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03-25-13 Snowy Patterns

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2013 03-25 Snowy Patterns

As much as I like green and as much as I get tired of the monotonous tones of winter, I do like rare cases when wet snow falls without much wind. And this photo is what we get when that happens. This photo is a bit of a jumble and seems almost abstract, but I guess that’s what I like about it.

And if you study this photo closely, you will find that I was paying attention to the rule of thirds. And maybe if you look closely again, you will find the hidden man in the tree???

Canon 5DIII 1/1250s f/4.5 ISO320 200mm

Just Before Sunset

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Twisted Tree, San Juan Island, Washington

We don’t have trees like this in South Dakota – at least in my part of the state. I think it is an oak tree and oak trees have a very distinct form of brachiation. The branches are twisted and, in my mind, gothic. I would have bare, twisted oak trees in front of my haunted house, if I owned one.

This tree is about to leaf out and lives (happily or hauntedly?) on San Juan Island in Washington state.