Dancing Eshels grove, a photo from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv

Photographer's Note

Four pictures (3 WS's) from a small park in a north-eastern neighborhood of Tel-Aviv, 32.109, 34.8162 location on the map.

Dancing Eshels trees I named it, as each tree "found" a different way to "express" itself. Eshel is a Tamarisk tree in Hebrew.

All pictures are RAW, main post is F7.1, 1/160, ISO200, cropped a bit from the lower part.

Ike

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1) I Must thanks Malgo for correcting the name of those trees, obviously are local Tamarisk and not Oaks. Pronounces E-SHE-L.

2) Not much wind around this neighborhood, maybe a soft-soil ground caused this phenomenon.

pajaran, snunney, ChrisJ, jhm, pierrefonds, papagolf21, COSTANTINO, macjake, Cricri, clic, PiotrF, mcmtanyel, PaulVDV, alvaraalto, alvaraalto, jean113, cornejo, holmertz, maloutim oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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pajaran (102552) 2018-09-27 3:23

Dobar dan.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perpsketiva i kontrast, lepe boje.
Interesantno i lepo drvece.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

lousat (129891) 2018-09-27 3:35

Hi Ike,3 beautiful pics showing these very old trees with their curious forms made by years,weather and wind. Not easy an excellent quality like that,especially talkng about the exposure of the different light levels,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

snunney (130967) 2018-09-27 3:57

Hello Ike,
I wondered at the title when I first saw it, but having looked at the three images, I can see it is quite apt. All are well realised demonstrating fine light management. Pleasant natural tones and excellent sharpness.

ChrisJ (159954) 2018-09-27 4:02

Hello Ike,

The lean to the right suggests strong winds at certain times of the year. Good sharpness and excellent repetition of patterns colours and shapes formed by the trees. Tfs!

gervaso (28177) 2018-09-27 4:03

Hello, Ike!

Original title to these interesting trees that really look as if they were dancing, and the scene was captured with very good light management and beautiful and natural tones of green! Wonderful composition! Well done!

jhm (202915) 2018-09-27 4:53

Hello ike,

Also your two additional pictures are pleasant to look at.
The slant trees are a nice addition
It seem a nice place for children to playing.
Nice depth and perspective under the trees.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

pierrefonds (103465) 2018-09-27 5:38

Hi Ike,

The length of the park is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the oak trees. The light is giving nice tints to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Tue (82164) 2018-09-27 5:43

Hello Ike,
A good capture of these low trees and all their beautiful shapes. I like the filtered light through the foliage above. The green and warm tones go very nicely together too.
Lars

Silvio1953 (205611) 2018-09-27 5:55

Ciao Ike, lovely composition with fantastic dancing Oaks, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Sergiom (117241) 2018-09-27 6:14

Bonjour Ike,

On dirait qu'ils sont possédés par la danse de Saint Guy ces arbres qui semblent avoir été tordus par des géants ou encore par le vent. Magnifique cadrage serré.

Amicalement

Serge

sacimar (38171) 2018-09-27 6:18

Hello Ike,

good image of this forest of oaks, I like these dancing trees, their shapes create a beautiful composition, it must be an interesting place to visit, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

papagolf21 (152599) 2018-09-27 6:31

Bonjour, cher Ike,
Je reste toujours admiratif devant la nature. Ici, les arbres semblent prendre des formes diverses au gré du vent, de la chaleur, du temps, du moment et prennent des allures originales que l'homme modifie pour éviter les incidents.
Il doit ętre agréable de flâner ŕ travers cet ensemble végétal au feuillage semblable ŕ des cheveux d'ange.
Amitiés.
Philippe

adramad (66964) 2018-09-27 7:54

Hello, Ike.
A fantastic photo with this forest of oaks, all with those trunks inclined in the same direction, if it is like the dance to which the wind takes them.
Magnificent color, which gives great strength to the image.
Very good brightness and sharpness.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

Nicou (193806) 2018-09-27 9:38

Hello

que cadrage et vue quel troncs de ces arbres sueprbe couché et avec de belle formes des petites branche3 verte et le sable en fond quelle vue et cpatage.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

COSTANTINO (104089) 2018-09-27 10:35

Hello dear Ieharel and have a nice time
and a happy new day
this title makes a real impression
dancing oaks the best choice for the
best title
regards
Costantino

macjake (96157) 2018-09-27 11:04

Hi Ike
ya, hard to make a choice between this one and WS #2. I wonder what makes the trees fall or bend/lean like that, usually its wind right? and over the years the tree just tends to lean over to one side? you'd never really know or can tell that this is Tel Aviv, but then again how would i know haha. Cool and funky nature shot. I also wonder how close this is to the city centre. nice. cheers
Craig

Cricri (176) 2018-09-27 11:15

Ola Ike
Fantastique l'originalité des troncs de ces arbres, c'est trčs particuličre, trčs belle présentation
Amitiés
cricri

clic (23792) 2018-09-27 14:31

Hello Ike These trees had a competent stage coach for such an elegant performance, as if they were blown by a twister. Attractive oddity, for shure! Shalom

PiotrF (52330) 2018-09-27 15:51

Hello Ike
Nice picture with "Dancing oaks "
Attractive photo with nice composition, beautiful colours and good sharpness.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr"

mcmtanyel (58830) 2018-09-27 17:30

Hello Ike,
The trees have taken very interesting shapes, area must be very windy. However those leaves do not look like oak leaves. Can they be a type of cypress? At any rate, they make a pretty scene. 👍👍
Regards,
MT

PaulVDV (54809) 2018-09-27 21:13

Hello Ike,
I suspect that there are strong winds blowing from one direction (from the sea?) making all these trees lean in the other direction. Also noteworthy is the arid soil of the forest. I've never seen such strong trunks in sandy soil.
It's a very beautiful view with the dark trunks breaking through the green foliage.
Three very remarkable forest pictures, well presented.
Best regards, Paul

emka (152108) 2018-09-28 0:05

Hello Ike, Very interesting view of these "dancing" oaks. And what is the reason they grow like this? But why do you name them oaks? They have not leaves. They are kind of conifers.

Have a nice day

MAlgo

alvaraalto (42234) 2018-09-28 5:21

Hello Ike
Beautiful series of photos of these dancing pine trees that all move in the same direction on the beat of the music.
Good participants for the TV program "All you can Dance"
Excellent picture
Have a nice day, groet Rob

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2018-09-28 17:15

Olá, Ike!

Realmente tenho a sensaçăo que as árvores estăo em uma dança haha! A posiçăo delas é muito interessante. Excelente nitidez e ótimo contrastes. A luz está bem agradável.
Lindo!

mesutilgim (0) 2018-10-01 8:16

Hello Ike,
One of the miracles of the mother natüre.
Captured with perfect pov and light management. Good effect and good sharpness.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

carlo62 (81265) 2018-10-01 23:48

Ciao Ike
ogni foto un movimento diverso, proprio come una danza, anche se questa č una danza naturale e il movimento viene effettuato con i tempi della natura.
Molto bello, ottima riflessione.
Saluti
Carlo

mkamionka (61130) 2018-10-02 10:37

Hi Ike,
I would love to live in a drier climate with not much wind...
Fantastic capture, very interesting phenomenon indeed. It would rather indicate strong winds...
Great light and colors. Charming place for a walk.
Very well done,
M

jean113 (21991) 2018-10-02 11:41

Hello Ike, interesting trees and the way that they have grown; they certainly do look as if they are dancing.
Good crop in that they fill the frame.
Lovely subtle light through their foliage.
Regards Jean.

quetzal (3665) 2018-10-03 0:31

Bonjour Ike,
Etonnante photo avec tous ces arbres déformés. On pourrait imaginer un souffle puissant obligeant ces arbres ŕ se plier.
Joli !
Amicalement
Jean-Louis

cornejo (61504) 2018-10-04 12:21

Hello Ike, very good photograph of this beautiful forest, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

jemaflor (135344) 2018-10-06 23:51

Hi Ike,
Nice view with these trees, photogenic these dancing trees, well framed, good management fr the light contrast, tfs.

Royaldevon (75330) 2018-10-12 3:24

Hello Ike,

Trees can be very expressive and often make great subjects for photography.
You are right about these trees, they do seem to be in a dance formation!
They are the Strictly Come Dancing entrants for Israel!
A fine series of photographs showing many different moves with great clarity!ą

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

holmertz (92782) 2018-10-16 7:30

Hello Ike,
This is an interesting set of photos I missed while I was on a journey. I would have thought these trees had been the victims of a steady daily strong wind, but obviously that is not the case. But their strange shapes are fascinating and give the photos an amazing rhythm. Like they are actually dancing. The fine light and sharpness enhances the pleasure of watching these compositions.
Kind regards,
Gert

Porteplume (4032) 2018-10-25 4:08

Bonjour Ike,

I had a closer look at your latest photos and most were architecture, buildings, transportation etc.
So... Thats why I chose this one to write a few words to you.
I remember in the late sixties that my grand-father, who used to be a gardener for big houses and castles in our region, planted a pink tamarisk in our new garden.
Our family just moved to a bigger and new house and there was a room for him. He was 80 and he came to live with us after a long and tough life of hard working. And of course he planned the garden with many flowers and plants we - the children - never saw before... And the Pink Tamarisk absolutely enchanted me!!! :)
Thank you for the fine memories your photo brought me...

Amicalement,
Viviane

maloutim (13617) 2018-11-16 23:13

Hi Ike,
Another picture of distortion, but this time real and very elegant !
Indeed, they look like dancing trees.
I wondered why they all leaned forward in the same direction ? Wind ? Sandy , unstable ground ? Well, you explained it all in your extended note.
Thaks for sharing this very interesting spot.
Kindest regards.
Marie-Louise.

saxo042 (38078) 2018-12-22 6:14

Hi Ike,
All contributions here are very interesting and very well composed. I enjoy the harmonic colours here!
Kind regards
Gunnar

Miguel82 (47106) 2019-06-16 13:17

Hello Ike, amazing phenomenon, all the trees belonging to the same species are leaning. The wind isn't responsible for that distortion. Relevant nature observation. Lovely park to discover.

Photo Information

Copyright: Ike Harel (ikeharel) (105867)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2018-09-21
Categories: Natura
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM
Naświetlenie: f/7.1, 1/21 sekund
Map: view
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
Temat(y): Unusual moments, objects and amazing nature's #2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2018-09-27 3:19