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Wordpress weekly photo challenge: an unusual POV - manzanita tree bark peeling off

Macro Monday: Close-up of the manzanita tree bark

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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.

The manzanita tree is very common in Southern California. It’s one of those trees / shrubs that does well in a dry climate and can resist drought. Manzanita is Spanish for “little apple” and the tree grows large berries the size of, you guessed it, little apples. This is what the tree looks like as a whole. And yes, if you’re wondering, the sky really was that blue the day I took this photo in the mountains. I could just stare at this blue sky the whole day.

What I find interesting in this manzanita tree is its bark. It tends to peel to reveal new bark underneath, and as it does, the old bark curls up, which makes for a peculiar look. This is what a branch with peeling bark looks like overall.

Here’s a close-up of this manzanita tree bark. I love how the sunlight makes it look even more reddish orange than it really is.

Macro Monday: Close-up of the manzanita tree bark

And if the tree bark underneath is still very new, it looks quite green, a nice contrast with the red peeling bark. You can click on this image for a larger view.

Macro Monday: manzanita tree bark peeling off

I hope you enjoyed my selections for this Macro Monday.

Travel theme: Wood sculpture of lifesize raccoons in tree trunk

Travel theme: Sculpture

Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “sculpture”. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

For this theme, I decided to use wood sculptures that were all created by the same person, David Roy from Idyllwild, California. You can find his wood sculptures as you walk around town, in front of people’s homes and local shops, and of course, right in the center of Idyllwild, with this huge town monument.

Travel theme: Sculpture - town monument in Idyllwild, California — Travel theme: Sculpture – town monument in Idyllwild, California

This is probably the biggest wood sculpture I saw while visiting his outside workshop. This Buddha statue below is unfinished at this point but it shows this artist doesn’t only carve animals. Not that I don’t like this animal sculptures. They all look great. My own Buddha wood sculpture at home would fit in the hand of this Buddha.

Travel theme: Sculpture - large wood sculpture of Buddha — Travel theme: Sculpture – large wood sculpture of Buddha

Check out this lifesize wood sculpture of a bear – impressive!

Travel theme: Sculpture of a lifesize bear

Here’s another bear wood sculpture, this one a little similar to the town monument, but smaller.

Travel theme: Wood sculpture of a lifesize bear and eagle

I also love the various animals he has peeking out of tree trunks. Very cute!

Travel theme: Wood sculpture of lifesize bear cubs in tree trunks

Travel theme: Wood sculpture of a lifesize owl in tree trunk

July 2, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Photography, Tree PhotosTags: animal wood sculptures, bear sculpture, buddha sculpture, Idyllwild town monument wood, idyllwild wood sculpture, photography, photos, photos of trees, Travel theme photo challenge, Travel theme: Sculpture, wood sculptures 6 Comments

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Layers of pine tree sap

Macro Monday: Pine tree sap from up close

Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.

I love pine trees. I love their many varieties, their fragrance, their height and the way their branches stretch out as far as they can. I got to enjoy a lot of pine trees last week and for the first time, I took a closer look at their trunks. As I tried to photograph the many patterns of their bark while at a park, I noticed many trees had sap dripping out of their bark. And that sap itself was worth taking pictures. Here are a few photos of pine tree sap I had time to sort out. I have way more photos to go through, so I hope to do more posts on this in the near future. I hope you enjoy these few photos to start with.

The first thing I noticed when photographing pine tree sap is, it often comes with bugs that are stuck in there. The second thing I noticed is, if you photograph it from the right angle, you’ll see plenty of reflections in it.

Macro Monday: Pine tree sap from up close

Tree sap comes in all shapes and sizes. Check out this long hanging sap, as well as the small hook that’s attached to the tree trunk. How cool is that?

Macro Monday: Pine tree sap hanging from tree

Tree sap can also comes in different colors, depending on the color of the bark on the trunk. Check out this mix of light yellow and red tree sap.

Of course, tree sap can just drop and harden in drop shapes, but even then, you can see some patterns inside each drop. Lovely.

Macro Monday: Reflections in drops of tree sap

July 1, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Forest Photos, Photography, Tree PhotosTags: Macro Monday, Macro Monday: Pine tree sap from up close, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of trees, pine tree sap, tree sap, tree sap colors, tree sap drops, tree sap shapes 1 Comment

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “curves”. Remember you can click on each image to see a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

Nature is full of curves and I love capturing them on camera, including these giant fern fiddleheads.

I love the curves the pistils of this beautiful purple and yellow lily form.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of purple lily pistils

Flower petals often display some type of curve. The petals of this yellow rose are a lovely example of curves.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of yellow rose petals

Of course, roses are not the only flowers to display curves. Here are the fancy curves of an orange protea pin cushion flower.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of orange protea pincushion flower

Many types of fruit display beautiful curves, like this ripe yellow lemon ready to be picked from the tree.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of a yellow lemon

As for animals, some of them can be pretty curvy, like these cute little seahorses with their curved tails and curved bellies.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of seahorses

Flamingos have such long necks they tend to walk around with them in a curved position. Check out the little duck at the bottom left, he’s got some curved neck going too!

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of a flamingo's neck — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of a flamingo’s neck

Of course human beings can create a lot of curves too. Check out this beautiful chandelier in the lobby of the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. It’s full of curves!

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of the chandelier at the Hotel Del Coronado

June 14, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Fruit Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant Photos, Tree PhotosTags: fern fiddleheads, giant fern, Hotel Del Coronado, lily pistils, nature photography, orange protea pin cushion flower, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple lily, seahorses underwater, walking flamingo, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves, yellow lemon, yellow purple lily, yellow rose, yellow rose petals 30 Comments

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: moon at the horizon

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “in the background”. You can click on any photo below to see it in a larger format.

Since a lot of my photos happen to be macros, or at least tend to focus on a single subject, I was tempted to skip this week’s WordPress photo challenge. But after going through my portfolio, I found a few photos that would be a great fit for this theme.

Like these photos of the moon in the background of the branches of a Sycamore tree.