Upside-Down

Gallery: FloraPosted April 4, 2011104 views11 comments

Today's rains are starting to melt away the snow cover, so I thought I would post a farewell to winter. This little American beech appears to be growing upside-down, thanks to the weight of the snow on its persistent leaves. Even the soft browns of these leaves looked colorful when the whole forest was white, but soon last year's leaves will be replaced by brilliant greenery.

Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70mm.
1/80 sec. @ f/11; ISO 200
hand-held

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on April 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM

A beautiful winter image, Wayne...I like the wonderful light and shadows, well done!!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Great comp and beautiful light Wayne. I love the shadows in this. Reminds me a lot of a mobiles that I've seen and liked. Outstanding photography.

pat

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 4, 2011 at 10:00 PM

Outstanding capture Wayne. Well seen and captured.
Bob

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Comment posted by Jeremy Week on April 5, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Very nice! Great contrast with the leaves and the snow shadows.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 5, 2011 at 6:22 PM

Lovely shot Wayne. I like the shape contrast between the angled shadows and the vertical branch. Catching some backlit sparkle in the snow is a nice plus.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 5, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Superb comp and use of light and shadow, Wayne! Excellent and quite unique image.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 5, 2011 at 9:56 PM

Wayne:
Like your minimalist comp and a nice wintery scene. The shadows adds a lot to the image.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 6, 2011 at 10:23 AM

This is beautiful Wayne. Wonderful shadows and I love the warm light.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 6, 2011 at 5:24 PM

Hi Wayne. I live the leaves reflected in black and white. Beautiful trasparencies.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 6, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Fascinating image, Wayne !! - and a very beautiful one, too. The bluish colour of the shadows sets off the gold in the leaves nicely, and you've caught the textures in the snow perfectly.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 7, 2011 at 12:24 AM

Wayne: This is a fabulous little scene and comp. Wonderful light and the shadow play is exceptional. Really well seen and captured.>=))>

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