Hornbeam

Posted on Tue, 23 May, 2017 by LensScaper

This image is about a month late reaching the screen, overtaken by more pressing images. Hornbeam – Carpinus Betulus – is a beautiful deciduous tree but it is also commonly planted for hedging. The leaves are distinctive, similar in size to Beech leaves, but with toothed edges and deeply furrowed. Backlit they are one of my favourite leaves.

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Hi - I'm a UK-based photographer who started out 45+ years ago as a lover of landscapes, inspired by my love of outdoor pursuits: skiing, walking and climbing. Now retired, I seldom leave home without a camera and I find images in unexpected places and from different genres. I work on the premise that Photography is Art and that creativity is dependent on the cultivation of 'A Seeing Eye'.
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19 Responses to Hornbeam

  1. Sue says:
    Tue, 23 May, 2017 at 18:14

    Absolutely stunning backlit, Andy!

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  2. Linda Grashoff says:
    Tue, 23 May, 2017 at 19:52

    Don’t know how you managed to get the sun to light up the edges of the branches so that they show up against the trunk. Good work. And, yes, the backlit leaves are lovely; I can see why they are a favorite of yours.

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    • LensScaper says:
      Wed, 24 May, 2017 at 17:36

      Thanks Linda. Yes, I was very pleased how the branches stood out from the main trunk of the tree. This was taken only about two minutes walk from home but it took a lot longer than that to find the right bit of tree and get the lighting right.

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  3. paula graham says:
    Tue, 23 May, 2017 at 20:52

    Beautiful and elegant shot of this lovely waking of the hornbeam tree. Well done.

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  4. Heide says:
    Wed, 24 May, 2017 at 11:12

    Very clever to use the tree’s own bark as a dark background. Beautiful frame, Andy!

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    • LensScaper says:
      Wed, 24 May, 2017 at 17:38

      Thanks Heide. There are plenty of leaves, but finding a background that allows a small clutch of leaves to stand out is the difficult bit. This image just came together after a hunt.

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  5. oneowner says:
    Wed, 24 May, 2017 at 20:43

    You don’t have to apologize for being late, Andy. An image like this is timeless.

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  6. shoreacres says:
    Thu, 25 May, 2017 at 00:18

    The leaves remind me of the elm trees I grew up with: also toothed, and relatively small. The light on these is lovely. Is that actually side-lighting, rather than backlighting? It’s beautifully done, that’s for certain.

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  7. bluebrightly says:
    Thu, 25 May, 2017 at 00:34

    Oh, don’t they have wonderful leaves! And the back-lighting is superb. That pale edge on the branches is so graphic, too. Really lovely!

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  8. Otto von Münchow says:
    Fri, 26 May, 2017 at 08:27

    The back-lit leaves against the dark trunk makes them pop out of the frame. The structure and patterns of the leaves adds depth to the photo. A beautiful photo, Andy.

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  9. Frank King Photos says:
    Sun, 28 May, 2017 at 14:09

    This quiet scene shows the marks of someone who truly understands composition. We’re not worthy. 🙂

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    • LensScaper says:
      Tue, 30 May, 2017 at 16:23

      Thanks very much Frank. You are most certainly ‘worthy’. I also believe that the more we shoot, the more we understand that the ‘rules’ that relate to composition are merely suggestions. Composition becomes intuitive.

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