Madrone
by Blackbox

Comment:
VERY nice. some might not, but i really like the dof you chose.

Arson Tree Terror
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
i'm going to haunt you for life if you don't, after the voting ends, and give us some details on the circumstances surrounding this shot after I'm giving you an 9 for a score. so please, what's up with this shot? what's the white, dome-shaped object near the top?

Stunted
by temba

Comment:
this picture cries out for a dark background. dpc's webpage doesn't do it justice. very moody and nice shot.

Home
by Fromac

Comment:
mr. chipmunk is really cute. cool dof and crisp image, too. nice.

Future generations...
by pyritjenny

Comment:
technically, this doesn't really meet the challenge spec... there are no trees. but it's too cool (including title), so i'm giving it an 8 anyway.

Rise and Shine
by yantski

Comment:
slap a suit on me for copying this to check out a theory, but it looks about 100 times better in Photoshop against a black background. try it. this PANTONE Cool Gray 1 C background that they use is definitely doing a disservice to your really nice, moody silhouette, imho. this is at least an 8.5 score. nice shot!

"Sentry of Decades"
by Weefan

Comment:
this is really an amazing picture and title. if you could work this to pull the tree out some more from the background and get those clouds up a bit it would definitely be a 10. i love the foreground grass!

Japanese Magnolia - The First Sign of Spring
by scarbrd

Comment:
very nice composition, dof, exposure and great color! what's to say. this is a 9.

Mighty Oak
by Drake

Comment:
unlike many in this challenge, your cropping didn't cut off the tree, so i think it's very good. i wish the tree had a bit more contrast to pull it out from the background, though. i'd like to see some details on how you did this and wonder if a wider angle lens and closer proximity to the tree might have made it stand out more from the background. what did you shoot this with?

Pine Needles at Dawn
by smurfguy

Comment:
this is a really cool picture.