Do your trees FRIGHTEN anyone?

[nathanm]

Not exactly what photographers look for…

Pffft! If there were more of them around I would shoot them! A proper gnarly tree, on its own, is a tricky subject to find. They are usually surrounded by other trees, or are too straight or some other spook-killing factor.

This one might be moderately scary, but there's just too many leaves. The intent is there, though. Here they didn't even bother to only move the headstones, you son of a bitch, why!? why!?



But there are monsters hiding in trees, you just have to uncover them:

[eddie]

Pffft! If there were more of them around I would shoot them! A proper gnarly tree, on its own, is a tricky subject to find. They are usually surrounded by other trees, or are too straight or some other spook-killing factor.

This one might be moderately scary, but there's just too many leaves. The intent is there, though. Here they didn't even bother to only move the headstones, you son of a bitch, why!? why!?


But there are monsters hiding in trees, you just have to uncover them:

awesome last photo.

[sanchi heuser]

That thread is really cool!

sanchi

[darr]

Here's one with the spooky trees in the background taken with 8" Darlot petzval, and another (square image) lith print from 4x5 cropped neg shot with petzval, and anotther graveside taken with a 6" darlot

Andrew,
#3 is interesting for sure!

Darr

[darr]

But there are monsters hiding in trees, you just have to uncover them:

Nathan,

Now, this one is scary! I cannot stare at it too long since the eyes seem to grab me!

Darr

[Matt Magruder]

Bastrop State Park - Lost Pines
12x20 pt/pd print



Guadalupe River
8x10 black glass ambrotype

[Vaughn]

Not too frightening...

[Daniel_Buck]

This one might be a little creepy, maybe not :-D

[Heroique]

Here they didn't even bother to only move the headstones, you son of a bitch, why!? why!?

Marvin and Alberta are dead and gone.

All they wanted was a spot in the shade to be laid to rest.

But they had no rights which the Atlas Cedar was bound to respect.

Tachi 4x5
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Polaroid Type 55 (shot ISO 25)
6 Sec. @ f22 (w/ reciprocity correction)
3-stop GND filter on lower portion

[Harley Goldman]

Lots of great images!!! Excellent thread.