I love these tall cypress trees. There seems to be a lot of them along our California coast. Last month I saw these at a museum called Legion of Honor in SF and thought they were so incredible with their long trunks and greenery at the top. Even the railing there at the bottom has a twisted shape to it. The backlighting on them was pretty cool and I loved how the starburst was created through the trees.
Twisted Up
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Laura Macky Photography 
January 27, 2015 at 2:37 am
That is eerily beautiful
January 27, 2015 at 7:14 am
Thank you! Hope I didn’t scare you too much. 😉
January 27, 2015 at 2:59 am
Wonderful color in this, keeping the colors limited. I’ll certainly check out her other stuff.
January 27, 2015 at 7:15 am
Thank you August 🙂 I appreciate you looking.
January 27, 2015 at 3:10 am
Reblogged this on Oyia Brown.
January 27, 2015 at 7:15 am
Ah Oyia…thank you for the reblog! 😀 😀
January 27, 2015 at 6:30 am
Ahhh yes! That building was disassembled and rebuilt there. 1905 Exposition… Nice pic!
January 27, 2015 at 7:16 am
Thank you Juan! I love that area…the Presidio. It’s so beautiful and you’re right about the building.
January 27, 2015 at 6:58 am
Very glowy!
January 27, 2015 at 7:16 am
lol I’m busted!
January 27, 2015 at 7:13 am
The feathery or wispy aspect I get from this photo is very unique and nice.
January 27, 2015 at 7:16 am
Yay! I’m glad you noticed. Thank you David. 🙂
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January 27, 2015 at 7:31 am
The trees look like their branches are about to take off in flight, like a birds wings. And, the sunburst…ahhh I love a good sunburst. I love the tones you chose this week, it all fits very well. Beautiful work.
January 27, 2015 at 7:38 am
Thank you Carrie. I love your description! They do kind of look like that don’t they. 😀 I just mentioned about going to the Avenue of the Giants again to my husband. I’m thinking we’d go later in the year. I’ll keep you posted!!
January 27, 2015 at 7:46 am
Yes, please keep me posted. If you are up for coming a little further north, Trinidad is a beautiful place to stay and there are tons of things to photograph there (it is right on the ocean, redwood national park is 15 min away). If you want to stay more south, there is a road out to the coast I have wanted to try, heard from local photographers it has epic views. I’ll give you details when you know more about your timeline 🙂
As you know, I can’t really help myself with the descriptions…photographs just really touch me. Enjoy your day.
January 27, 2015 at 8:00 am
Thanks so much Carrie 🙂 I will keep you posted! And I love the descriptions. 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 7:40 am
Interesting and eye catching…It does make you pause to think about it.
January 27, 2015 at 7:41 am
Thank you. It definitely is a feast for the eyes…especially since the railing has that twisted element as well. I probably should’ve included that in my post.
January 27, 2015 at 7:41 am
It’s so pretty. I really like the composition and the color tone. Well done in the post-processing!
January 27, 2015 at 7:42 am
I’m so glad you like it, thank you! I do love to edit as you may have guessed. 😀
January 27, 2015 at 7:41 am
Cypress are indeed beautiful…And there are different varieties….Love your capture!
January 27, 2015 at 7:42 am
Thank you Sharon! 🙂 And yes, there are so many! We even have some around our house. I love how they look swept along the coast.
January 27, 2015 at 7:49 am
I love trees and I love your photo…
January 27, 2015 at 8:00 am
Thank you so much Rob. I love those trees too! And they smell good too!
January 27, 2015 at 8:24 am
You sure do go to some beautiful places! And the pictures you take are just breathtaking.
January 27, 2015 at 10:20 am
Thank you! We are lucky to live in a beautiful part of the world. 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 9:36 am
Very nice. This is a great place to photograph.
January 27, 2015 at 10:21 am
Thanks Tim. It sure is.
January 27, 2015 at 9:48 am
Once again, you demonstrate your wonderful photographic eye, Laura! Love all the details and the tone of the image. Beautiful.
January 27, 2015 at 10:21 am
Thank you so much Stacy. I love the Legion of Honor and the entire Presidio actually. It’s so pretty there. 😀
January 27, 2015 at 11:06 am
Saw this photo this morning on Leanne’s site, wow!! This has a magical quality, as though from a very different world. Nice!!
January 27, 2015 at 11:14 am
Thank you John! I love the “wow” response. 😀
January 27, 2015 at 11:09 am
I love the light and the shadow of the tree falling across your path 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 11:15 am
That’s my favorite part too Sarah. Thank you. 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 2:05 pm
We artists see the world in a wonderful way 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 2:16 pm
We do don’t we! 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 2:27 pm
absolutely fantastic!! Am I right in seeing a touch of fractalis here! So so effective!!!
January 27, 2015 at 4:44 pm
Thank you so much! Fractalis doesn’t work on the Mac unfortunately. I used Topaz Glow with just a touch. 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 5:17 pm
Very lovely, Laura!
January 27, 2015 at 5:39 pm
Thank you!
January 27, 2015 at 5:37 pm
Surreal
January 27, 2015 at 5:39 pm
Good word to describe it. 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 6:56 pm
It’s incredible what you did with this shot, Laura. Really beautiful.
January 28, 2015 at 7:07 am
Thank you Nicci 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 8:43 pm
Absolutely gorgeous! Great processing!
January 28, 2015 at 7:08 am
I’m glad you like it, thank you tiny. 🙂
January 27, 2015 at 9:45 pm
Really beautiful light. And processing has made the photo into something very special. More like a painting or illustration, Really lovely.
January 28, 2015 at 7:08 am
I must say that I’m very flattered Otto. Thank you so much! 🙂