Monday, March 30, 2015

Fresh greens from nature...

Go for a walk...
Banyan Street in Boca Grande, Florida is one of the loveliest streets for a leisurely stroll. The grand old banyan trees form an arc over the entire length of the block, making it a shady spot on the sunny Gulf Coast. This original photograph is a view looking down the street and the walkway, divided by a row of banyan trees. The trees' trunks are shades of grays and browns, with many sculptural details formed as they grow. The abundant green leaves and branches fill the top of the photo. Dappled sunlight highlights the footpath of light colored crushed stone, with blue hydrangea petals from a nearby bush.


Stand in the sunlight...
Green, natural green, greens in nature, shapes in shadow and sunlight - these are the elements that make up this original photograph of a saw palmetto plant. The accordion-shaped leaves are dark green in shadow, and brighter yellow green where the sunlight catches them. At the top of the photo, a dry brown leaf from a different tree curls toward the viewer, looking very three dimensional.


Notice the details...
This original photograph is a closeup of the base of a very old Areca Palm. We see a few dark green leaves and the spring green trunks with their tan rings.





Relax in the calmness...
This abstract design is an original photograph of a banana leaf. It was shot at close range, so to speak, focusing on the ribbing of the leaf as it grows out from the center spine. The curving bands of light green shift in color from yellow green in the shadows to a more blueish green in the sunlight.
 

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