old trees . . .

[earthmother45]

I have always loved the old dead trees that I often see along the highways or in fields. They always silhouette so beautifully against the skies and often have a variety of birds perched on their old dead limbs

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[athgarvan]

How ghostly . .

[earthmother45]

Yes, it was a ghostly kind of day. I like your descriptive word.

[plantmom]

Maybe I'm weird, but to me, despite not having foliage, they look rather perky, plus I like how they appear to be grouped.. I say, "appear" because I'm sure some of that is a function of the angle at which you took the shot.

[earthmother45]

Interesting description..."perky." I did park across the road and shot them straight on through the windshield. I did work with the photo quite a bit and just put the original behind the cut.

[plantmom]

Absolutely love what you did with the photo! It's still natural, just more dramatic.

[earthmother45]

Thanks so much! This is what I love to do with my photos. I feel like I'm in my painting studio working on a canvas! I like to keep my work real but I do love the challenge of taking something and making it better....making it my own even more.

[egg_shell]

I like the effect you used with this - the softness and drama in the clouds of the sky.

[earthmother45]

Thanks, ML. I just put the original behind the cut. It was so dark that day (this was about noontime), but I knew this was a keeper, and I had to do something to save it and liven it up. The clouds were already helping to frame out the trees.

[egg_shell]

That is amazing how much better and how much more character the photo has after you worked on it.

[earthmother45]

Thanks, ML. That means a lot!

[thoughtsbykat]

Nice photo. Snags are important to a forest. Birds, insects and other wildlife use them. These 3 stand as sentinels to a new preserve. Long may they stand.

[earthmother45]

Thank you. I just decided to put the original behind the cut...check it out, because I enhanced it quite a bit.

It's nice to hear you call them snags. I had never heard that word to describe the standing dead trees before until I started birding a few years ago. It's a good word for them. And, that's a great descriptive word you used: "sentinels," standing guard day and night.

[thoughtsbykat]

I lived in the Pacific Northwest for many years and 'snags' is what they called the standing dead trees. As I said they are an important part of the forest.

You really did enhance the photograph. You have talent.

[earthmother45]

Thank you!
I loved that word when I first heard it. Maybe that is where the word "snag" originated.

[kabuldur]

I like the contrast of the trees against the lighter sky - it makes for quite a dramatic photo!

Does that tree on the right have something growing on it? There seems to be a lot of roots coming off it. I know you get Spanish moss where you live.

Old and dead trees are very important for the habitat here. They provide nesting places for birds, possums etc. I'm thinking it's probably the same the world over.

I like your original photo, by the way. That blue or aqua colour would not be seen very much normally, would it? But I love your creative flare with photos, how you 'fiddle with them' is how I like to think of it :)

[earthmother45]

Yes, my idea for the trees was to make a good contrast so they would stand out. I do like the original, too, because it sure does show the mood of the day.

You still have the "eagle eye" Beth. That tree on the right has vines growing upward on it. They are some invasive vines that grow on many of the "snags" here.

Yes, I think it is the same world over for the dead trees. They are such a favorite around here for the woodpeckers.