Trees for a Treat

Published on by Laura Bloomsbury

It’s a matter of taste I suppose but summer trees are mostly past their photogenic best, hiding sculpted forms under canopies of leaves. At such times the odd dying tree or snag is a real standout.

The day was mostly overcast and somewhat breezy and although I’d planned this arboreal excursion with camera, I had not prepared ahead of time. Both the Canon and the Panasonic Lumix were out of battery power so I had to rely on the pocketable Ricoh GRiii.

There are so many aspects of trees to choose from that it can be difficult to know where to point the camera

this sycamore lines an overgrown carriageway up to what was once a grand house hence the old gas lamps

a shady road thanks to the trees

pollarded willows along the narrow footpath let in filtered light

a stand of firs

and pines or Douglas firs become telegraph poles…for trees are ultimately timber!

In the bark, vertical furrows crease and slit where dampness drains to the earth’s base, ..
…Since youth, this relinquishing of breathing attributes and body
parts has become for the trees a standard practice.
~Francis Ponge -The Trees Delete Themselves

@ Monochrome Madness: The topic is trees and I could not want anything better for this my birthday, as with age I find consolation amongst them, reassurance in their longevity, dignity in their ageing, peace in their stillness

18 thoughts on “Trees for a Treat”

    1. thank you for your wishes Leanne and for being the inspiration behind MM on Wednesdays – I should have been better prepared with both equipment and time of day but still….

  4. Lovely study of trees in B&W. So much more dramatic. The image with the birds makes me want to duck down – shades of Hitchcock!

  5. Happy birthday!
    Trees are even more mysterious in black and white I think. They are full of deep thoughts, always. (K)

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