Coprosma by globalgadabout

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Coprosma

Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand

there are many of these Coprosma trees torn by the wind and distorted into dynamic shapes

Nikon D80
Nikkor 18-200mm - 1/250s f/11.0 at 36.0mm iso125 full exif

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Don		14-Feb-2022 04:08
A remarkable shape indeed.

Jean-Claude Billonneau		18-Nov-2021 21:20
Belle photo de cet arbre couché par le vent. V

Céline Leclerc		12-Jul-2018 20:54
Les forces de la nature... Bien vu et bien fait!

carol j. phipps		12-Jun-2017 01:11
Speaks of strength and tenacity! Great image of spirit! Vote

larose forest photos		04-Sep-2016 23:49
Superbly captured. this embodies the wind spirit. A beautiful and ancient looking tree. V

Zeeby		17-Jul-2016 21:27
Wow, an excellent capture. V

Joe Bonello		17-May-2016 05:50
Great photo!

hamery		23-Nov-2015 11:06
Excellent pov and great tone ; Superb composition and your angle for the shot is outstanding, David. BV

PiJoly		01-Mar-2013 13:22
Nature art waving to us__/¬-

sylvie jacques		16-Jul-2012 12:00
Superbe prise...Bravo!

larose forest photos		03-May-2011 20:34
A striking image. The tree looks like it is sheltering the land beneath. V

David Bannister		11-Nov-2009 12:25
The tree looks like a painting of itself! Nice landscape. V

Ali Majdfar		03-Aug-2009 07:27
Wonderfull tree! ~V

Giancarlo Guzzardi		21-Jul-2009 17:11
impressive!

Johnny JAG		17-Jun-2009 21:11
Amazing, we have some windswept trees but this takes the biscuit.

Jon		17-Mar-2009 21:57
Very nice capture of a wind swept image!

Dan Greenberg		28-Feb-2009 05:56
A real life, full size, bonsai! Great lighting and composition. Based on this image and many of the other comments here, I will have to make a note to see this tree if I ever get to NZ, which I plan to. ~V~

monil		23-Feb-2009 16:09
Very beautiful picture. Love the angle of tree and hill.

Steve Morris		20-Feb-2009 18:17
An unbelievable image David - so artistic!!BV

Gil Azouri		11-Feb-2009 16:46
Wonderful composition, great shot. V

Marie-Hélène Raletz		28-Jan-2009 05:35
A glaring testimony to the wind's strength, and the tree's power of resistance!! Beautiful gnarled tree. A wonderful sculpture of Nature.

XiaoBernard99		24-Jan-2009 06:47
Very intriguing tree image.V

silvia marmori		16-Jan-2009 16:55
say "wind" and this tree will define in beauty what it means!

Paul Bartlett		15-Jan-2009 10:46
Superb image. Excellent composition. V

Guest		12-Jan-2009 04:13
Incredible find... voted!

Jim Coffman		11-Jan-2009 20:55
This is so graceful looking. Well done.

Bartosz Kotulski		05-Jan-2009 20:56
wonderful composition here. like the mood of this place and isolation.voted

Lamar Nix		04-Jan-2009 15:36
Very impactful image - the trees lean absorbs the viewer immediately; background sky is complementary. v

Chris Spracklen		02-Jan-2009 17:38
Cracking shot of this wind-bent tree, David. (V) perhaps a parable of some people's lives, that get 'bent over' by the harsh winds of pain and problems. Kind regards, Chris

H2M		31-Dec-2008 07:23
Wild!!! V

Guest		30-Dec-2008 19:38
this is sooooo wonderful David.

an nguyen		29-Dec-2008 04:07
It reminds me of Divi Divi tree of Aruba... so much alike...

Josée V.		27-Dec-2008 13:21
Wow !!! splendid capture of this spectacular tree... A post card !!! BV

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		22-Dec-2008 18:42
Great capture and composition

Carol How		22-Dec-2008 18:11
The beauty of triangles - what power and dynamic to capture this beautiful tree! V

globalgadabout		22-Dec-2008 15:09
thanks Micky...I have corrected the name from macrocarpa to coprosma...and thank you too for showing me around the Otago Peninsula and taking me to this very spot...it was great to meet up with you and John Lamb while visiting your fantastic country...cheers

Guenter Eh		22-Dec-2008 14:25
Art made by nature, superb shot David!

Jean-Luc Rollier		22-Dec-2008 11:43
Il y a du vent dans ce pays!!! Superbe compo! JL V

Micky Waby		22-Dec-2008 08:41
Hi David, you must be well pleased with image,I have one almost identical but I must have taken one step to the left and included the trunk of another smaller one behind.For the record it is a native called Coprosma.We have lots of wind distorted macrocarpas on the peninsula as well,but they do not get these lovely bonsai like heads on them.I will put my image up for you to compare our efforts. Regards Micky

Sandi Whitteker		22-Dec-2008 07:36
Wonderful windblown tree and a beautiful composition.

Paco López		22-Dec-2008 06:47
Great find and shot! V!

Simon Chandler		22-Dec-2008 06:16
Fantastic pov and composition to share the unique form with the viewer. v

Robert Charity		22-Dec-2008 02:35
wow - talk about wind shaped, v

Guest		21-Dec-2008 23:42
Must have been windy over there David!

John Rendle		21-Dec-2008 22:48
Heck..... I would bend over backwards to get a shot of this tree in the right conditions. I suppose the celebrated John Lamb took you to it?

Raphael_E		21-Dec-2008 22:35
Excellent shot of this superb tree ! V.

Guest		21-Dec-2008 22:23
This is really dynamic! Fantastic view! V

marie-jose wolff		21-Dec-2008 22:03
wonderful wind-sculpted tree! V

Silvia Roitman		21-Dec-2008 21:52
superb!v

Rosemarie Kusserow		21-Dec-2008 20:41
Very dramatic expression, this seems to be a very windy place for the tree, vote, Rosemarie :o)

Bill Warren		21-Dec-2008 20:40
I can see why you and John have photographed this tree. It is spectacular. And this compo is right on.

Aud Elise Sjøsæther		21-Dec-2008 19:22
Incredible shape of this tree! It`s a great compo! V

Gerard Koehl		21-Dec-2008 18:46
Wow... superbe prise. Cet arbre torturé par le vent est magnifique. V

Peter Sussex		21-Dec-2008 18:45
Oh, is the wind as heavy? Incredible and artistic catch!

Walter Otto Koenig		21-Dec-2008 18:26
Dynamic shape is right. It almost looks like it's been sculpted like a giant Bonsai. Great capture and exposure. "V"

John Lamb		21-Dec-2008 18:21
I have photographed this tree many times and it's essence always eludes me, maybe oneday! It's a great place on a wild Winters day David. Cheers John

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