Going down the track of the bog the silver birches stand between the water channels and the conifer woods. The bright bark of the birch contrasts strongly with the dark background of the conifers and can make for a moody picture.
Not my usual style, but for me quite evocative and moody. What do you think?
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fit my mood today……….Loved them.
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Haunted? It is different from my normal stuff but still beautiful IMHO. MM 🍀
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very beautiful
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Thank you, 💚
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Love these, Mick. Always prefer monochromatic photos – more for the imagination to play with and these are lovey in their subtlety. Hope all is well with you!
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Thank you Alison, nice to hear from you, I hope you are keeping alright in this rather stormy weather we are all experiencing in these parts. It is currently snowing here but that won’t last. Gales to come. Keep warm, MM 🍀
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I think you nailed it. Spot on. With both the photos and your description!
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That is great to hear, thank you Kathryn and have a great week, 💚
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beautiful place.
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Muchas gracias 🍀
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Nice work Mick. Love birches for the bark myself too.
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Beautiful , but here a bit eerie. 👍
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Why isn’t nature be like us, moody? Great pics, MM!
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Cheers Dana, good to see you back over here. Trust you are in fine form. MM 💚
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🙂 Thanks, MM!
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Love Your Captures:)
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That is so good to hear, hope you are looking forward to your Cork trip. 😎
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I am getting excited as the date gets closer to traveling to Ireland – cannot wait to explore and adventure:)
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These pictures are great! The first one has a beautiful eerie feel to it and I love the way the silver birch stands out. The second one is nice as well. both make me wonder if I want to explore further and find out what is behind them in those trees the birches are guarding but I am not sure–something scary about doing that. Do I have the courage? I love that word hauntedness–that is what it feels like –haunted woods!
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Glad you feel that way as that is what I saw when looking at the scene before putting my eye to the camera. It is exactly that that I tried to capture. A place for the brave to venture. 👻
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They are both gorgeous… The first one really drew me in, making me wonder what lurks behind the white sentinels…and the second is more stark yet beautiful as Malin said.
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Cheers Dale, it is interesting to see which people prefer and nice to see a difference of opinion too. Hope the weekend is not too cold for you all. MM ❄️
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Indeed! Weekend’s good! The cold is coming again though… sigh…
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I especially like the second image. Very nice!
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Cheers Robyn, the silver pair. 🍀
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Actually, I prefer the first one. Composition-wise, it has a lot going for it: 3 parallel, semi-diagonal lines (the silver stream of water, the line of grasses, and then the line of birches. And the silver white stems are in strong contrast to the dark background. To me, that picture has a much stronger visual appeal than the second one. The second one does have its own mood, though.
Also, I am very partial to silver birches since they have been my all-time favorite tree since childhood. There is such beauty and intrigue in that peeling, silvery bark…
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We had a silver birch in our back garden and there it was delicate and beautiful. In a completely different location these seem eerie and haunting. Love the tree mind. Am glad you like 1 too and for the same reasons I chose this pone to lead the post. For me the second image is slightly ‘flat’.
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments and time spent, it is really appreciated. MM 🍀
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I really like the first one. Nearly black and white with just the blue – reminds me of hand-coloured prints, like some of the old postcards. Beautiful
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Thank you Anne, in trying to work out which to put first (bearing in mind how Reader works) I had a slight preference for the first one, mainly cu ego the lines and angles. Good to see you like this one too as all so far prefer number 2. 😏
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Just on a technical point – what is it about how Reader works that influences the order of the photos?
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What I have found is that it tends to put the first image only in Reader, so if you have two images in your post it is the first one that people will see in Reader (this does not apply if a gallery is used). Hope that helps, MM 🍀
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“Silver threads among the Grey”.Yes , the 2nd pic stands out 🙂
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That is the one they are all going for. 💚
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I agree…..very moody.
Almost spooky, in fact, MM.
Good detail in that second shot, despite the lack of light.
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Thanks Vicki, glad you like to be spooked 👻
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I love moody pics and the second one, especially, has a hauntedness about it.
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That is exactly the word I was looking for, I should employee you as my post consultant. Enjoy your weekend Jean, MM 🍀
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I really like the second one – a beautiful couple. 🙂
Very nice images.
Cheers!
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Malin, for some reason these pictures seemed to be stamped with Malin all over them and I thought they were very much ‘you’. Could not choose between the two myself so I stuck both in. Enjoy your weekend and thanks once more for commenting, 💚 (big, big green heart)
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Thank you so much, Mick. I’m very flattered and touched by your kind words.
A big, big green heart back at you and enjoy your weekend too.
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