The trees in Minnesota have buds that are beginning to open, but there are no leaf trees that have completely leafed out, at least not in the Twin Cities. So I focused more on the pine trees we have in our "Back 40" at Bethany International (where I work one day a week).
If you've just stopped by my blog for the first time, you may wonder why I'm taking tree photos. Well, I'm taking at least one themed photo each week in 2011 and the theme this last week was "Trees."
I have to admit, I added the eyes to the smiley face on the above tree (I couldn't help myself), but everything else is the real deal. Imagine tree eats a big bowl of berries (not people).
Sometimes my pictures aren't all that great, so I'll add more saturation, contrast, or some shading around the edges. The picture above has a filter on it (from Adobe Lightroom). It made the picture "pop" more. This is called "cheating" in the photography world...taking a so-so picture and trying to make it better by adding a filter. It works for me!
I guess I let in too much light in the above picture. I don't know what those prisms are called, but I should probably be a little more careful in the future. I wanted to get the star effect when the sun shines through something. I kinda got it.
A broken tree branch jutted out with it's leaves opening up. I like how the sun is shining against the backside of the leaves.
I found a bud with really pretty reds in it. When I take nature pictures like these, I can't help but believe in God. I don't think this kind of beauty could happen by chance. There's complex design to it. Evolution? Maybe some of it has evolved somewhat, but I don't think all of nature (including the animals) could have evolved from a big bang or from cells globbing on to each other. There's something more to it—nature points to a Master Designer.
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1 comments:
Hello Susan!
thank you for checking out my blog! Those plants look familiar indeed! We don't take Spring for granted in Minnesota. Every little bit of green is precious!
Valerie
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