Looking Up at Tall Trees
27 worksFirst upload: Mar 2018Peak: 2025Last 12 months: 6
📝 Description
These images depict a low-angle perspective looking directly up the trunks of tall trees toward the canopy and sky. Photographers utilize this vantage point to emphasize verticality, scale, and the geometric patterns formed by branches against the background. The collection includes deciduous forests in winter with bare limbs as well as coniferous stands covered in snow or moss. Specific locations identified include the Vitosha mountain in Bulgaria and the Lindulovskaya Grove. The shared visual motif is the upward view of tree trunks reaching toward the sky.
How to shoot it
📍 Where to shoot
Shooting takes place outdoors in forests and groves. Locations mentioned include Vitosha, Lindulovskaya Grove, and Ooti.
🧭 How to get there
Access to shooting locations usually does not require special transport: these are forest areas or parks. Comments mention a walk through a pine forest in Ooti and visiting the grove.
🕐 Time of day
Most shot between 13:00 and 16:00 (60% of frames)
Based on 25 frames with camera data. Camera clock time; the time zone is unknown.
Shooting mostly occurs during the day, with peak activity at 14:00 and 15:00. At this time, light is even enough to capture details of canopies and sky.
🗓️ Season
Most shot in: February, January, March
Based on 25 frames with camera data
Main season is winter (February, January), when snow-covered conifers are visible. Autumn (October) for larches and spring (March) are also popular.
🎒 Gear
A wide-angle lens is needed (median 14 mm, 95% of shots up to 24 mm) to convey scale. Aperture f/5 and ISO 100 ensure sharpness and clean images.
Cameras and lenses the authors used (10)
Nikon D810 5Apple iPhone 13 3Canon EOS 1200D 1Nikon COOLPIX L820 1Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 1Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 4iPhone 13 back dual wide camera 5.1mm f/1.6 3EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II 1Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS 1Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM 1
🧳 What to bring
Warm clothing and waterproof boots for winter forests, rain cover for equipment, spare batteries due to cold.
⚙️ Settings
Shutter 1/200 (1/1250 – 1/30)Aperture f/5 (f/1.6 – f/13)ISO 100 (50 – 320)Focal length 14 mm (4 – 24)
Based on 23 frames with camera data. Median and 10-90% range across the idea frames.
Key parameter is focal length: use ultra-wide angle (median 14 mm) to emphasize height. Shutter speed 1/200 s and ISO 100.
⚠️ Good to know
Lindulovskaya Grove is a protected area, so it's important to follow rules when shooting in protected natural zones.
📈 How the idea developed
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✅ How to repeat it
- Shoot at a 90-degree upward angle so trunks converge to one point, creating depth effect.
- Look for frames where bark texture contrasts with bright sky or snow cover.
✨ Interesting facts
- 🏆 How the best frame was shot: Nikon D810, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, 1/200, f/10, ISO 100, 15 mm
- 🔇 100% of frames were shot at ISO 400 or lower: almost no noise, any modern camera will do
- 🥇 4 works reached the finals. Best contest: Forest 2026
- 👤 Most frequent authors: Александр Байдуков 8
- 🌍 Authors by country: 🇷🇺 RU 18🇧🇬 BG 3🇧🇾 BY 3🇩🇪 DE 2🇮🇳 IN 1
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