Oak dream

[Kerry Perkins]

I went camping last weekend and ended up under this giant oak. There were acorn woodpeckers and European starlings nesting inside the large branches. I thought it would be fun to get the 16-35mm and get down at the bottom of the tree and look up. You can get a lot of tree in an image at 16mm! The starburst is not a filter, it was in the capture.

Lots of Topaz filters - DeNoise, Adjust, Clean, and a couple of Nik filters like Tonal Contrast and Brilliance/Warmth. Lots of lost detail with the conversion for web, only get 50% quality.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Kerry, I love the perspective and the "wow" colors. It looks like a tree you could camp under for a long time

[Mitch Carucci]

Love the contrast of the powerful tree soaring upward against the solar "star" shining down.

[John Storjohann]

Very cool perspective, Kerry...the almost serpentine curves in the tree limbs, combined with the deep texture and color, make the image for me. The effect on the leaves is beautiful; f it were mine, I might tone down the blues just a bit so that the eye isn't draw to them, but that's a matter of personal taste. Love the placement and capture of the starburst; nicely done!

[Nancy Bell]

That magnificent star-burst pulls together all the strong graphic lines of the tree, bark and limbs. The bark is wonderful and must be amazing without web compression. I think John has a good suggestion on toning down the blues a bit so they don't compete.

[denise ippolito]

Wicked and cool Kerry! I love the placement of the starburst and the vibrant colors.