Superb in all respects Paul....lovely subject, composition, contrast and focus....the sepia is perfect for it....most definitely a 10.

This is truly a magical image and so breathtaking that it surely deserves such a great and well-thought image title like "tree". All those roots and branches are like veins who carry the energy of life. This tree looks like he is reaching out for the sky. Your subtle lighting and coloring as well as the snow are the icing on the cake. This image deserves a perfect 10 and goes right into my favorites.

An absolute stunner Paul. Those branches & roots, the sepia tone you used all convey a real sense of mystery & foreboding. You just know there's a cliff just beyond that tree, with a rain lashed mansion, complete with a dark master with a mysterious past & a young naive governess ! An outstanding picture, 10 in the booth !

wow, thats a corker thats is :~) thanx for sharing, agree with above, it is a superb capture, nothing more to add :~)

Wow.. What a tree.. I just love twisted old trees like that.. I do love that sepia.. Adds such interest to the photo..

Fantastic!.Thank you!

I do like it! This is a wonderful image. Thanks for sharing.

Very impressive. It is really beautiful. It deserves 10/10!

What an awesome shot Paul! Truly beautiful! Vicky

Interesting, unique, and it has a lot of feeling....Great Job!

You have certainly outdone yourself on this one Paul. The detailing is superb as is the color tone that you used. I love looking at all the intertwining branches, small & large. It reminds me of the roadway of life...go this way, go that way, go the other way :)
I have dowloaded this to my faovrites on my harddrive and am using it as my wallpaper. Thank you for posting this beauty to share with us.
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Wow, Paul...that is so gorgeous..the way the roots are above the ground, and the sepia colour...aNd all the little tiny shadows...touching the tree here and there. ITs a tree that would inspire quite a poem...Im so glad you took this photo...high marks from me and many good wishes for your having a good next year...you are such an artist when it comes to taking pictures....one of the best on caedes..thank you my friend...for such beauty!! verena

Dramatic! So good... (Enne, gelukkig nieuwjaar, en hopenlijk met een heleboel mooie foto's van jou!)

This remind me of Sleepy Hallow and Brother Grimm :)) Very very good shot Paul. The sephia tones are just awesome. I think the key is in your composition since it creates a good DOF and the creep altogether. BRAVO!

That's it, I quit, you've stolen all my tens for the day. Love the way, in sepia, the snow just adds light and highlights the tops of the branches. Natural contrast.

im so amazed by this, i cant think of much to say. i love it. its beautiful...

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zooo dat is een mooi plaatje paul!

Very neat image. Great Work!

Rye

Love the perspective. Very interesting angle to take a tree pic from.

Incredible shot! I love how you can see the shadows of the branches falling onto the roots. The snow makes the picture so much more interesting. Thanks for sharing.

freeking cool, very nicely done

I usually preach that sepia or b&w shouldn't be used just as a clouring option. This one gives the first impact of doing just that, but in closer scrutiny I see that I am wrong, at least on this occasion, the sepia gives the magnificent tree some degree of dignity, more than it would inhold on normal color.
Great work on this one!

i have to say this is a beautiful manipulation, the sepia really makes the fine detail in the branches of the tree managable, while maintaining the contrast, and keeping a dramatic sky, superb

Exquisite. A beautiful composition, perfectly exposed.

Truly fine art. Thanks for sharing this masterpiece.

Fantastic shot the roots are something else...

wow that's so eery and ominous. the sepia tone stuff works so great in this picture i wouldnt have made it any differently. except for the fact that if i made it it would not have been good at all haha. i like this tree, when i look at it, it has that appearance of "something that is alive... but is not supposed to be..." this is also a great angle.

Exceptional image here Paul. You have really captured something stunning, the roots of this tree is outstretched and tangled giving the viewer so much detail to look at. The color of this shot works so well with the image displayed here. This is a 10/10 from me and into my fav's. Great work from you :)

not an usual tree... this one has a lot of power, it seems getting off from its roots, to begin a new way to be into its shape...the sepia tones and the lighting is make it more atractive and full of meanings... excelent shot .
my new image "roots or traces"

Very cool.... exellent contrast and monochrome, and well composed!

Rare Perfect Shoot ...

Very wicked picture dude, and a very wicked tree! I'm love'n it ;-)

what an amazing picture i love it, one of i best tree pictures i have ever seen

That is just wild! Great shot. Very surrealistic looking.

Very Very COOL!! i love that shot!!

This is one of the best shots I've seen in a long long time. Very powerful!!! A perfect 10 and in my favorites. I can't believe I missed this when I was going through your gallery. WOW a masterpiece!!!!

This has a Tim Burton feel to it. You know, clay-mation. It's very nice though! 10/10!

so spoooky and inspiring. kinda reminds me of "sleepy hollow". i just don't know why i always feel bittersweet before such images. exellent job

Wow, that is a breath taking picture. I've looked at a lot of trees on this site. I'm being honest when I say this, that is one of the best tree pictures I have looked at. Definitely in the top 5 of my favorite. Thanks for sharing!

Let me add my 2 cents worth...it is quite a visual impact. Quite a capture for your lens. Thanks for sharing it. Bill.

FANTASTIC picture..a MASTERPIECE,indeed!...so glad you shared it!!!THANK YOU!...:))

great picture, love the colouring

+ faves

Very nice, I love how to me the tree looks 'scary'

Faved for sure. Looks like a creature from a fairy tale. I love it. Wish I could give it a 12 out of 10

This is still one of my all-time faves here on the site. I have no idea how/why I haven't commented on it until now. Perfectly composed and the lighting and textures are amazing. I'd fave it, but I did that already a long time ago ;-)