I try again, and again. Maybe someday I'll capture what I see.
These are a couple of my recent attempts. Half-way there, maybe.
Like the edge of an old-fashioned doily, the ones grandma had on her occasional tables.
Cold nest
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tree lace
Ever since I first had a camera in my hands, I've been trying to take photos of leafless trees. I love their shapes, the arrangements of branches, twigs and buds, the nests revealed in the grey light of winter. But most of the photos turn out as mere graphs of a tree; the soul has fled.
I try again, and again. Maybe someday I'll capture what I see.
These are a couple of my recent attempts. Half-way there, maybe.
I try again, and again. Maybe someday I'll capture what I see.
These are a couple of my recent attempts. Half-way there, maybe.
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I take lots of photos of tree 'skeletons' too, especially ones with the sun or moon behind them.
ReplyDeleteI too have found tree lace hard to capture in all its beauty and intricacy.
ReplyDeleteI too have the same problem but I just love to stand under these trees. I guess it is like and inside joke, you had to be there. Keep trying.
ReplyDeleteI just sorted through some shots I took last year of leafless trees, although I was focused more on the desolate landscape the naked trees expose on nearby wooded trails. With rare exception, I'm generally not happy with what I capture. My best (in my opinion) shots are the wide angle with virtually no zoom which is a very unnatural process for me (I really like close-ups), so it takes me a very long time to train my vision to see the big picture instead of the minute details.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun exercise, though. I like your shots.
Try getting right up to the trunk, and let your eye (lens) wander along the branch.
ReplyDeleteSnow helps too - something to add definition to the shapes that you can see.
Your photos are lovely - it's the pursuit of the image that's really the fun part!