Single Tree in the Palouse

2-shot horizontal stitch with a 500mm + 1.4 multiplier (first time I've used this

combination), cropped to a 2:1 aspect ratio. Comments and suggestions are

appreciated. Thanks.

Marvellous light on the hills. The contrast of the tree against the dark field works well. I like it very much.

Beautiful landscape of great light and very creative nature , thank you for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.

The 1:2 ratio does complement the serenity of the scene. You picked the right weekend to catch the early growth, allowing the field contours to show through and add texture. Was this taken from Kamiak Butte?

I've seen quite a few shots of this area, and this has to be amongst the most attractive, the soft undulating hills catching the light looks almost like a fabric, and the position of the stream and the tree contrives to set my eyes on an exquisite journey through the image.

My compliments!

Regards

Alf

Superbly composed image Stephen! Beautiful, undulating, curves soft, lush colors, and excellent patterns, and textures. Gorgeous!

All the best,
Neil

Thanks for the comments.  Jim, this was taken from Steptoe Butte looking west.  I thought the relatively dark hillside would be a nice background for the tree, and I had but a few minutes to get a 500mm lens and 1.4 multiplier on the camera.  I hadn't planned on doing a pano, but fortunately I had two shots with the tree in different positions, so it worked well.

I've never stayed at Kamiak Butte because they supposedly lock the gate and don't open it until way late in the morning, 7:00 a.m. or so.  I like to be at a place before the sun comes up.  I wish more park managers were also photographers.

Marvellous light, and play of light and shadow to show the textures. The single tree and diagonal path in a panoramic make a very good composition. A good example to show that landscape is often a "decisive moment" photography

wonderfull composition and colors

perhaps a horizontal flip could improve this image even more, i tried it in Photoshop with your image and i like the way it looks 

thanks for sharing this image

A beautiful landscape! Encourages me to learn how to use telephoto for photographing landscapes. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful patterns and lovely colors. I like your composition.

Wonderful shot! Beautiful golden light!

What a beautiful landscape! Love your composition!

Mother Nature sure knew what she was doing when she created the Palouse, eh?  This is fantastic!  The undulations are so graceful, and the shadows and striations in the field make this a thing of beauty.  And I think you've positioned that tree perfectly in front of the darker field.   I don't know if I mentioned this to you before, but Norm and I plan to photograph the Palouse in every season.....eventually.  It's a long trip for us from Indiana.  Meanwhile, I'll just enjoy your work!

Stephen, I took delight in watching your Palouse series. You brought some marvellous photos home. Really excellent.

Steve, this is an absolute knockout. That's a serious lense combo with terrific results. I find that it's not just the tree but the small patches of light beyond that drag me through the image.

Stephen.....stunning shot. I like this one a little better than the sunset at Palouse photo. Both are good but I like the shadows and more subtle coloring with the lone tree in this one. It all works well.

Great photo Stephen.  I really like the lone tree and your composition using the shadows/highlights.

WoW!!!  this is beauiful Stephen,you have done a lovely job on this..

Folks, I appreciate the supportive comments.  This really was a long distance away, and the light was changing fast -- as you can see, the tree will soon be in complete shadow.  I stood there contemplating the possibility of attaching a 500mm lens and 1.4x multiplier on the camera in time to catch the scene before the shadows took over.  Despite being tired from a couple of hours of shooting at the end of the day, I made the lens change as quickly as possible and managed to get a series of shots before the tree was swallowed.  It's these aspects of photography that add so much to the pursuit and the thrill of a decent capture.  It's part of I/we love doing what we do.

I truly love this grean images. You sure capture a fenomenal landscape here.

Congrats

Alex

Love the minimalist composition, the lighting, the tissue and the colors. Just excellent.

beautiful work great colors and composed.!!

I'm not a landscape photographer, but this is an eye catcher, Perfect light, details ,exposure and a very beautiful composition and color palette.