15_the_circle | blue sky above

[OT from cottage renovations]

an inch or so of snow appeared overnight. usually when it comes things get more stark: white where it has fallen under a leaden grey sky, and everything else seems to slide over into the darker end of the chromatic range.

after a while, though, if things clear up the contrast takes a different form: light on the ground against a deepness of blue above. today was that kind of day. I took the opportunity to go out and reshoot some images that had suffered from insufficient snow (not uploaded in this set) but the best part of the show was what was heppening above.

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

Woodward Park

here the white on the ground is drawn up the trunk of this sycamore while above the treeline the sky continues a progression into deeper blues.

Oak Street and Maple Avenue

as a cloudbank started to roll in from the West, all white above and grey on its underside, it presented a choice of backgrounds for this oak tree. I decided to go with a little of each.

the Circle

an obvious consequence of our little cottages nestled under big trees is that our small homes have large trees looming over them. not in a menacing way, but definitely looming.

this time of year, when the leaves are down, it's easier to make out the forms of our trees. photographing them is still a challenge, though, as most are growing in such a density as to cut off good sight lines. they do open up when a tree has had to be taken down.