Lone Tree Hill
A pasture tree from a local conservation area:
I was visiting a local meadow, and saw on the trail map for the site that there was another open space across the street called Lone Tree Hill. I doubted the “lone tree” part – woods and woody hilltop in my area are usually pretty dense and overgrown. As it turned out, the woods thinned out to a mowed pasture at the top of the hill with a number of isolated pasture trees. Not a lone tree, but I was able to isolate one with feathery clouds in the sky. Some day I’ll go back for a more colorful sky…
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wow, it looks like the tree is exhaling the clouds… !
Yes, or the tree is radiating something. Sheer coincidence! I waited for clouds to appear behind the tree, this is one of a series. Thanks, Vera!
Simply beautiful, perfectly done!
Thanks for the kind words!
It’s pictures like this that started me doing pen and ink drawings.
Wonderful form, all singled out like that against the sky.
Thanks – I was just admiring your pen and ink drawings at your blog (http://thehawksperch.wordpress.com/) last night.
Very dramatic, Tom. Super tree and those clouds were a real gift from the photography gods and goddesses.
It was so cool finding this place near a spot I’ve been going to for years. This is a rare wide angle (27mm) image from me, I’m pretty much a telephoto guy. Thanks, Steve!
The clouds really make the difference – very cool scene 🙂
Wonderful image Thomas !!
Where was this taken, if you don’t mind my asking?
I don’t mind at all. The location is Lone Tree Hill in Belmont, Mass. – it’s Belmont conservation land and open to the public.