Bare Trees

I love bare trees, which is just as well as there aren’t many with leaves this time of year. There’s something almost human about them, the way that the branches reach out. Some even look as if the branches have fingers. Above: Tree Trio.


I’m fond of this old tree. Unlike the others, which are just bare in Winter, I think this one is dead. Still there’s something majestic about it.


One of the few with leaves.


Branches reaching out.


Interesting grouping.


This one reminded me of arms with fingers at the end reaching out


KInd of gnarly

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron Di III VXD A056SF 70-180mm f2.8.

Queen Anne’s Lace

I liked the look of this. It was helpful that it had a nice uncluttered background, actually snow on a frozen pond. Initially I had no idea what it was until a friend told me that it looked like “a dead wild carrot”. Then another friend chimed in with “It looks like Queen Anne’s’ Lace that was about to bloom when it was interrupted by cold weather”. After a bit of research I discovered that “wild carrot” and “Queen Anne’s Lace” are in fact the same thing. I’m going with “Queen Anne’s Lace” because it sounds so much better.

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Sony FE 28-75 f3.5-5.6 OSS.