"It seems natural to liken venerable trees to grand old men. It is something to have lived through storms that try one so terribly, but only succeed in giving greater powers. Even the scars of a tree add dignity, and the loss here and there of a limb only makes for more character... "

- Eloise J. Roorbach

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from the Queen's Staircase

Downtown St Petersburg along the waterfront. North shore Beach is a little stretch of beach on the bay side. A storm was on it's way in.

Shot with a Helios 44-2 on my Sony A7r

In a field near home.

Working with multiple exposures in camera lately, allowed me to discover a new creative path full of possibilities and inspiration. Still need lots of practice, but I really enjoy the whole procedure so far!

I was on a walk with Emily a few days ago. I saw a bunch of trees like this, starting to come back to life.

Lone tree at Llyn Dywarchen, North wales

Nikon D700

Nikon 28mm f1.8 afs

Lee filters 0.9 ND grad

Lee filters Landscape CPL

Feisol CT3472

Arca Swiss D4

I like to look of the bent branches on this tree.

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No more discord entertain

But be smooth and calm again

~ James Shirley

Walking to the Glenmont Metro after my adventure today, seeing some small but pretty cherry blossoms trees with the sunset behind them. My battery was dead in the camera so I had to use my iPhone.

Sossusvlei, Namibia 2010

Dubrovnik, Croatia

We had some mist the other morning...

Beware the hounds of love !

Forward then, but still remember how the course of Time will swerve,

Crook and turn upon itself in many a backward streaming curve.

-Alfred Lord Tennyson from Locksley Hall Sixty Years After

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When the moorland is in bloom ♥

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Buckau

Magdeburg / Germany

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not always white in winter...

Forest near Pragelier,Tourtoirac, Dordogne

possibly Killingsworth or Haddam CT

take it with a grateful hand.

~Horace

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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator

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-Mahatma Gandhi-

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