trees

The Bodhi Tree

Posted by dale on Nov 24, 2008 in trees | 0 comments

“Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.” Buddha

The Harbinger

Posted by dale on Aug 15, 2008 in floral, trees | 8 comments

Here’s my Wordless Wednesday (well almost wordless and it’s actually Friday now). Although it doesn’t feel like it, spring is on its way to Oz. This is a shot I took yesterday of an ornamental cherry tree that hangs across the drive way. I was on my way to the shops in the rain, when I noticed that the tree had blossomed. I quickly pulled out the tripod and camera and took a couple of snaps before me and the gear got soaked.

Is This How Trees Look Down Under?

Posted by dale on Jul 18, 2008 in trees | 7 comments

Chica posts a Photo Project each week on her Photo Projectz blog. They are always challenging and often inspiring. At any given time I have a couple of her projects in the works (like the day in the life one). This week she suggested:

“shoot a photograph with something that upside down in it, or you can flip a photograph and make it upside down. How easy is that! The world look so different upside down, showcase it the best way you know how.”

Here’s my take on her project. I stood directly under this tree fern, leaned my head back and snapped the picture. It certainly gives a very different perspective. Thanks for the idea Chica.

There's A Rainbow Outside My Kitchen Window

Posted by dale on Jul 12, 2008 in landscape, trees | 4 comments

Not only was there a rainbow outside the kitchen window, there was even the end of a rainbow! This image has no photo editing tricks. That’s the bonafide end of a rainbow. However, I can now pretty much rule out the whole ‘Pot of Gold’ myth

Photo Safari – Puffing Billy, Dandenong Ranges

Posted by dale on Jul 5, 2008 in General, trees | 0 comments

On my last day of holiday, I decided to take a solitary photo safari. Not far from my house there’s a great little historic steam railway that runs through the Dandenong Ranges, the Puffing Billy. I took a stroll down the tracks of the Puffing Billy knowing that at some point, I’d meet the steam engine either coming or going.

The tracks wind through some great Mountain Ash and Fern Tree temperate rain forest complete with several species of brightly colored parrots. I captured the Puffing Billy as she rounded a bend alongside both the Ash and Tree Ferns. I liked this shot cause it helped put these Mountain Ash into perspective. These are massive trees, some can reach 45 feet (15m) girth and almost 300 feet (100m) tall. They are the worlds tallest flowering plant.

I got some interesting picts along the tracks, some of them are posted on my flickr account.

Today, I’ll be taking Willow to the park as soon as I finish this post so, no doubt, I’ll get some cute shots of her today too

Have a great weekend.

14 Days in the Life of a Tree

Posted by dale on Jul 3, 2008 in trees | 8 comments

A while back, I decided to take a photo every day for 14 days from my balcony. The photos were taken looking east with the top of an old tree in the foreground and the top of a mountain ridge in the background. I arranged the shot so that the tree was the main subject matter and the ridge disappeared behind foliage.

I took these picts over the 14 days. All of them were taken in the morning. Red Dawn was one of these 14 day images that I liked and edited it further to produce a separate image. I compiled the days together into a composite. I have a hankering to re-do this project. I’m not too thrilled with the result and would welcome any suggestion you may have to better display the 14 days.

cheers