trees

january tenth

better than flowers, older than grass, more attractive than some humans, trees make for interesting pictures.

the first two pictures are of the same tree. i wanted to have it in both black and white and color, because ...that's the way i am sometimes? comment--let me know.

the third picture was taken in southern quebec. once you get a ways north of the vermont/canada border, it gets almost completely flat. this field was completely plowed, and the only tree for what seemed like miles was this one. i stopped and took a few pictures of it, this one with my telephoto and one with my 50mm. the pictures turned out completely different; the telephoto one is bright and sunny, but the 50mm emphasizes the cloudy sky much more, resulting in much darker, more depressing picture. i like this one more; it suits my sunny disposition.

the next was taken in ontario. you can't see it, but the background is the sky and lake ontario. i liked how this branch was moving in the breeze, so i took a picture of it.

the next two were just a couple different oaks. the first is at my house in the spring and the second was taken in carson park in eau claire. i like the minimalistic nature of the second one a lot.

the last one is a hydrangea. i'm not sure if it's a true tree or not, but it's pretty and it needs a home somewhere on this site.

 

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name: ashe i think the first tree would look better with leaves. and the first picture must have been taken from �wizard of oz�: the mauve/gray coloring is so much like that of the first half of the movie... .: feb 10

name: Hannah I really like the first one, very... I don't know, thought provoking maybe? Leaves would have been cool, but I'm guessing that really wasn't something you could get at the time :) .: feb 13

name: Kari I like the first one just how it is. Love love love it. Very cool feel. Actually, I like them all. .: mar 05

name: sam the second shot pretty sweet-- I think what I like about it is the subtle change of intensity with the sky, and the hint of orange in the grasses... i like the line with the horizon on the bottom third, but I've yet to decide if I would like it more if the tree was placed a little closer to the left third of the shot.. this could get a little balance with the horizon... quality shot though :) .: oct 17

name: alliey I lIkE tHe 1 2 3 & 6 OnE's nIcE jOb I lIkE hOw ThEy ArE sOo DiEd BuT tHeN sOo AlIeVe I lOvE iT gOoD jOb BeN .: jan 11