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| Glendalough, Ireland |
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| Hill of Slane, Ireland |
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| Blarney, Ireland |
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| County Kerry, Ireland |
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| Lough Ree, Ireland |
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| Connemara, Ireland |
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| Cherry Blossom Trees in Washington, DC |
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| Cherry Blossom Trees in Washington, DC |
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| Shenandoah National Park, Virginia |
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| Shenandoah National Park, Virginia |
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| Catawba, Virginia |
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| Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia |
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| Virginia |
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| Shenandoah National Park, Virignia |
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| Bonsai at US National Arboretum, Washington, DC |
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| Monkeypod Tree, Oahu, Hawaii |
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| Oahu, Hawaii |
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| Banyan Tree, Oahu, Hawaii |
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| Maui, Hawaii |
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| Banyan Tree in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii |
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| Maui, Hawaii |
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| Rainbow Eucalyptus, Maui, Hawaii |
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| Maui, Hawaii |
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| Cypress Trees, Arkansas |
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| Cypress Trees, Arkansas |
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| Cypress Trees, Arkansas |
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| Cypress Trees, Arkansas |
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| Cypress Trees, Arkansas |
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| Pecan tree, Arkansas |
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| Cypress Trees, Arkansas |
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| Virginia |
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| Virginia |
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| Shenandoah National Park, Virginia |
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| Apple Tree, Virginia |
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| Lake Anna, Virginia |
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| Lake Anna, Virginia |
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| Pine forest, Virginia |
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| Pine forest, Virginia |
For awhile now I have been dying to visit the big trees. You know, the redwoods out on the west coast. While reading Richard Preston's
The Wild Trees, a figurative seed was planted in my brain. I dream of walking in these forests, with trees many times larger than any I have ever seen and ferns reaching over my head. Of course I will try to photograph them…it's what I do…but I know it will be impossible to capture their majesty entirely. How can you possibly fit a 350 foot tree into a photo while standing in a forest? But I will try and I will add the photos to this collection of good trees.
I have this thing where I point out "good trees" to myself when I see one. A tall, sprawling old oak next to a charming farmhouse, an asymmetrical tree growing in the median of a highway, a particularly straight trunk in the forest…there are a lot of good trees to be found. I collected all of my favorite trees from my Lightroom library, starting in January 2012 (I have a few more in mind from prior to that, but they're buried in a hard drive somewhere and I'll dig them out later). I think once I can add redwoods to this collection, I'll make a coffee table book.
Karly, these are so stunning! You really have done SUCH a wonderful job of capturing trees from all over. I can't wait for you to visit more forests (especially California - you'll love it!!) and photograph those trees. This post also makes me feel like I need to save to buy a wide angle lens ASAP. I've mostly been using my 50mm for the past year because my kit lens is wonky. Blah!
ReplyDeleteWould you mind if I reposted a few of these photos in a photoset on a Tumblr that I manage (it's for the Society for Protection of NH Forests)? It would be a part of the "Forest Fridays" feature that I'm trying to develop and would look kinda like this: http://forestsociety.tumblr.com/post/69184427663/forest-fridays-1st-edition-white-mountain . Of course I would credit you and link back to this blogpost in the body of the post and overall source, too. What do you think? I hate seeing uncredited posts on Tumblr, so I wanted to ask your permission first.
Emily, thank you so much! First of all, yes, I would recommend a wider lens! BUT…I would also like to say that I love the forest images you produce with the trusty 50mm, so…yeah!
DeleteSecond of all, feel free to repost! Forest Fridays sounds wonderful and I would love for my photos to be part of it :) I also hate to see unattributed work on Tumblr/elsewhere so I greatly appreciate you asking!!
I finally got it posted! It's here: http://forestsociety.tumblr.com/post/76643603768/forest-fridays-3rd-edition-forest-traveler :) :)
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