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Kauai's Tree Tunnel on the way to Koloa town and Poipu beach, was planted over 150 years ago when the wealthy 'Scotsman' and Kauai cattle rancher Walter Duncan McBryde donated over 500 Eucalyptus trees that were left over after landscaping his estate. The tree tunnel is over a mile long and shades the cars that pass underneath along the highway.
Where I was standing to get this shot was at a three way intersection, and of course I picked one of the busiest times to try and get it! I really wanted this shot without any cars in it and I noticed that every few minutes there would be a break in the traffic. After standing in the middle of the road for about 10 minutes I got this shot a split second before a car came into the frame on my right side. The only thing I had to clone out was some lady standing on the right side of the road taking pictures with her camera phone!
Canon 5D Mark ll
EF 24-70mm @ 70mm
f/3.5 ISO 500
1/100 Sec exposure
Located at the centre of the Lake Arena is the Tree of Life, which is, at one and the same time, a monument, a sculpture, an installation, a building, and a work of art.
Constructed by Orgoglio Brescia, a consortium of local businesses, and some 37 metres tall, this wood and steel structure forms part of the metaphor of the Plant Nursery, which informs the concept of the Italian Pavilion. The latter was designed by Marco Balich, who is also its Artistic Director, and whose other talents include producing large-scale events.
The structure of the Tree of Life takes its cue from the Renaissance. Indeed, Marco Balich based his design on designs by Michelangelo.
Source: www.expo2015.org/en/explore/exhibition-site/lake-arena
Trees in the grounds of Ripley Castle.
29/12/16.
Pentax K1000 SLR.
Fomapan 200 shot at 400.
Developed by me.
Rodinal, 1+50, 20 mins, 20C, Fomafix P, spiral tank.
Scanned with Epson Scan V550.
035028
Have you ever hugged a tree? Hug a tree, and one day you will come to know that it is not only that you have hugged the tree but that the tree also responds, the tree also hugs you. Then for the first time you will be able to know that the tree is not just the form, it is not just a certain species the botanists talk about, it is an unknown God.
Osho
Charred tree trunks, Bush on Crater Lake Road, near Batchelor, Northern Territory, Austalia; Jan. 2016
This tree had lots of character. It looked as though it had been hit by Lightning. It was scorched and had eroded from the base, yet it was still hanging on and throwing out new shoots. The sky had a bit of drama in it which seemed to be appropriate.
Taken at Elterwater
November Trees
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Textures:
T13 by TCP
Embers 3 by Clive Sax
....but all trails through Mother Nature are good trails :)
Shot taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
DSC_0857
This tree is standing in a construction site and many branches have been cut off, laying on the ground, yet it is singing in transparent tones and radiant colour of life.
I stared at this for a moment, and saw a pointed face, eyes, nose, arms outstretched.....
Kodak Bantam 828 f/4.5 (1938-1948).
Pre-cut Tri-X 400 to fit 828 format, developed in Rodinal, 1+25, 7 minutes.
Took Buddy on a long walk the other day and of course brought my camera along. I was stuck for any photo ideas but once we came to what we call "The Root Tree" I knew I hat to include it. Our family has practically grown up in this ravine, and this tree had always been a special spot for us to visit. Which is why I affectionately refer to it as our "family tree" It's roots are totally exposed and it has looked half attached for 15 years yet it continues to strive.
Barr Lake St. Pk. had to do some serious tree trimming before they rebuild the walk way out to the Gazebo which from there you can watch the Eagle nest.
A peach is a type of fruit that is different shades of orange in color and fuzzy. Peaches contain a pit at their core, which is a seed for a peach tree, is a deciduous tree, native to North-West China, Peaches and nectarines are the same species, even though they are regarded commercially as different fruits. Nectarines have an orange center and no fuzz, while peaches have white centers[citation needed] and very fuzzy skin.
Tree and Barn
Drawn with 8B pencil and smudge stick on cheap sketch paper, from my imagination. This was one of my first attempts at rendering trees "shadow first" (see below), and as such is not too hot. Overall, the little sketch is satisfying (at least to me), but the tree is too round and is lacking texture (which is somewhat due to the very dull, soft pencil), and the composition is surely not great.
Also in evidence is the problem with using cheap sketch paper -- my ink drawing on the other side of the page is showing through. Ugh.
I've been reading a really good book on drawing trees and such: On Drawing Trees and Nature: A Classic Victorian Manual, by J.D. Harding. While the prose is dense as concrete to modern readers, it offers no-nonsense rendering advice that I felt I could put to use immediately.
I stayed up late last night scribbling out trees in pencil and pen, just making up stuff. I think this book and some practice will give me the skills I need to do better rendering of plants and trees from life.
Two old trees in the snow, close to my home, taken while out walking Stan in the snow before I broke my leg