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Live Oaks Sunset
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Another photo from my trip to Florida last year at this time. This is from my son's farm and the trees were posing for me. The sunset is from a photo I took while deer hunting in Missouri several years ago. I figure that sunset was in Florida before it made its way to Missouri. When I blended it with the Live Oaks, it obviously found a home. Enjoy.

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::mesmerized
03/22/18 4:30 PM GMT
Wow, what a beauty, Tick...if you hadn't said anything I would not have known this was a manipulation...excellent blending...and that expansive old oak tree has found the perfect backdrop for those branches...I am immediately reminded of that poem by Joyce Kilmer:

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

A fave for me.
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::Ramad
03/22/18 4:37 PM GMT
You did a very good job with the blending Tick. Very beautiful image - I would have never guessed that this was a manipulation.
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.rozem061
03/22/18 4:46 PM GMT
Excellent job, Ron !
John
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.Dunstickin
03/22/18 5:29 PM GMT
Superb and atmospheric piece of work!...

Be a great one for a wall canvas too!...

S+F
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::trixxie17
03/22/18 6:44 PM GMT
I too would not have guessed a manipulation - beautiful editing work.
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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus
::casechaser
03/22/18 8:06 PM GMT
Very nicely done Mr T. I really like the colors, the red off of the green is great, but I especially like that tree. It is a tree that the Na'vi could have called home.
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::tigger3
03/22/18 8:44 PM GMT
You did a superb job of combining the images, wonderful imagery Tick!
tigz=^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::Nikoneer
03/22/18 9:17 PM GMT
A masterful job of blending, Ron, and a 5-star wallpaper photo... hell, a 5-star publication, framed-on-the-wall, greetings-from-planet-earth, poster, anything-you-want-to-use-it-for photo.

-bd- -bd- -bd- -bd- -bd- -bd- -bd- -bd- -bd- -bd- (20 thumbs up!)

-Nik
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.100k_xle
03/22/18 10:59 PM GMT
I detect either FDR or Mr.Topaz made pass over this scene.
Outstanding Capture and Post Old Bud. Keep the Trigger Finger Clickin!
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This Image GRABBED my EYE. That's Why I Stopped By. Thanks For Sharing ! Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience
.Starglow
03/23/18 12:22 AM GMT
Super work on these trees and the blend. Could not have worked out better. Just beautiful!
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::jerseygurl
03/23/18 12:36 AM GMT
Excellent merging of images Tick - you have the best of both worlds in this shot - love those trees and the gnarly limbs - Great Work A+++
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::corngrowth
03/23/18 11:16 AM GMT
Join me in all the superlatives above, Tick!
A wall hanger to me, so S+F instantly!
Thanks Owd Fella!
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::LynEve
03/23/18 11:54 AM GMT
A clever combination that has resulted in a spectacular image Tick !
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.icedancer
03/23/18 4:10 PM GMT
Wowser, breathe taking capture & such colours - right into my favs
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VIEWED IN FULL
.rvdb
03/24/18 10:08 AM GMT
Such a beautiful picture Tick Trilpe A work amazing.

Rob
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The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB
.koca
03/25/18 7:46 AM GMT
I love the tree. There is a fire in the sky. Great one, Tick.
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::Vickid
03/26/18 10:54 AM GMT
Excellent image, your artistic skills abound. Sometimes I think there are so many incredibly beautiful and soothing photos that would provide a calming emotion, we need art like this in our daily lives, in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, offices, etc. You pause and think and appreciate. Great work.
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.bfrank
03/28/18 2:21 AM GMT
Fantastic work Tick!!! I love your manipulative skill.
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