Meardeau Falls, Aux Sable River, North of Massey.
One of my favorite locations to photograph.
A bit of a hike through the woods
Tag Archives: Birch
Birch and Maple
I combined the two trunks of a Birch tree with the yellow, red and green leaves to create this composition.
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Martha Lake,Algoma
There is a chill
In the early morning air
Mosquitoes and black flies
Scourges of the north country
Lying dormant for now
A mist is rolling
Off the greening forest
Covering the placid waters
Of a small lake
The forest deep in shadow
With a hint of mystery
The cover of darkness
Casting its mirror image
Over the lake surface
It is early June
A time of renewal
Through out the north
The birch and poplar
Luminous in new coats
Of green leave cover
Flowering shrubs are scattered
Among the refreshing forest
Spring wildflowers dot the landscape
The dawning of the day
Is now approaching
The sky becoming enlightened
The sun is peeking
Over the emerging woods
To shed golden light
Among the surrounding trees
Enticed by a mayfly hatch
A rising brook trout
Dimples the lake surface
Leaving a telltale ring
As the morning wears on
The sun cresting the horizon
The air is warming
The mist is retreating
Revealing emerald green waters
Of a pristine lake
The mosquitoes are emerging
To bite exposed skin
Of its unprotected victim
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A Neat Composition
Take a very unique rock structure, Draping trees and a touch of water to create a very nice composition. I was traversing the Aux Sauble River when I came upon this great piece of rock along the river’s edge. It had detail and color. What was neat was the trees cascading down the side of this rock. In the back was a Birch tree that was flowering. The scales of the staminate aments are a yellow to orange color on the Birch tree. This adds contrast from the green leaves and offsets the color of the rock. It also helps when a beam of light illuminates the Birch tree for more effect. When you wait and watch good things can happen. I added some rock structure in the bottom right corner for added depth. Then the water gives a sense of location to the fact that this location is a river.
A selection of my works will be on display at the Sudbury Arts Council ArtsSPACE, South End Library, Sudbury, Ontario until the end of June. It will open sometime this week. I will be posting the open date. So until next time happy trails
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Color Along The River
Last Fall Paul Smith and I were wandering along the Wakanasin River. Paul and I had looked at this scene many times but could not put it together. We looked at it during many seasons other than Winter. Up the Westbranch there is not a lot of Maple and Oak for the red and orange Fall colors. There is mostly Evergreens, Birch and Poplar in this part of the country.
I stepped out in the water to set up this composition. Having placed the tripod and camera I set about composing the above scene. There was cloud cover, which cut the glare of the sun on the running water. You can just make out some reflection, reddish orange on the right in the crystal clear water.
Well that is it for this week. Until next week, happy Trails.
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A Tight Composition
Last Fall I spent a couple of evenings looking for compositions of Birch Trees and Red Maple leaves. In previous posts you will come across the Birch and Maple theme. The Birch Trees have marvellous texture on their trunks. So this time I decided to find something that I could do up close. Strolling through a grove of Birch Trees I came across the above composition. I set up the Canon EOS 7D on the tripod for a vertical shot. There was a blackish piece on the white trunk where maybe at one time there had been a branch. It formed a V shape. Using this as a focal point and the red Maple leaves surrounding it, a composition was created.
Well that is it for this week so until next time happy trails.
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On The Hillside
Jan Winthers and I continued driving up the Westbranch, looking for a photo opportunity we spotted a location that was interesting.The camera gear was quickly set up.It was approaching lunch time.The day was great and it was warming up.I composed a few shots and headed back to my Ford Explorer to pack the gear away.
I looked down the road and noticed the lighting on the evergreens.The branches of the Birches were sparkling.Taken note of the Birches beside me,they were not covered in frost.The hillside before me was beautiful.So,I rest up my Canon 7D and tripod and made the above shot.I did not want the gravel road in the scene.This shot is all about light and shadow.The dark evergreens contrasting with the Birch trees along with the sunlight highlighting the trees to a yellowish tinge.As many times you travel a location,it is always amazing the shots that are available for you to take.Whether it is the time of year,the lighting available or something you may not have noticed.Even the angle you look at a subject will give you a different perspective to the composition.At this time of year the sun is lower in the sky and the air is colder.Those two conditions will have an effect on your compositions.
Finishing up our shooting,it was time to find a campsite up the road and have lunch.A short way on, I pulled into a campsite under the Jack Pines.A small lake was across the road for our viewing pleasure.Before long I had water boiling in a pot on my Coleman camp stove.With our camp chairs set up,Jan and I enjoyed our lunch with a hot tea.
Well that s it for now.Thank you everyone for stopping by.The tea is still hot so until next time happy trails.
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The Color Yellow
Well walking the shoreline of the Vermillion River near my home early one morning,I came across the above composition.The fog had lifted.The sun lit up the yellow leaves on the left.I had a Birch tree and another tree trunk to work with.The two trunks created a V shape.I shot tight to the shore line using the green grass as my foreground.There was some pieces of wood at the base.I kept the yellow leafs that were sunlit to the left in the photo.Just showed some sky at the top which was a beautiful blue along with the white clouds,
While that is it for this week.I just returned from O S A Lake in Killarney Provincial Park.We spent 5 days there photographing.I will do a post sometime next week when I have processed some photos. So until next ime happy trails.
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Maple Leafs and Birch Trees
I was giving a challenge by my good friend Bill Whittaker who is known for his acrylic and oil painting.You can explore his website here.
http://billwhittaker.scarf.ca/
Bill ask me to take some photos of Maple Leafs and Birch trees.Okay so off I went and spent a couple evenings searching.I knew where Birch trees grew in large numbers.But I had to find Maple trees grown there too.I came across several candidates to work with.The above photo is one of the better ones.I pulled down a branch of Maple leafs in front of the Birch tree to give me foreground.I also tied it off a short distance of a foot or two from the Birch tree for added depth.The front leafs are basically yellow while the Maple leafs behind the Birch tree are red.In the V of the Birch tree are some green leafs.Giving excellent contrast.There is always a lot of detail in a Birch tree plus the whiteness.
Everyone can Identify with the White Birch.Unfortunately there has been a lot of die-offs due to some kind of disease.This is a little different from my normal style of photography.It was a nice change to go searching for this type of composition.
Well that is it for this time.Happy Trails
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Birch Grove
A grove of birch trees
By the shores of
An ice-covered lake
The stark white trunks
Emerging from the mist
On an early Spring morning
Reddish-brown leaves
From Fall past
Carpet the barren ground
Among the standing birch
No stirring of wildlife
Is to be seen
A place of peaceful stillness
A well beaten path
Meanders through the birch grove
Beckons a wayward traveller
To places that are beyond
Ken Bennison's Photography 