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Monday, March 16, 2009

Twists of Nature

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Lovely twisted, arcing tree at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula
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Monochrome Monday meme
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Twisted dark dramas
Artistic deep expressions
Ancient wise secrets
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15 comments:

Carver said...: I love the twisted trees and such a good subject for black and white.; March 16, 2009 6:09 AM
2sweetnsaxy said...: I think trees make for some very interesting black and whites. Maybe it's all of the lines, shapes and directions of the branches and the patterns they make. This is a great one! I did trees too. :-); March 16, 2009 6:17 AM
Aileni said...: I do like this very much - a good un, Gemma.; March 16, 2009 6:31 AM
ramblingwoods.com said...: I love to take photos of trees. This is a great one..; March 16, 2009 7:35 AM
RuneE said...: Naked branches are always a good subject for b & w.; March 16, 2009 8:31 AM
Catherine said...: Have you noticed that some branches are as long as its trunk ?
What an amazing tree that nature created. Great for a B&W shot.; March 16, 2009 8:38 AM
keith said...: I bet that tree could tell a few stories.Nice shot.; March 16, 2009 10:01 AM
Healingstones said...: That is a great tree - and the black and white makes the photo very atmospheric. Kind of menacing in a way - the twisted old branches reaching out to grab you!; March 16, 2009 10:22 AM
Babooshka said...: Twisted bare branches always look so eerie especially in monochrome.; March 16, 2009 11:01 AM
allhorsestuff said...: This tree has a bending look, its arm like brantches stretching this way and that~ NICE!; March 16, 2009 3:05 PM
Daryl said...: What a fabulous tree!; March 17, 2009 2:12 AM
storyteller said...: Marvelous old tree and beautiful haiku ;--)
Hugs and blessings,; March 17, 2009 7:24 AM
Kenobiitti said...: Well, that's a twisted shot.
Great!; March 17, 2009 11:57 PM
Kilauea Poetry said...: Oh I love your tree(s)..I had this site up this morning, though I haven't posted anything. I was thinking of the days when would just pick black & white film. This is so enchanting Gemma!; March 18, 2009 11:52 AM
Kilauea Poetry said...: Hi there again..well I finally got my shot up for the maniacs- Cheers-; March 20, 2009 4:34 AM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman