Notes from the Woods

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A Tree

A Tree

I could be a tree. What would be in it for me? I could rest all winter long, awakening to bird song. Spring brings renewal, fresh and awake I could have a nice spot, maybe near a lake As I get a bit taller and the world a little smaller My universe less focused on...

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A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

While going through some older work to edit, I found this image from a walk in the woods behind my house. The exposure was made on November 10, 2010, I only have vague memories of it. The fog in the image probably gives a clue as to why I was out wandering, just to...

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Ambiance

Ambiance

I have really let my posting frequency drop off over the past two years and have recently encountered a challenge that I thought might energize it.   It is called the AtoZ Challenge that has been around for a number of years, but I only discovered it recently.   I was...

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Beech trees

Beech trees

There are a lot of very large beech trees in the woods behind my home that I have photographed quite often.   I have always been drawn into the characteristic white branches of the older trees.    Like gray hair, I see it as a sign of wisdom, life...

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Looking up, down, and within

Looking up, down, and within

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that there exist different views to explore other than the plane that we walk on. .  Fall is my favorite time of year - not only for the crisp, cool air - general lack of bugs (those darn mosquitoes are still around in mid-October...

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Negative space, shapes, and diversity

I suppose this post addresses two particular aspects of my photography - an interest in graphical shapes in nature - and a diversity of subject matter that catches my interest. I know many nature photographers often have a singular goal in mind on any particular...

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