One evening a few weeks ago, Kathy & I were sitting at the kitchen table after dinner, likely finishing some wine before venturing off the do the dishes. The sun had recently set, and the sky was crystal clear. As we sat there, one of us (I’ll give Kathy the credit) said something about how interesting our neighbor’s tree looked against the sky. I sat there, looked at it and at some point said “I’m going to get my camera.”
It took me just a few minutes to drag out the camera and tripod, attach the L-bracket and set it up on the patio. There was no wind, so I didn’t have to worry about movement, and I made a couple dozen frames. They aren’t technically perfect – I could have used a little more depth of field – but they do have a bit of a zen-like look to them.
It’s another lesson in being willing to make a photograph when it presents itself, even if it is right outside our window.
I often find myself looking up at random branches against a clear sky. Now that the buds are beginning to emerge they become even more interesting. That top image is my pick. I hope Bill gets a print 🙂
The randomness of nature is part of what makes it interesting. And of course the tree is covered with leaves now and not nearly as attractive.
I don’t do a lot of printing any more because I’m short on wall space. But I’ll probably try some prints and see what I think. It would probably look nice on metal or a nice paper.
Really beautiful. Almost an abstract!
Thank you, Howard. Maybe I should try a version with one of your textured backgrounds. 😉
Good thing you’ve got a muse!
Great, tranquil images.
Yep, she’s the muse and she finds me amusing. We’ve all got our roles…. 🙂
Yes, very Zen like! I’ll pick all of them and would be interested in seeing them framed on the wall.
Maybe a triptych. Hmmmm….