Baobab Trees at Sunset, a photo from Mahajanga, North

Photographer's Note

At Morondava there is a colony of Baobab, huge and unique tree, appeared at the fairy-tale 'A Little Prince'. They were grown for some hundred years.
In July and August all leaves fell down from the trunks and they look upside down, like the roots toward the sky......

jean11-3, HIRAKZ, Deepforest, lilimih33, gypsygirl58, Dazed, flory, sowhat, mir, enedimd, akh heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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muscovado (1572) 2007-02-23 7:44

Hi,
lovely composition. the strange looking tree looks magnificent against the fiery sunset. Bravo! TFS
Czaldy

KrL (62) 2007-02-23 7:50

Très belle lumière, un ciel sans nuage qui permet les dégradés du violet à l'orange.
L'ombre des arbres est imposante.
Très agréable !

Karèle

trips (1602) 2007-02-23 7:56

Hi JS
Beautiful composition! Very well framed and the light & colours are superb! It could be included in any magazine about travels or so...
TFS
Pedro

Dazed (89) 2007-02-23 7:59

Hi
Great composition, lovely colours. a note included with some details would have been nice.
regards Michelle

paido (944) 2007-02-23 8:12

Great subject for a silhouette shot. Baobabs have an especially strange silhouette (up-side down like you said) making them come right out of the picture.

Good job!

daddo (28748) 2007-02-23 8:52

Amasing colours, shape and composition. well done. Regards. Klaudio.

stefanocer (10642) 2007-02-23 9:25

Fantastic shot , compliments the trees silhouettes are very nice and colours great , well done indeed .
Stefano.

Tayon (1995) 2007-02-23 9:26 [Comment]

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dumanica (5071) 2007-02-23 9:46

Great composition, lovely colours and very nice texture Baobab tress...Thanks for share with us .Well DONE Dumanica:)

narpad (1050) 2007-02-23 11:26

Wow! What a great sunset captured with the unique Baobab trees! Very nice composition! TFS.

Nick

Dpbours (222) 2007-02-23 11:27

That is just a very surreal picture! Try mirroring it upside down and inverting it and it would not really look that much stranger as it does now.
But as 'The little prince' is very much about our world, like the king, or the man who would turn on and off the lights are showing us a uniqueness that makes this world.

In the same sense, the unreal shape of the baobabs stipulates our world.

Thanks for this picture!
Dennis

travel-mirko (260) 2007-02-23 13:13

these baobab trees are so amazing. Once I'd once like to go there and see them by myself. very emotional picture with a nice composition and color.
thanks for sharing
Mirko

jean11-3 (2799) 2007-02-23 13:24

Beautiful scene JS, the trees in silhouette are amazing.
Like your composition with the sun just on your horizon.The colour is beautiful,tfs, regards Jean.

HIRAKZ (168) 2007-02-23 14:06

Hi JS,

This is an amazing photograph, too good to be true, and the a very different sunset altogether.
Wonderful, perfect 10 to your sir ;-P

Cheers
HIRAK

Deepforest (9260) 2007-02-23 14:55

Hello,
This is one of the best photos of those famous baobabs near Morondava I have ever seen... Wonderful sunset with baobabs silhouettes, Africa sky in mystic colours...
Excellent job. Best regards,
Andrzej

lilimih33 (9918) 2007-02-23 19:45

Hello Lee!
Great colours in your composition!
Good sharpness and point of view!
Excellent done!
Lili

atus (15878) 2007-02-23 20:18

Hi JS,
greatly captured shot of a fantastic perspective and pleasant atmosphere. The silhouettes of the baobabs are very effective here, the light is great and the pastel colours are very nice and complete this magnificent composition. Very well done! Tfs and best regards.
Attila

gypsygirl58 (1329) 2007-02-24 0:00

Hi JS,
I like this! I love these magnificant trees silhouetted against the vivid sunset! Well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

delic (6735) 2007-02-25 4:40

Very impressive photo with powerful baobab silhouettes and sunset. Great composition and color. Well done.
Regards,
Hakan

flory (4848) 2007-02-26 10:18

ciao JS,
those silhouettes of the baobabs looks amazing..like ,also,the contrast between the colours of the sunset/black..pleasant atmosphere here..bravo!
nice day,
flory

sowhat (1004) 2007-03-15 5:33

Superb photo and interestinf note. The majestic trees, the light, the composition are all impressive. TFS
Ioana

scalerman (26900) 2007-03-31 20:28

JS: really loving this acting stage of trees. Great silhouetted shot. Great flora underscores an otherwise mundane sunset. regards, c

banyanman (7797) 2007-04-09 10:41

This is undoubtedly one of the best posts that I have seen on TE of Madagascar's baobab trees, JS. A beautiful composition, perfectly timed to take advantage of the setting sun, and beautiful rich colours. This is one that I am adding to my favourites. Cheers . . . David

mir (8) 2007-04-10 8:17

Not many people travel to this part of the World, however, it appears to have great landscapes much different from the other parts of the World. The trees are really different from the usual ones and the sun and its reddish light in the background adorns this photo so well.

Stan (2770) 2007-04-21 22:22

Very graphic shot! Well done!
Serge

webberworldwide (87) 2007-04-21 23:00

Amazing landscape. Do you have this same shot in the daytime. I bet that looks cool too!

enedimd (1532) 2007-05-17 8:53

Hello JS,
Superb shot. Excellent sunset panorama with trees.
Well done POV.
Point of SUN is excellent. Impressive colors...
TFS,
Have a nice day.
Best Wishes.
Emir Nedim

bernardec (2241) 2009-08-22 22:54

hello,
I try to make this pov ten times, but not so easy to get this composition with exactly this perfect sunset
a parfait moment
bravo
Bernard

jadesgran (5433) 2009-08-22 22:55

Hello
I am fasinated with the Baob trees and your photo is wonderful.I like the way they stand out against the fiery red sky.T.F.S.
Best Wishes from Devon in England.
Gladys.

cananyasar (351) 2013-03-27 21:49

I like kutluyorum bu güzel akre için:)