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Fallen Trees

I was looking back at some images that I've done in the past, both in large format and smaller formats and I did notice that I enjoy photographing dead trees.  Maybe its the fact that they're horizontal while the alive ones are vertical?  Or they're symbols of cyclic nature of life? Anyway, I see quiet beauty in the decaying trunks and branches.


Fuji x-100

I used my Fuji x-100.  It's a great camera that is small with great optics and sensor.  I opted for this because I'm getting old and carrying around a large format 4x5 camera does not look too appetizing anymore.  But If I get enough motivation to pursue this project further, I may have to do it. 

Fuji x-100

I have sympathy for these trees that get hung up as they're falling. They can't rest laying down.  Here is another one. 

Fuji x-100

Fuji x-100

Fuji x-100

Did some coloring in Light Room. I could've went to cooler tones to get the mood of 'death' but instead I went warm with more saturation.  In my head, I see these pictures not as 'sad' but rather 'beautiful'.  This idea of beauty has plagued and blessed the art world of its definition, and we will never be able to pinpoint what exactly that is.  I'm okay with that. 

Fuji x-100

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  1. The Artistic FoxMay 25, 2014 at 2:01 PM

    The pictures have warm colours. I love them, especially the second last one. The water, the colours and the beauty of nature.

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