The Burmis Tree Revisited in HDR

The first time I shot The Burmis Tree was also this yeah, except I had done it on medium format film, using my Yachica Mat 124 and expired Agfa film.

I was in love with that shot, especially because the sky came out so well when scanning it into my Epson V500.

When I returned I knew I wanted a telephoto shot and I wanted it in HDR. I also knew using my flimsy (and now slightly bent) tripod was going to make a steady shot difficult.

I was blessed with calm skies and beautiful clouds. It was my intention to bring the background in with my focal length and beyond that I just wanted to nail the exposure(s).

The burmis tree is estimated to be seven hundred years old and died in the 1970′s. In both of my renditions of the tree, I have photoshoped out the poll propping the tree in place.