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I went backpacking with a friend over Memorial Day in the Hetch Hetchy area which is close to Yosemite. Rather than sitting in traffic Monday, I stayed an extra night and explored Yosemite for the first time. It's quite a place. I can see what it's so popular w/ photographers -- there's a grand view almost anywhere you look.
It was overcast most of the time I was there, so I focused on trees. Large
This tree has seen many cold winters...
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Saturday morning @ Buurse.
Heerlijke wandeling in de verse sneeuw > oeps.........................iets met handschoenen en koud statief :-(
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Sometimes I take the most dull and boring images. That's when I ask myself, "OK, what can I do with this? Can I elevate it? Can I learn something from it? It's a throwaway, so I might as well explore." Then, I open my software and play. Sometimes I delete the image after I've sliced and diced it, but other times I feel happy with the result, like now, with these trees. They are no longer mundane. I've brought something out from them, or put something in.
Appalachian Trail, south end of Schaghticoke Ridge.
This is further up a small stream I photograph ice on on the south end of Schaghticoke Ridge.
Some ripples made a nice distortion in this reflection of trees on the other side of the stream. The few floating leaves, preserved under ice since last fall and dislodged in the thaw made it even better.
Shooting directly into the sun (hidden behind the trees) at the precipise walk near Dolgellau. Beautiful frosty morning.
I try to photograph this tree and its roots any time I walk through this valley.
It is just so unique as the roots climb up the steep hillside.
Shot in Infrared with a 590nm filter.
Down to a crawl for the rest of the way to Hilton, it makes chasing the Chatt job rather easy. Here they have just rounded a curve west of Sigma at MP 367 and enter a long tree tunnel. A lot of this line is surrounded by trees but compared to any other spot i saw this was the most impressive tree tunnel that also provided some sun light.
I've noticed Mistletoe growing increasingly in UK trees, so I read up about it and learnt that it's due in part to an influx of continental blackcaps from Germany that have started overwintering in Britain, with many thousands now spending their winters here.
'Blackcaps are migratory warblers that are becoming regular winter visitors to our bird tables. Berries, including those of mistletoe, are an essential part of their diet. On eating the white flesh of the mistletoe berry, the birds wipe their bills on twigs and branches, leaving behind the seed. If the seed is deposited on a host tree and manages to take hold, a mistletoe plant might germinate on the branch. It seems that blackcaps are more efficient at spreading mistletoe seeds than other birds, such as the mistle thrush, which also feed on the berries.' - www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2018/12/where-does-mistleto....
'According to the Anglo-Saxons, kissing under the mistletoe was connected to the legend of Freya, Norse Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. According to legend, a man had to kiss any young girl who, without realizing it, found herself accidentally under a sprig of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling.' www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/articles/mythology_folklore/mis....
Mike Oldfield ~ Incantations Part Four
I took this photograph in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. My eye was caught by the way these trees were growing on the mound of rock. I also liked those green leaves against that deep blue sky. I do not know what these trees but there are quite a few contacts out there who certainly will….. ID gratefully received
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