By Sylvia Plath
The wet dawn inks are doing their blue dissolve.
On their blotter of fog the trees
Seem a botanical drawing –
Memories growing, ring on ring,
A series of weddings.
Knowing neither abortions nor bitchery,
Truer than women,
They seed so effortlessly!
Tasting the winds, that are footless,
Waist-deep in history –
Full of wings, otherworldliness.
In this, they are Ledas.
O mother of leaves and sweetness
Who are these pietàs?
The shadows of ringdoves chanting, but chasing nothing.
In case you were wondering, it is a different tree than yesterday.
It’s beautiful. I love trees and this one standing in the mist is just splendid.
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Gorgeous!! Love it in b&w
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I like the distinctive and wide range of blur in this image. It looks like a lensbaby effect that makes it very unusual but attractive. Fine image.
Really dramatic!
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Really powerful tree. Wonderful lensbaby effect!
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otherworldliness… a description of the essence.
lovely processing. Like the way the tree fades away on the side effects!
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Oh goodness, I really love this. And the poem by Plath is so wonderful — I’ve never read that one before.
You’ve allowed this tree to be majestic and I love that you didn’t move back to get every little branch in the frame — that’s what adds to the magnificence of this tree, as well as that wonderful fog/mist. Beautiful.
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Wow what a beautiful shot! The Lensbaby works great for this!
Love the processing and this beautiful tree. Nice job!
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I love the tree, and the poem.
By the way, I loved how it showed up on the front of the blog, with the poem in the corner of the image. Very cool!
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Outstanding image! I love the blurred vignetting…stunning shot!
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Trees are just my favorite thing to photograph. You have a real winner here. I too LOVE the blurred vignetting.
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I always like this kind of naked trees
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Capturing the fence with the tree gives is balance. I really like this photo.
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Exquisite! You know what a sucker I am for trees.
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Beautiful shots, Toni! For some reason, this one reminds me of my childhood.
I like the tree in the fog. nice shot.
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“WINTER TREE” This is the image I pick for my “prize!” I love tree silhouettes and this is an especially nice one. I love black and white and the way this is processed. And, I love rural scenes. The mood of this piece takes me back to my childhood; fond memories of my grandparents farm.
And, in case you are wondering — “Through the Mist” was a close second in my deliberation!
Again, a huge Thank You!
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