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This is one of my very favorite images I took during a trip to Texas last week. This magnificent oak tree was in the backyard of the Air bnb we rented in the Texas hill country. I had this image in my mind the second I laid eyes on the tree. It isn't often that I'm able to put together a vision I have in my head and make it come to life as well as I was able to do with this image. The final picture is a panorama of 20 images stitched together, taken with my 5D Mark IV and 200mm F-2.0L. The star lights were already on the tree but I lit them in Photoshop. I think this is honestly one of my top 5 favorite images I've ever taken.
You can see a larger version of this image by clicking on the thumbnail HERE.
I already said this on FB, but I'll say it again. I honestly think this is your best image to date, and that's saying a lot. I think it's awesome that you saw this branch, envisioned this image, and then made it happen just as you saw it in your mind.
Is the girl really in the tree, or did you place her there?
Great image indeed... Couple of questions: 1) Was the moon there or did you photoshop it? 2) Is the sky color original, or did you use any of your beautiful sky overlays? and 3) Did you take the 20 shots on a pano-specific head/rail, a normal tripod head, or perhaps even handheld?
