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Lone Tree (130)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 885 W: 101 N: 1425]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (4931) | This was a tree that caught my eye whilst hiking in Scotland many years ago (about 13-14 years ago) when I was at uni. The tree was a remnant of the Caledonia Forest which covered much of the highlands at one point in time. Most of it has now gone.
The nearest road (4 or 5 miles of single track dead end road) is a 4 hour walk away. The loch is Loch Dochard, in Glen Kinglass, just south of Rannoch Moor.
I re-visited it some 10 years later, to find the top had gone in the spring storms that very year (it was in the loch). Maybe tomorrow, I'll post that one...
The photo was taken on my old Canon T80 with the 28-50mm lens, then scanned in and edited. The photo needed some noise reduction, there was a lot of noise in the sky, so I ran a selective noise reduction on the sky. I've also increased the saturation slightly and sharpened the picture using USM.
I don't know any of the details for camera settings, but remember that it was taken free hand with me close to the ground to elevate the tree above the mountain line. I got a very wet knee in the process, but it was most definitley worth it.
Hope you like it. It's one of my favourites and is framed and has centre stage in the sitting room. |
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