Urban forest (sort of)
If a “forest” can be defined as “a group of five or more trees within a metropolitan area” then I guess this might qualify. Even though it’s really just some elm trees that came up on their own – the way elms do – and no one did anything about it. And now, they’re big enough and close enough to the building that there’s probably some foundation damage. But I don’t think anyone cares about that, either.
Roswell, New Mexico
photographed 5.10.2014
Posted on June 6, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, one day one image, photo a day, photography, roswell, roswell new mexico. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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I really like this image, Melinda. It seems like the foundation is folding back to make room for the trees. I think there is a bit of an optical illusion to it with the weather marks. Beautiful!
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Thanks, Karen. There’s something about this shot that’s confusing – even though I took it! Your reference to an optical illusion is proof that I’m not the only one…
(Thanks, too, for finding and following me on Twitter!)
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Nice! I like the natural toning!
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Thanks, Mark. This photograph (and the photographer, too) couldn’t decide between color and monochrome for quite a while; it seems obvious NOW, but it sort of took a while to get to it. It’s funny how some photos are harder than others to work with. But I am trying to learn to give them time to figure it how, and confidence to pay attention….
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When I used to shoot film, I liked waiting a couple months before developing my negatives… now, I often wait months before going to a set of photos in LightRoom… space is often good. When you jump right into working with new photos, sometimes you are overcome with the immediate excitement and miss some of the more subtle potential they have.
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I find this a really fascinating image. There is such strong texture in the tree trunks compared with the blandness of the building behind. The composition is strong too, even the addition of a drainpipe at the left edge adds something to the image.
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Thanks, Andy. This shot illustrates what you wrote about on iSighting, about how we see. It’s very different from the sorts of things I usually shoot, but I took this on a day when all those bars on your chart were pushed all the way to the right-hand side, and everything I saw seemed worthy of a photo. Those kinds of days don’t happen often; they are exhilarating and exhausting, and I can’t wait for the next one to happen!
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That sounds like you had a grat day, Melinda. Glad you enjoyed that Post too.
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