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joshua tree, ca / 1989?
canon eos elan II / kodak hie infrared / red 29 filter
taken back in the day - before flickr, before iphones, before ubiquitous digital sensors, before all these gray hairs on my head. back in the day when i actually printed some of my own photographs.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in the direction we are moving ~ Oliver Holmes
Week 16 - "How do you get from point A to B"
"Yaaawwwnnn...that was an awesome run Mommy but I'm kinda sleepy now"
*Pepper showing her sporty side :)
""Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?"
- Walt Whitman "Song of the Open Road"
In seven days time i will no longer be in this place. The departure has brought me to revisit spots that have been important through the last years. Perhaps none has influenced me more than the site of the 1940s naval training base that stood near Solomons, Maryland and of all the areas of that inspiring place, this ancient oak standing near the corner of the old base commander's residence and visible as a landmark near the entrance to the harbour, was for me the symbol. But...I have never liked this image - focus, framing, scan quality... nothing special... except the tree itself. It was shot many years ago, at my re-discovery of photography. I always meant to go and make another. Te other day I packed my Speed Graphic and my Leica and made the drive out to the old site only to find that the tree was gone. Sometime, in one of the many autumn storms, it had given way, I suppose, or - more likely - the new owners (ever concerned about "insurance risk") had destroyed. It lay, in obscenely perfect pieces on the ground. I did not have the heart to make an image; I just drove away.
( In November 2004, The U.S. Congress passed legislation designating the oak as America's National Tree.)
I pass this tree everyday on my way to work and often think it would make a nice subject. There's something about Dead Trees that are so photogenic.
Shot on Tuesday morning which had thick fog, the trees were getting lighter & lighter the further away they got, the hedge is really deep so I was unable to get a low angle, but I like the shades of trees & lines on field.
Have a great Friday & wonderful weekend
I found this beautiful tree...It had the most beautiful shape and the light was so soft. I couldn't really isolate it and so came up with the mirror idea. I love the final result. The patterns in the tree and in the bark are wonderful! I kept the colours natural, the way I captured it, almost monochrome.
There have been many jokes about 'my tree'. This comes from someone on flickr saying 'the tree' at Wellington Point being Garry's tree. This now comes with much laughter and my flickr friends 'claiming' trees. So...this is 'My Tree'. Lol.
Canon 17-40L/f.4
Photoshop CS4
Not a lens effect. This is really the way the trees were growing on the way up to Hannegan Peak in the Mt. Baker wilderness area.
Sheffield is the city of trees, many of which can grow unobstructed and show their true shape.
This one is on corner of Park Grange Drive and Park Grange Road.
There are 2.2 million trees in public ownership in Sheffield representing nealry half of all trees in Sheffield (5 million) and 100,000 are newly planted every year.
Sheffield is one of the greenest and most wooded cities in Europe and also the greenest city in Britain.
The city is proud of its rich variety of urban parks, woodland, countryside and other green spaces; they are extremely popular destinations, attracting over 25 million visits each year.
I sat beside this tree today,in my muddy boots with my soggy sandwiches and rain soaked clothes, and thought "Oh to be in England now that summer's here!"
Ashburton’s Jewel in The Crown
The Ashburton Domain is a significant community asset with over 37 hectares of serene open space, lawns, gardens and recreational facilities. It truly caters to every facet of the Ashburton Community.
Located within walking distance from the central business district of Ashburton, the domain is at its most picturesque in autumn and spring and is often used as bridal photo settings during this time.
With a range of fine tree specimens and wide range of shrubs, including the deciduous azaleas, rhododendrons, lilacs, roses, maples, magnolias and conifers, Ashburton Domain has been the pride and joy of the district since 1883. Collections of azaleas, camellias and other shrubs have also been added.
The Domain has a variety of colourful gardens equipped with picnic spots, playgrounds and a paddling pool.