Lone Tree

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Lone Tree
Image © 2012/Denise Ippolito Photography
Lone Tree ~ Central Florida

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I wanted to add a bit of a Serengeti look to this lone tree image that I captured in Central Florida last month. As I started to mess around with the image I got a little off track but liked the way it was going so I continued :) . I originally shot a 3 exposure HDR image and blended them with Photomatix (save 15% by using the code BIRDSASART). However the sky had so much detail that it interfered with the look of the lone tree that I was originally after. So instead I used the one image that was over-exposed and brought it into Photoshop and I added a texture overlay with the use of Totally Rad’s Dirty Picture Plug-in. I know you are probably thinking that this background is a little busy too- but the color tones are different and the tree does stand out a lot more. I also added a tiny hint of fog with Nik Color Efex Pro 4(use code BAA to save 15%) to the finished image.


Awhile ago the Sierra Club in Florida contacted me because they wanted to use a few of my bird images for a Sierra Club video narrated by Ed Asner on Florida Power and Light’s planned new nuclear reactors at its Turkey Point power plant in Miami. I was happy to help out. Anyone wishing to see the soft release You Tube video can check out the link.


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12 Responses

  2. denise says:
    February 22, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    Len Saltiel :

    Lovely composition Denise. While the texture is a bit busy, I really think it works perfectly to get the Serengeti effect you were looking for.

    Thanks Len!

  5. Andrew McLachlan says:
    February 22, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    Denise, I really like the way you processed the lone tree…I could see this as a large print :)

    Congrats on the images in the video….that kind of stupidity scares the heck outta me.

  6. denise says:
    February 22, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    Andrew McLachlan :

    Denise, I really like the way you processed the lone tree…I could see this as a large print :)

    Congrats on the images in the video….that kind of stupidity scares the heck outta me.

    Thanks so much Andrew!

  7. Debra Keller says:
    February 23, 2012 at 2:57 am

    Wow, I’ve missed looking for a few days and look what you’ve created! I like the filter on this one, it kind of crosses grudge, fog, old paper… nicely done friend.

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