beech avenue at dawn

Graham Hobbs, on May 13, 2008, said:

Thanks, Tom - it's a a wonderful avenue - about a mile and a half long, but very frustrating to photograph - the trees are +/- 200 years old and reaching the end of their natural lives - as the avenue borders a road, they have to bew cut down when they start dying so getting a run of good shapes in good light with no gaps and no road-signs is surprisingly difficult!

Lecleire Jacques, on May 13, 2008, said:

I like the composition Graham. Great job.

Greetings, Jacques

Snemann, on May 18, 2008, said:

Intriguing shot, Graham. Magnificent trees, but in some way they almost look computer generated in in this picture!

Graham Hobbs, on May 18, 2008, said:

Well, Snemann - it its quicker than growing new ones (see reply to tom above). Seriously, it's a perfectly straight photograph, not even HDR, and with minimal processing - just enough to get JPEG looking the same as original RAW - I think we're just not used to seeing (a) so much regularity in nature (the avenue was planted)and (b) light striking trees almost from below, which is a combination of time of day and topography - but I suppose that's what made me take it ith e first place. Thanks, as always, for your comments. Graham

AXOTA, on May 23, 2008, said:

Well Graham, I have to say that this is the finest avenue of trees ever. I can imagine the pleasure you had when the early morning rays of sunlight lit up this beautiful woodland to create this stunning image. It truly is magnificent.

Great photo and is saved to my faves.

Cheers.

Jim

Graham Hobbs, on May 24, 2008, said:

Thanks a lot Jim - I dont know if you read the comments above, but these trees are reaching the end of their life span, which is terrible - a lot of holes have appeared in the avenue even since we've been here. The National Trusts has planted another avenue, further out, but the trees aren't growing that brilliantly, and they'll never close over the road like this, so there's almost a mission to capture it while we can. Best regards, Graham

►artwall, on May 26, 2008, said:

Beautiful composition with perfect light! Regards, Cheers

Graham Hobbs, on May 26, 2008, said:

thanks, as always, for your comments, artwall - it's never easy to get up at dawn, but it's nice when it turns out worth the effort.;) Graham

cuky, on May 26, 2008, said:

Beautiful sight of these "Giants" .Una marvellous photography .Felicidades of Antonio.

Luigi Taccetta, on May 31, 2008, said:

Very beautiful photo, it's between my favourite!

Graham Hobbs, on May 31, 2008, said:

thanks, Luigi

KKT, on May 31, 2008, said:

I love those trees! Very well done, Graham! Best regards, Karl

Graham Hobbs, on May 31, 2008, said:

Thanks Karl - there's a few more pics of them now. :) Graham

Fotinos Andreopoulos, on June 1, 2008, said:

Hi Graham. You have a very nice gallery. I vote for this one. Greetings from Greece. Fotinos.

stephan Seo, on June 1, 2008, said:

Another beautifully shot,Graham ! I like the way you composed this.Tree avene is one of my favorite early morning sunrise! wonderfully presented.

Greetings,Stephan form seoul south Korea

Josep Buils, on June 3, 2008, said:

Among this fantastic series of pictures of trees of Blanford Road, which does not know how to choose the best. All are excellent. Perhaps this slashing perfection. Congratulations and greetings

Ørnér, on June 3, 2008, said:

Hello Graham, you have many nice photos. This especially the trees have personality. Greetings Ørnér

Graham Hobbs, on June 4, 2008, said:

Thanks Josep, thanks Ørnér - you will see from other comments on this and other pictures that i feel a sort of duty to get nice pictures of these trees which are reaching the end of their natural life span and will have to be cut down as they die off because of danger to the traffic - it's a great shame, but it is wonderful that through panoramio, people all over the world can enjoy a bit of joy of them. Graham

k.andre, on June 4, 2008, said:

I hope to stay there for many 10tes more in order to enjoy everyone this special beauty!!

Voted

Greetings, Kostas-Greece

Juan Jo. Andújar, on June 4, 2008, said:

Beautiful shot. Greetings, Juan.

Voted!!!

MY CONTEST

Graham Hobbs, on June 4, 2008, said:

Thank-you, Kostas, thank-you Juan - very much appreciated

d. yalamidis-gr, on June 4, 2008, said:

EXHELLENT!

Oliviero Masseroli, on June 4, 2008, said:

Altra Yellow star. E la tua galleria è tra i miei preferiti.Ciao Graham da oliviero

Juhász Dávid, on June 4, 2008, said:

this sycamore tree row is wery great, and the picture as well.

Great

Regards: David

Graham Hobbs, on June 4, 2008, said:

thank-you David - I see from your gallery you care for trees too. very nice. You will see from other comments that these trees are old and will soon be gone, so i want to celebrate them while i can. Graham

andrepaiva.com.br, on June 4, 2008, said:

uala voted

Graham Hobbs, on June 5, 2008, said:

thank-you andre - looking through your gallery, I think I should try to find a hundred-year-old picture of the avenue of trees to post alongside my work.;) Graham

Edwin Rondon Betancourt, on June 6, 2008, said:

Love the composicion,color and depth of field. voted.

Graham Hobbs, on June 7, 2008, said:

Thank-you Edwin

Herb Riddle, on June 10, 2008, said:

Fantastic lighting and composition here Graham. It's nice to see someone else see's trees in the same light as myself. (Forgive the pun). You have a great gellery here. Thanks too for your nice comments on my collection. Herb

Graham Hobbs, on June 11, 2008, said:

You know, Herb one of the things I like about Panaramio is the access to so much photography by so many people - in cases where people see things the same way as you (and I agree, you and I favour the same types of images) both can learn a lot from one another, and you get new ideas to experiment with from people with a different style - the problem for me is not to spend so much time broswing other people's pictures that I forget to take my own! Best regards, Graham

zyky, on June 11, 2008, said:

Fantastic image!!! Fabulous colours and light!!! Really beautiful picture :) Golden star :)

Graham Hobbs, on June 11, 2008, said:

thank-you so much for your kind comments, zyky - and the star - I see from your gallery that you like to photograph the plants and flowers in the UK. Come to Dorset and see the trees while you can! :D Graham

xabijavi, on June 11, 2008, said:

Wondeful!!!VOTED!!.Greetings,Javier.

Eric Ferrer, on June 11, 2008, said:

I like these trees Graham. Nice greenland.. a vote for you !!

Graham Hobbs, on June 12, 2008, said:

Thanks for your votes Javier and Eric - I think I've said everything I know about the trees in all the comments to various pictures, but every vote I see as a round of applause for these wonderful trees as they one by one bow out.

Witxe, on June 12, 2008, said:

Great composition Graham. The light is beautiful and the place is inviting. Good captured. Best regards witxe

Graham Hobbs, on June 12, 2008, said:

Thank-you Wixte - it is a very different landscape to those you photograph - I enjoyed your gallery very much :) Graham

Freddie 6 Samantha, on June 29, 2008, said:

I totally agree with Jim, magnificent capture! How tragic that these beautiful trees are nearing their end! Yellow star so well deserved, best wishes Samantha

Cameye, on June 29, 2008, said:

This is excellent! The low sun gave the last kick to it! Voted!

Cindy Rumley, on August 10, 2008, said:

Hi Graham

What a stunning photo! Well done.

Cindy.

ahara74, on August 22, 2008, said:

Just wonderful pics !!! - Greetings from germany

Graham Hobbs, on August 24, 2008, said:

thank-you freddie5, Cameye, Cindy, ketanfol & ahara74 - all your comments are much appreciated - sorry I've not been able to reply more quickly or personally. Graham

Paul Destable, on August 30, 2008, said:

Excellent shot : light, composition ! Conratulations

Best regards from France, Paul

Graham Hobbs, on September 1, 2008, said:

thanks, Paul, and thanks for alerting me to yur gallery - I've really enjoyed browsing it. Graham

panca, on September 5, 2008, said:

Ciao! Stunning boulvard! Nice light!

Uranzu, on September 5, 2008, said:

Hi Graham. Really a very nice photo!

serkes, on September 12, 2008, said:

Beautiful. Well done.

........ My (new) CoNtEsT ........

Greetings from Turkiye...

serkan.

mauricia, on September 12, 2008, said:

HiGraham this photo is magnific... and your gallery is great!! Best regards from Argentina mauricia

Csaba Németh, on September 23, 2008, said:

Excellent work! This perspective is so right for this theme. I think You shot in the best moment: the lights are charming.

Kind regards! Csaba from Hungary

Graham Hobbs, on September 24, 2008, said:

Thanks panca, Uranzu, serkes, mauricia, Csaba for all your kind comments. As I've said elsewhere, these trees are increasingly having to be felled, so I was so grateful to wake up early on the right morning to show them off at their best. Graham

Kietzi63, on October 10, 2008, said:

This must be Middle Earth, somewhere in Fangorn ;-) Another YS!

H.J. van Zyl, on October 10, 2008, said:

Graham I applaud your 'tree photos'! This one is special and must be the road to an ancient castle! Best regards from Cape Town! Johan

Graham Hobbs, on October 10, 2008, said:

thanks Kietzi63 - I asked the trees where they were but they didn't want to be too hasty in replying, and I couldn't wait... thanks for the YS - appreciated.

Johan - the trees were aculally planted by the owner of Kingston Lacy, down the road, but if you look at the map, there's an old iron-age hill fort (clump of trees with rings round it) just to the north, and drought time aerial photos show old Roman roads - so there's plenty of archeology to show a lot has happened over the years. Thanks for your comments. Graham

Freddie 6 Samantha, on October 21, 2008, said:

Graham, I thought this series was familiar, then I checked and yes I have already commented on this beautiful shot :) I have saved your wonderful gallery to my favourites so I can return often! Best wishes Samantha

Graham Hobbs, on October 21, 2008, said:

Much appreciated, Samantha - it took me a while to get used to having to deal with all the people and traffic here again after having spent a number of years in South Africa - I needed to get used to blanking those things out again to get the feel of places - but I'm belatedly enjoying photgraphing all the wonderful things Dorset has to offer. Graham

Graham Hobbs, on December 31, 2008, said:

That's the second of my pictures of these tress to go over 1000 views - A Happy New Year to them :) - and one where not too many more have to be chopped down :(

Kietzi63, on December 31, 2008, said:

Congratulations for the next 1000, Graham. Almost all of your pics deserve this high quote.

I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year and look forward to your 2009 masterpieces.

Cheerio, Kietzi63

7171MAN, on December 31, 2008, said:

Beautiful photos!!!!

Graham Hobbs, on December 31, 2008, said:

Thank-you Kietzi63, my friend - you are too kind.

A happy & prosperous New year to you and your Santas, er... family. ;) Graham

Thank-you 7171MAN and Happy New Year

© Mustafa ERKEK, on January 15, said:

Beautiful scene and colors !

other my photos

Regards,and best wishes from TURKEY

Graham Hobbs, on January 16, said:

Thank-you Mustafa ERKEK - it was a beautiful morning, and I felt very lucky to have woken up early without meaning to that morning. Graham

rahwidodo, on February 4, said:

Exellence Golden side Light Mr Hobbs, the Composition are unique.... Greetings From Tobelo, North Halmahera, Indonesia Regards Ginanjar Rah Widodo

rahwidodo, on February 4, said:

Y* for this Photograph

Graham Hobbs, on February 4, said:

Thank-you Ginanjar Rah Widodo greatly appreciated. Graham

sangiovesediromagna, on March 2, said:

***Graham*

excellent prospective!! Well done! Michele

Graham Hobbs, on March 2, said:

I don't think many of us could have resisted the shot if we'd been there, Michele - thanks for your comments

Graham

Happy Snapper UK, on March 6, said:

very nice it is

Magic10 (^_^), on March 6, said:

well worth waking up at 6.30am Graham, low level sunrise light has shown most of the details of the inner branches very clearly. Situation is just stunning.

Manoo

Strucki, on March 6, said:

Hello Graham,

I just saw this picture now. Sometimes I sleep with open eyes ;) A big yellow star for this tree-beauties in a row! Brillant work!

Best wishes,

Strucki

Graham Hobbs, on March 9, said:

I think I've said above Magic10 (^_^) but I was so happy to just be there - a beautiful May mornimg in England - what could be better? Thanks for your comments.

And thanks Strucki, my friend - who could have resisted the shot? - but thank-you for the Y* - it is greatly appreciated.

Best regards

Graham

© (((Jose Daniel))), on March 17, said:

Your gallery is Excellent, congratulations.

Graham Hobbs, on March 18, said:

Thanks again Jose - it is always a pleasure when somebody takes the time to look back through older pictures - this was a magical morning for me, it was partly a question of how many photographs I could bag before the sun rose too high in the sky.

Graham

vratsagirl, on April 16, said:

wonderful image

Graham Hobbs, on April 17, said:

thank-you vratsagirl - it was one of those mornings you feel like a squirrel running around frantically trying to gather up all the wonderful images before to sun gets too high in the sky - but such a pleasure to be there.

Graham

Happy Snapper UK, on April 17, said:

Ive never felt like a sqirrel. Cant amagine having a bushy tail..Good Photo

Graham Hobbs, on April 17, said:

you should try it sometime backstreatbob - but not when you've got a fare in the back ;D

Thanks!

Graham

Happy Snapper UK, on April 17, said:

HA HA..YOU BET...GOOD MEMORY YOU HAVE TO

Graham Hobbs, on April 17, said:

how could I forget you backstreatbob?

Cheers

Graham

Benito Anu, on April 17, said:

Interesting capture... Nice in colors and composition... Great!

Graham Hobbs, on April 17, said:

Thank-you Benisius Anu - I've very much enjoyed my return visit to your gallery.

Graham

zlmckmk, on May 1, said:

Incredible...

Graham Hobbs, on May 3, said:

Ooooh! - can it be nearly a year ago - i mus go back and see if the tree are looking so pretty again zlmckmk - thabks for your visit an comment.

Graham

Happy Snapper UK, on May 3, said:

I wonder how far a drive from Blackpool.Might be worth the drive.

Graham Hobbs, on May 3, said:

Put it this way, Bob - I wouldn't want to be paying the fare... ;)

Graham

Klaus Dieter Ruck, on May 9, said:

Wow! I like this!

Graham Hobbs, on May 11, said:

Thank-you Klaus - I think I've said it all above, but there were almost too many good shots for the taking that morning - I just felt lucky to be there.

Graham

Murat Kurtel, on May 11, said:

Wonderfullll!!

Miguel A. Rodríguez Terán, on May 11, said:

MARAVILLOSA, que gran foto, espectacular composición, de lo mejor, saludos desde España, Miguel

Graham Hobbs, on May 12, said:

Thank-you Murat (it is Murat, isn't it?)

Thank-you Miguel

I think most of us would have taken this picture is we had turned around and seen this view as i did - It was a wonderful morning to be there - acn it be almost exactly a year ago now?

Graham

Graham Hobbs, on May 16, said:

Hi folk's -It's about a year since I posted this - I was just totting up - the twelve pictures from that morning have totalled just under 23,000 views between them with no 'promotion' of any sort. Not bad for a morning when I didn't even intend to wake up early ;D

Thanks to everybody for your support.

Graham

GAST1, on May 16, said:

Other impressive shot dear Graham. I have realized that in your gallery there are several and several wonderful images. I enjoyed my visit through your gallery.

Ciao.

Gastone.

Graham Hobbs, on May 17, said:

Thank-you so much Gastone - these beautiful trees have been a source of much pleasure to me as I have recoreded them throughthe seasons.

Graham

NpTomi, on June 8, said:

This picture is very beautiful! What kind of photographing one is necessary to the completion of a picture like this? For me only single Panasonic TZ-there are 2, i guess it little to it. Although it is possible to make beautiful pictures with him according to me. Sorry I write for the mistakes, with a web translator. Hi:Tamás

Graham Hobbs, on June 9, said:

I don't know what model TZ you've got Tamás - but as long as you have some control over depth of field via the aperture (landscape mode), and preferably a tripod for help with composition and image sharpness, you'd probably have taken the same picture if turned round and seen the view like I did - the most difficult part was getting up at 5.30 in the morning :)

Graham

illbaztardo, on June 10, said:

I just love this photo, what more can I say? Have to have lot of luck and persistence to shot one like you did. Great job!

Alan Knox ©, on June 10, said:

Fantastic composition, bravo!

Alan

Cindy Rumley, on June 11, said:

I finally found time to look for the beech avenue in your wonderful photograph. It was the wrong time of day to get any impressive photos, but at least I now know where it is. Thanks for the inspiration!

Cindy.

Graham Hobbs, on June 12, said:

Thanks Alan - good to hear from you :)

Thanks Cindy - this was only one of two times I got there before 6am - and the other turned out foggy - but I've taken hundreds of pictures of this avenue, so at least I know what is likely to suit what time of day - but you never really know till you get out and walk - but then again, I'm now looking for something different rather than something classic or beautiful, so ... let me know if you get anything good - I've only scratched the surface, I know that - bit of a ramble, sorry! :)

Graham

Graham Hobbs, on June 12, said:

illbaztardo - sorry - got you out of order there - persistence and luck - yup, I think that just about sums it up - if you count lugging a heavy tripod around in with persistence ;D Thanks

Graham