A walk in the park is always a treat.
I took my little point and shoot camera and tried to capture a few interesting images.
When I looked at what I had taken, I was as usual unhappy with the mundane results. When I'm "looking", I do "see" lovely colors and contrasts, but my pictures tend to be cluttered and include "too much information."
After a crop I came up with this fern image. The composition and angle could be better, but I liked the contrast between the very new fern leaves with the glory and perfection of old leaf.
Another picture I took was of a spot of sun on the ground cover.
A throw away image, until I looked a little closer.
Do you see the danger lurking?
POISON OAK in among the Sorrel and Ivy.
This was also pulled from al larger picture. I had notice just a few leaves with a bit of morning dew still on them in the corner of a larger shot.
Just having some fun!
The forest is a beautiful place on all levels.
It was fun Merikay. Thanks for the reminders with your pictures. I think I'll post a few too. You've inspired me!
ReplyDeleteVery,very nice pictures! Glad you had such a great time!
ReplyDelete"Leaves of three, let it be"...at least that's the way I remember learning about poison oak. Glad you didn't wander too far off the path. Nice photos.
ReplyDeleteNow when I enlarge your picture in question, I see an alligator lurking under the leaves near the top left side. Can you see his eye? Not that I know what an alligator would be doing in a redwood forest. :)
ReplyDeletePerhaps my dangers are imagined while yours are real? How's that for a bit of philosophy? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so allergic to poison oak and ivy! Just seeing it on the computer is making me itch!
ReplyDeleteI notice the same thing when I take pictures. The colors aren't as bright, and I always get disappointed! Glad you got together with Levonne.
ReplyDeleteYour photos look great. I think we're all too critical of our own photos.
ReplyDeleteLike I always say, "look for the photo within a photo" before throwing it away. Glad to see you creatively using the 'cropping' tool.
ReplyDeletelook good to me!!!
ReplyDeletenothing like out and about for inspiration!!!