Comment from chickadee
How unique is this?? The colors are nice and vibrant with great clarity. Like the wonderful d.o.f. and the great shadows! Nice shooting and appreciate the awesome narrative of this ancient tree Mary!
/Chickadee

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2011

Thanks so much. Just couldn't imagine setting up house in the tree how resillient they were back in the 1800's. :) Mary

reply by chickadee on 06-Oct-2011

I believe more so than nowadays where everything is in a buttons reach!! Kind of sad!!

Comment from Anne
What an amazing looking tree. I bet it is fascinating to see. I like the way you took this so you see the entire tree in the picture. An excellent write up telling about the tree too. Hard to believe that someone actually lived in this tree. An excellent picture.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thanks so much for your positive review.

Comment from Sandra c. valentini
great photo and great narrative story to accompany it.
the tree is very unique,one of a kind i'm sure.
beautiful subject and history.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thanks so much for your review.

Comment from BurntOfferingsart
Good title , and good storytelling . very goof "human " interest . Nice focus and detail . Very good use of light and shadows . Well composed too.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thanks again for your review, much appreciated.

Comment from helena6052
Visual impact good, beauiful composition and depth. Would have been better if you had captured the whole of the tree, hence the star rating given. Interesting story behind this.Appreciate you sharing.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thanks very much, unfortunately the tree is quite tall and if you capture the whole then you miss the details of the base which really is the coi and where the family lived.

Comment from canon shooter
What a odd looking tree with a great history. It looks like you got good light on the tree, but is deem that the top of the tree has a blue tint to it. I do not know if it was caused by the processing or the upload. Thanks for the very interesting notes on the tree.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thanks for your review, the blue tinge is common with the gum trees I think it has something to do with the eucalyptus in the leaves but not sure.

Comment from Derek Redfern
Focus, colour, interest and depth of field are all very good. I love the background detail as well, and am amazed that the tree has actually survived man! Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thank you for your positive review.

Comment from peter
A good photo of the old tree, the story is very interesting. The focus is good and the colors are nice. The presentation is well chosen.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thanks so much for your review.

Comment from suzannethompson2
What a wonderful tree and great story. Lighting and focus very good showing all the intricate markings of the tree. I like the angle you took this from with the tree standing out against the lovely blue of the sky. Great composition.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2011

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2011

Thank you so much for your positive feedback.