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Arboretum Virtualis | III

Black and white tree forest landscape photography

Placid Grove

This is a forest photography piece that I’ve also shown on this blog before.

Many of the images in this project feature various maple species. This is the first shot of the series in which I show a grove of mainly maples with a few aspens and poplars.

I am very much drawn to maples as they are the most abundant throughout the Southern Ontario region where I live. The maple leaf is, of course, an important element of the Canadian national flag.

It was autumn when I made this composition, and the trickiest part was trying to get a three-shaded grey appearance by exposing without the use of filters. The aim was to capture the lighter coloured leaves on the trees in the background against the pale stratus clouds, while balancing the mid-tone and darker leaves in the foreground. The effort resulted in some amount of depth perception from the foreground to background, including from the forest floor to the tree canopy even though I shot this in field instead of portrait; the latter typically being the way to go to achieve a sense of heightening.

21 thoughts on “Arboretum Virtualis | III”

Antonia on August 15, 2015 at 10:02 PM said:

Wonderful picture from the forest. Silhouette and behind it, see the next foggy out.

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- themofman on August 16, 2015 at 5:25 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Antonia.
  
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Mithai Mumblezz on August 16, 2015 at 7:14 PM said:

This is wonderful!! The the setting of the pic resonates such a mysterious feel 🙂

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- themofman on August 24, 2015 at 5:47 AM said:
  
  Much appreciated.
  
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paula graham on August 16, 2015 at 9:40 PM said:

You succeeded in what you tried to do…very good and is not as easy as it looks!

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- themofman on August 24, 2015 at 5:14 AM said:
  
  Quite the challenge indeed.
  
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Otto von Münchow on August 19, 2015 at 6:20 AM said:

I really like you play with the dark trunks against the light foliage. Beautifully captured.

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- themofman on August 24, 2015 at 5:15 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Otto.
  
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Paula on August 19, 2015 at 4:53 PM said:

Masterful 🙂 I’m impressed, Allan.

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- themofman on August 24, 2015 at 5:16 AM said:
  
  Much appreciated, Paula!
  
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Jane Lurie on September 3, 2015 at 10:27 AM said:

Terrific contrasts, Allan. I find these landscapes truly captivating. Nicely captured.

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- themofman on September 20, 2015 at 6:34 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Jane. There’s nothing like a good walk in the woods.
  
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Lignum Draco on September 15, 2015 at 5:38 AM said:

Great shot. Loads of contrasts.

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- themofman on September 23, 2015 at 6:03 AM said:
  
  Much appreciated, Lignum. I love contrast.
  
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joshi daniel on September 18, 2015 at 12:45 PM said:

beautiful 🙂

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- themofman on September 24, 2015 at 4:01 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Joshi.
  
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betterphotos4you on September 21, 2015 at 6:24 AM said:

Reblogged this on Elements Hyperlocal Journalism Photo-blog.

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Holistic Wayfarer on September 23, 2015 at 4:10 AM said:

Just fabulous.

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- themofman on September 23, 2015 at 5:04 AM said:
  
  Thank you so much.
  
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Patti Kuche on October 14, 2015 at 7:50 PM said:

Beautiful light play in this scene Allan, love the dipping perspective.

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- themofman on October 18, 2015 at 10:42 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Patti. This shot has become one of my favourites in the project.
  
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