Tag Archives: Trees

Travel Theme: Trees

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Happy Arbor Day! It seems very fitting that Ailsa, at Where’s My Backpack, chose Trees as this week’s travel theme. Here are some of my favorite trees.

1. Lantern-adorned tree. Venice Canals, Venice Beach. Los Angeles, CA._DSC0299-1_edited-1

2. Giant Fig Tree. Almost 100 years old, its house is a park in Beverly Hills, CA.DSC_0433_edited-1

3. Umbrella Tree, Ravello, Italy._DSC0294_edited-1

4. Australian Tea Tree. One of my favorites at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, CA._DSC1207_edited-1

5. Rosewood Tree. This huge beauty from S. Africa lives in our backyard here in LA, dwarfing everything around it.DSC_0197_edited-1

365/Day 71

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One Spot, Three Perspectives — My photography class assignment was to shoot three photos from the same spot using different focal lengths. We had to choose one lens, and shoot with: (1) the widest focal length possible; (2) a mid-range focal length (50mm to 70mm); and (3) the highest focal length possible. I chose my Nikkor 18mm-140mm lens. Here is one of the sets I shot.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Found in Nature

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“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” (Alice Walker)

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This tree is a Tipuana Tipu, also known as Rosewood. Tipuanas are originally from South America, but very common in Southern California. This one happens to be in my backyard.

This entry is part of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge.