Huddle

by morpheus71

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.”

[William Blake, 1799, from ‘The Letters’]



Transient side-light falling on the Dart valley, momentarily illuminates a huddle of birches below Leigh Tor on an autumn day.


Ordnance Survey grid ref: SX 712 714
Altitude: 140m a.s.l

Technical info:

Pentax K-X
Pentax 18-55mm SMC/ DAL lens

Manfrotto 190XProB tripod
Manfrotto 498RC2 panoramic ball-head

Cromatek circular polarizer


Aperture = f/13
Exposure durations = 1/8 second
Focal length = 42.5mm
ISO = 200
Manual mode
Matrix-metering pattern
Uploaded14/11/2013 - 00:45
CategoryLandscape / Travel
Shutter Speed1/8
Aperturef/13
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length42.5mm

GIULIO57
Posted 14/11/2013 - 07:38 Link
Simple & reliable
PPG
Mac
Posted 14/11/2013 - 07:50 Link
If I could paint, that would be what I would want to create.

I love this.
Mac from Montreal

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Gary Hickin
Posted 14/11/2013 - 10:18 Link
A painter's photograph or a photographer's painting. Quality image.
Cheers,
Gary
Blaze
Posted 14/11/2013 - 10:18 Link
The silver birch is an amazing tree which will row virtually anywhere, particularly in poor soil. It's one of my favourites with its white bark and delicate form.
Lovely shot with the autumn colours.
morpheus71
Posted 14/11/2013 - 13:06 Link
Mac wrote:
If I could paint, that would be what I would want to create.

I love this.

Thanks ever so much Mac I enjoyed being at this spot very much, the birches are such characteful trees and in an autumnal setting I felt indulged in the company of such fine woodland
morpheus71
Posted 14/11/2013 - 13:07 Link
Gary Hickin wrote:
A painter's photograph or a photographer's painting. Quality image.
Cheers,
Gary

Thank you ever so much Gary for your encouraging comments Trees are such magnificent and fascinating things
morpheus71
Posted 14/11/2013 - 13:08 Link
Blaze wrote:
The silver birch is an amazing tree which will row virtually anywhere, particularly in poor soil. It's one of my favourites with its white bark and delicate form.
Lovely shot with the autumn colours.

Thank you ever so much for your encouraging comments – birches are one of my favourite trees too, for sure. It was fascinating to see their anthropomorphic form and grouping, I felt like a witness to a conversation of ‘The Ents’ of Middle Earth. That burst of side-light seemed to give a burnished ambience to the quiet dialogue... right place, right season, right time.

To bear witness to such moments, where the beauty of the natural world is illuminated in theatrical light, is a real joy. Trees are such wonderous things
autumnlight
Posted 14/11/2013 - 13:33 Link
Beautiful light and trees have there own magic whatever the season but Autumn has it's very own magical light which you have captured so beautifully in this picture.
morpheus71
Posted 15/11/2013 - 00:42 Link
Thank you ever so much Maria It was a beautiful day to spend time in the woods and wander the moors

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