Tree Flowers

Cold Kansas Snows in Winter (Addendum)

(Snows is a verb.) The very air itself was white with the infused powder as several inches of glittery whitewash moved in. The first pics are untouched. Then, well you know...
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 Kansas Snow Skyline untouched

 Cold Kansas

 Mouse Haven

Anything is Possible

Well I 've been taking some photos of this treeline for a couple more seasons now.

i thought i might add add spring and summer stills and vids here tomorrow.

in the meantime:

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/wheat-waving-in-kansas-wind-flint-hills.html

trees

Hans Bacher did a series of posts on trees and I pulled some of my favorites.ALl these have not only stylish and personal finishes, but bold and distinct form under the details.MORE TREES AND ANALYSIS BY HANS

Gnarly Tree Shafts

Here is the dissected anatomy of a tree shaft - it's made of subordinate tubes that cling together to make the bigger form.Here are some good and rude trees to practice hierarchy on.2 CONTRASTING URGES MAKE THE TREE'S FORMHere the sub tubes are wrenched apart. The feeling I get from the form of trees is that they are constructed out of opposing forces. One major force is trying to hold all the

Howie Post Trees, Cottages and Outdoor Scenes

Howie's details - like the leaves and bark on the trees are swell, but they are subservient to the larger shapes in the composition. Post makes sure he arranges the biggest shapes in relationship to each other first: Tree, sky house, character, ground - all these balance really nicely against each other. Once he has that balance, he wraps the details around the larger shapes.In that big fat solid