Even the golden leaves of this lovely tree captured at Lanercost Priory in Northumberland, UK several years ago cannot lighten the sadness that I feel today at the news that my favorite nephew has cancer.

"Autumn embraces change, even as she is falling to pieces."

~ Angie Weiland-Crosby

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From a pano- style tree capture of mine, done on my tablet in Artista Oil by Jixi,and Pixlr.

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I end my safari experience in Madikwe, South Africa with this unusual tree captured at sunset. Marie, my guide, just knew I would be thrilled when i saw this unusual wild creation of nature. i am sorry to say that she didn't tell me the story behind how it was created. Maybe having it be a mystery is more appropriate for such a wild thing.

in future days, I'll start adding pictures of Mozambique and when they are completed we will return to South Africa with more safari scenes.

"Our Christmas tree, stood straight and tall,

We had it standing in the hall,

With decorations, sparkling bright,

And baubles, glittering in the light,

Rich tinsel laced around branches wide,

With bells and bows, that could be spied

Hiding among the dark green pine,

In silver and gold, boldly they did shine,

And at the very top, such a wondrous sight,

A star was placed there, which gave delight.

The whole effect so pleasured the eye.

We planted it outside, now it's 18 feet high.

This year it will once again, be a thrill,

Hung with big coloured lights, in the crisp winter chill."

- Ernestine Northover, Our Christmas Tree

Capture and edit by Orchid Arado

Croome Park Worcestershire.

Here is another interesting tree capture from that same winter walk as my previous picture. It was a great atmospheric morning, just me and the freshly snow covered countryside.

An almost ghostly image of some trees captured after a fresh snow at Maffitt Lake in Polk County, Iowa.

Developed with Darktable 3.6.0. Two photos combined with the Hugin Panorama editor (free, open source).

Small stand of trees captured with the rising sun near the village of Kettleshulme. It's clear how the wind has shaped the trees.

Tree captured was used in the James Bond 'Skyfall' movie

The orange color on this tree captured my attention while driving home. (Best in large)

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I watched as this Red-Tailed Hawk grabbed a junco from under our birdfeeders. I went to get the camera and she was still up in a tree with her capture. She swiveled her head around to make sure I was not going to interfere with her lunch.

Nikon N80 with 28-80 lens and Kodak 400 color negative film. Scanned with Nikon Z6 and converted with Negative Lab Pro. Processed with Photoshop and DXO Photolab.

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Thermal in Yellowstone with the cool dead tree. Captured with the CPL filter.

An adjusted image, the original had a blue graduated filter which has then had the effect exaggerated in Lightroom

During a wander around a local wood, on a misty moody morning, I came across this facade of a small house nestled into the root of this tree. It raises the question “who lives in a place like this?” Well, obviously from the sign on the door, Penny.

A quiet, foggy road disappearing into the mist, surrounded by dark silhouettes of trees. Captured on Minolta Dynax 700si with Agfa APX 100 film for a timeless, moody atmosphere.

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Created for a collaboration challenge with www.flickr.com/photos/cootiepie11/ (Denice)

Background blend using app.wombo.art/ with a grass and trees capture of mine.

More wombo for the castle

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Waseley Country Park.

A lone Hawthorn tree, captured at Went Hill, Birling Gap.

Special thanks to Edd Allen for directions....and thanks for viewing :-)

Tree captured at Nature Conservancy Prairie Preserve on Nikon Z6 mirrorless. Processed with an airy high key image to accentuate the hazy conditions. Second image taken of same tree, taken with film camera to post tomorrow.

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Trees captured with the CPL filter along the Beartooth Highway

A lone Hawthorn tree captured on a foggy morning walk across an unplanted corn field in Hertfordshire, England.

Near Highley Shropshire.

This is the drooping cherry tree captured in my back garden this morning.

Can I ask regular contacts not to fave old photos of mine please? Over a week ago I posted this ( in comments) in the Help Forum but still it hasn't been resolved so I'm having to make 3 whole 365 sets visible manually .😏 Many thanks.

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My eldest daughter and I hiked down along the Gunpowder River this afternoon into the evening. This is one of the first of many spots we stopped at to take some captures.

The light through the trees here was lovely, and did my best to capture it from in the river and under this tree.

Captured with the 9 Stop ND to smooth out the flowing water ... and also resulted in the lens flare that I liked in this image, so did not clone it out.

The North Island's not so famous tree captured on the Minolta Alpha 9. Having photographed this 2 or 3 times previously on digital, I decided to try analogue!

Minolta Dynax / Maxxum / Alpha 9

Minolta AF 24-105 / f3.5-4.5D

Kodak TRI-X 400

Sony A7M3 / SEL90M28G Scan

Kaiser Copy Stand

Converted in Negative Lab Pro / LR Classic

Oddingley Church and Canal Worcestershire.

Lickey Hills Worcestershire.

I live near Portland, OR, and have been eagerly watching the Japanese Garden, waiting for the perfect moment when the fall colors hit their peak. Today, they may have not been at their peak, but I loved the variation in color! Despite the relentless rain, which soaked everything in sight, the weather turned out to be a blessing in disguise—it kept the crowds away, leaving me to enjoy the peaceful beauty almost entirely on my own. Here’s my interpretation of the iconic tree, captured in all its vibrant glory amidst the rain-soaked tranquility.

From this morning's drive: I spotted the Songdal River fog and darted down into this field where I walked a 90 degree arc around this tree capturing multiple exposures. These are then treated using my secret blend of herbs and spices and overlaid to produce the final image in Pep Ventosa style!

An old tree and Utah red rock and sand. I am attracted to old dead trees. Captured in September 2020, with a film era Pentax-F 50mm/F1.4. (K1AC8409)

I reflection of my favourite tree captured in the sunglasses of my wife. Taken in Norfolk, England between the villages of Barney and Fulmodeston.

Standing alone yet proud in the calm waters of Lake Wanaka, the iconic Wanaka Tree captures the essence of quiet resilience. Framed by serene reflections and distant mountains, this beloved symbol of New Zealand’s South Island offers a moment of stillness and beauty that speaks to the soul. Whether basking in golden light or shrouded in mist, it remains timeless in its quiet grace.

Eagle heads up into the branches with its fish in tow. The soft morning lighting and tracking by the camera made this pretty capture possible. Liked how the dead leaves and branches here combined to make a painted looking bokeh too as the eagle makes it way into the trees.

Captured at ISO 6400

Shot for Smile on Saturday, theme "capture the time"

As time passes, trees grow and build circles around the center every year. Based on these circles, the exact age of the tree can be determined. So, in a way, trees capture time in their inner system.

An old, beautiful tree, captured in a private garden in South Africa in September 2018. (BBF9153)

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Some trees captured in a cold winter evening.

I have returned to my favourite, magical location, the secret little world enclosed by the lazy meanders of the river Adda just downstream the eastern arm of the lake Como (its real name being Lario), just before it begins to flow into the Padan Plain. It is a hidden gem under everyone's eyes - surrounded as it is by busy roads, towns, and productive sites, as soon as you get on the river's banks you feel like you have entered an entirely different world. I think that the wetlands nestled between the meanders have preserved the place, making it less than amenable to settlements (but very amenable to a sheer variety of birds).

At 5° C and a substantially clean sky, I would have bet on the place being very misty, as it almost always is at early morning. Luckily I didn't, since I would have lost. The air was crystal clear, the place devoid of its usual mysterious ambiance (visit my album Silent banks to get an idea). I was lucky enough that Autumn was extremely generous with its treasures, and my sunrise session was not to go wasted, after all.

I was walking downstream, almost convinced that it was time to go back home, when a couple of twin old, large plane trees captured my attention. While framing, in the most serendipitous way, I was abruptly aware of the interplay of lights and shadows that was quietly unfolding behind my back while I was walking, a perfect yin and yang of day and night at the boundary between the two opposite poles - and that golden, fiery speck of a young plane tree right at the center of the dance, set against the dark hillside. Since such light conditions can last mere minutes, I hurriedly set up my tripod to capture the drama, not caring about the grass in the foreground being decently sharp or not.

I hope that you enjoy this new post of mine and wish you a nice Sunday.

I have processed this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.3/-0.67/0/+0.67/+1.3 EV] by luminosity masks with the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal" exposure shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

Along the journey I tried the inverted RGB blue channel technique described by Boris Hajdukovic, which has contributed a lot to the rendering of the trees and reflections on the right side of the framing, enhancing the light transfixing the foliage. Raw files processed with Darktable.

Group of trees captured outside Leavenworth, WA.