January 28, 2014

good trees

Glendalough, Ireland

Hill of Slane, Ireland 

Glendalough, Ireland



Glendalough, Ireland

Glendalough, Ireland

Glendalough, Ireland

Glendalough, Ireland

Glendalough, Ireland

Blarney, Ireland

Blarney, Ireland

County Kerry, Ireland

Lough Ree, Ireland

Connemara, Ireland

Connemara, Ireland

Cherry Blossom Trees in Washington, DC
Cherry Blossom Trees in Washington, DC


Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Catawba, Virginia

Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Virginia

Shenandoah National Park, Virignia

Bonsai at US National Arboretum, Washington, DC

Bonsai at US National Arboretum, Washington, DC

Monkeypod Tree, Oahu, Hawaii

Oahu, Hawaii

Banyan Tree, Oahu, Hawaii

Maui, Hawaii

Banyan Tree in Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii

Rainbow Eucalyptus, Maui, Hawaii

Maui, Hawaii

Cypress Trees, Arkansas

Cypress Trees, Arkansas

Cypress Trees, Arkansas

Cypress Trees, Arkansas
Cypress Trees, Arkansas


Pecan tree, Arkansas

Cypress Trees, Arkansas

Virginia

Virginia

Virginia

Virginia

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Apple Tree, Virginia

Lake Anna, Virginia

Lake Anna, Virginia

Pine forest, Virginia

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.

3 comments:

  1. 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!

    Would 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.

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    1. 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!
      Second 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!!

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    2. I finally got it posted! It's here: http://forestsociety.tumblr.com/post/76643603768/forest-fridays-3rd-edition-forest-traveler :) :)

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