Winter Trees
Winter Trees. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
Bare winter trees silhouetted against a cloudy California Central Valley sky.
Over the past decade or so I have come to know these trees well. They are near a turn along a levee road that I often travel while photographing birds, and they never fail to catch my attention as I pass. In the fall they are still full of colorful leaves, but by January almost all of the leaves are gone. At any time of the year they are likely places to spot birds, often hawks or even owls.
This visit was on New Year's Day, when a group of photographers and friends assembled, as we do every year, to make pictures and celebrate the new year. That made up for the less than ideal light — there were lots of thick clouds, since we were between storms. As I approached the trees this time, the clouds thinned a bit and created backlight that silhouetted the trunks and limbs of the trees.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, "California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the Sierra" is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Winter Trees
Winter Trees. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
Bare winter trees silhouetted against a cloudy California Central Valley sky.
Over the past decade or so I have come to know these trees well. They are near a turn along a levee road that I often travel while photographing birds, and they never fail to catch my attention as I pass. In the fall they are still full of colorful leaves, but by January almost all of the leaves are gone. At any time of the year they are likely places to spot birds, often hawks or even owls.
This visit was on New Year's Day, when a group of photographers and friends assembled, as we do every year, to make pictures and celebrate the new year. That made up for the less than ideal light — there were lots of thick clouds, since we were between storms. As I approached the trees this time, the clouds thinned a bit and created backlight that silhouetted the trunks and limbs of the trees.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, "California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the Sierra" is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.