Comment from Lucky9763
Lovely picture, nice and sharp, good contrast and light. The ground colours is beautiful, loved now. But the lost 30 years we never seeing greens, only brown and dust. And how much I loved same much I hated, make so much mess, so easy broken and dangerous. 90% on the farm we have gum trees so I think Mary you no what I talking about. But your pictures is beautiful! Well don! LOL

 Comment Written 08-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 08-Aug-2014

Thanks Lucky, yes wouldn't plant a gum in the garden thats for sure, made that mistake and it came down with the electric power pole at our previous home. Cheers Mary

reply by Lucky9763 on 09-Aug-2014

You well come! LOL

Comment from Photo4all
Good eye! I missed it completely at first. That is what it takes!!

I love the textures and colors! You might want to either blur the background or crop a little more.

Over all good work!
Brenda

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 06-Aug-2014

Thanks Brenda appreciate your feedback ☺

Comment from WendyG
They are giant trees Mary! And very unique looking with it's what seems to be smooth bark. Excellent view, focus, dof, exposure and framing;)

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 06-Aug-2014

Thanks Wendy appreciate your feedback ☺

Comment from DavidP
A very interesting tree Mary and nice to see from your part of the world. Like the shadows on the ground and yes the contrast between the two trees is nice. Are they both Gum trees? The closest one hardly looks like it has bark. Looks like a very nice park and thanks for sharing a bit of Australia with us.

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 06-Aug-2014

Thanks David yes both gum trees there are so many varieties. The one in foreground loses bark revealing the different colours ☺

Comment from michiganmike
A very nice image. I like the composition and colors and it has great illustrative qualities for someone who has never seen a gum tree. I especially like the dappled shade in the foreground.

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 06-Aug-2014

Thanks Mike I appreciate your positive feedback ☺

Comment from gidavidson
Wow, what a neat shot on these very large and old trees who have seen so much over the years. Good pov, focus and frame and like the shadows for a pleasing scene. Bet many birds and critters have used these trees for food and shelter.

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 06-Aug-2014

Thanks George lots of birds particularly rainbow Lorikčets and rosellas and the occasional possum ☺

Comment from photobeat
you chose your lens perfectly, wish there was a koala there...lol, great shot mary, the details are so clear and the depth of field is spot on, well done, beny ")

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 05-Aug-2014

Thanks Beny, no koalas not there type of gum tree. Really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Lilibug6
These are some beautiful old trees! I like the twisted white tree in the background! Nice sharp focus! Great colors! The lighting is very good! Nice job and thanks for sharing! Lilibug6

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 05-Aug-2014

Thanks so much for your positive feedback. :) Mary

reply by Lilibug6 on 05-Aug-2014

You are very welcome=)
Lili

Comment from jrconrad
I love the balance between the central tree and the one behind it. Super sharp detail and very realistic coloring. Very nice, Cheers, JR.

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 05-Aug-2014

Thanks so much JR, appreciate your feedback once again. :) Mary

Comment from OLIVER23
The faint blues in the trunk of the primary tree is beautiful. It looks like an impressionistic work, even though a photo. Fine composition and the light play on the foreground tree is just perfect for capturing the colors in the bark! Well done!

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 05-Aug-2014

Thanks so much Oliver, really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

reply by OLIVER23 on 05-Aug-2014

I always thought that Eurcalyptus bark was the most fascinating. Do you have those trees there?

reply by the author on 05-Aug-2014

There are so many varieties of eucalyptus which are native to Australia where I live (Adelaide - South Australia) love seeing them out in the bush in there natural setting. :) Mary

reply by OLIVER23 on 05-Aug-2014

There are eucalptus trees all over Colombia and a great variety here in Southwest Colombia. I understand they all come originally from Australia and East Asia.