7 Palms

[Jeff Jarboe]

http://www.pbase.com/jjarboe1/image/110551778/large.jpg

[Antarctican]

Interesting sight...they were planted surprisingly close to each other. And I can't quite tell...is that water rushing against/between some of them? I like how the line of the tree tops dips down and back up again in a symmetric fashion. Were these the only ones in the area, or part of a longer row?

Good eye, and I like the b/w treatment.

[PhotoJet]

Very interesting! :)

You know when I first saw it, I thought it was people disguised as trees... you know... a sort of palm tree chorus line. Do I see feet???? ;)

[Jeff Jarboe]

Interesting sight...they were planted surprisingly close to each other. And I can't quite tell...is that water rushing against/between some of them? I like how the line of the tree tops dips down and back up again in a symmetric fashion. Were these the only ones in the area, or part of a longer row?

Good eye, and I like the b/w treatment.


Shot this last fall in California. Background now that you mention does look a bit like waves but it actually a dry lake and mountain. The trees where planted along an arc that maybe why they look to be dipping in middle. Also could be how I straighten it at editing. Recall them being all about the same height.


Very interesting! :)

You know when I first saw it, I thought it was people disguised as trees... you know... a sort of palm tree chorus line. Do I see feet???? ;) Like at Disney ;)

This is the original unedited (http://www.pbase.com/jjarboe1/image/108259581/medium)

[Chiller]

Thats pretty dang cool. Never seen a tree(s) like that before.

[Terri]

I gotta say - I like the "unedited" Kodak EIR version better! (You knew I would.) ;) The colors are funky, the tree line is funky, and it works just fine for me.

I don't have any particular issue with this edited version (my work monitor is awful, it shows kind of flat) - but showing the original tipped it for me. :love: You were always able to do some of the best work I've seen from that film.

[MissMia]

Very nice Jeff! It's so interesting to see palm trees in the middle of nowhere like this. The trees always look so odd when they haven''t been trimmed. I think I like the unedited version better too.

[Jeff Jarboe]

I gotta say - I like the "unedited" Kodak EIR version better! (You knew I would.) ;)The colors are funky, the tree line is funky, and it works just fine for me.

I don't have any particular issue with this edited version (my work monitor is awful, it shows kind of flat) - but showing the original tipped it for me. :love:You were always able to do some of the best work I've seen from that film.

It may be a bit flat. With this late group of EIR that I have scanned so far there seemed to be a large percentages shots having this look; mostly from my last trip to California. IMO they seem old timely, that’s why I went with this B&W treatment rather than a Zone look. What would cause them to be flat?

PS: I actually think your Bryce Canyon EIR shots are better that anything I’ve every shot with the film.

[Terri]

PS: I actually think your Bryce Canyon EIR shots are better that anything I’ve every shot with the film. Sweet talker!! :razz: Thanks for saying that. I only remember wanting to get it processed the way you had your stuff from (going way back here!) Joshua Tree processed - I loved the look you achieved!

I can't say why the B&W conversion is flat here...it's color IR, a different animal. I'm just happy with the pretty colors you have in the original. The funky, soft colors and the little bit of vignetting makes it look like a cross between a Holga shot and a Polaroid. What's not to love? :love:

[thorhammer]

So weird looking, almost as if they sat down for a minute to take a break.. Nice catch