro tripod. ND filter.

Inspiration

Interesting question. On this day, I had set out to grab some waterfall shots in the remote part of the North GA mountains. My husband and I had been traveling on a long bumpy foggy road for a few hours trying to find this waterfall. We were probably about 4,000 feet up, when out of no where , I told my husband to stop and go back. I have no idea what attracted me to this particular tree, after all we have been surrounded for hours of the exact same scenery. I got out of the car, and just stood there mesmerized, pretty sure my husband thought I had lost my ever loving mind. There was something magical about this spot, I felt it. I love those moments of connection, and that is a prime example of why I love photography so much.

Editing

I am finding that i love creating images just as much as i love shooting them. I combined 5 separate shots that I had taken into PS. My goal in this image was to create a magical feel, but keep it simple. My main choice was the nik collection, after several failed attempts in achieving the look I wanted, I found myself in the infrared category, wow what a difference that made! I added a few mask and adjustment layers and that was about it for this image.

In my camera bag

Nikon d750, several ND filter, batteries. 105mm, 24-120mm, 300mm, speedlight, remote flash, flashlight, cleaning kit, knife, and my bag of M&M's in my side pocket.

Feedback

The best advice that I can give on capturing something similar, is always go with your gut feeling, it will never steer you wrong, it's that simple;)

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