Birch Log

Log

Allaire State Park, NJ
Image © 2010/Denise Ippolito Photography

This Birch log was floating in one of the old canals at Allaire State Park last year. I liked the way the lone bit of greenery added some interest and I thought that composing it on a diagonal would help to accentuate it. The water had a moody look with branches that were reflected in it. Seeing the leaves at the bottom of the water added some more depth. This was not the image I set out to capture but sometimes when I take a walk through the woods something like this will catch my eye.


______________________________________________________________ denise ippolito


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9 Responses

  2. Vincent Mistretta says:
    January 9, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    I especially like the ripples created on each side of the log making it look like you captured the log as it fell. Nicely done.
    Vinnie


    Thanks Vinnie, I appreciate the feedback :)
    denise

  4. Peter Noyes says:
    January 9, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    What a beautiful picture. You have captured great detail in the bark and I like the green leaf. I think the Paper Birch s perhaps my favorite tree having grown up in Maine. The white birch ranks right up there too. Thanks for sharing.


    Thanks Peter, I have always had a fondness for white birch. I also love the paper birch and paperbark maples :)
    denise

  5. LensScaper says:
    January 9, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    I love this composition. It’s always surprising that even something as small as that leaf can have a profound effect. Well seen – sharp eye! Nice word, denise


    Thanks Andy, I agree that something as small as the tiny leaf bud can really change an image :)
    denise

  6. Richard Carlan says:
    January 9, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    Now that’s a great image. It’s the shot I also would have taken. Good artistic eye Denise.


    Thanks so much Richard :)
    denise

  7. Andrew McLachlan says:
    January 9, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    Denise, I love intimate detail shots such as this one. A great reason to get out and create photographs, because even if we don’t find what we are looking for, there is always something special like this waiting :)


    Thanks for sharing your thoughts Andrew :)
    denise

  8. Dennis Bishop says:
    January 10, 2012 at 1:21 am

    I feel very strongly that reacting to what we see — rather than trying to capture something that was already envisioned — is one of the best ways to keep our work fresh and make us grow.


    That’s a good way to look at it Dennis :)
    denise

  9. Edith Levy says:
    January 10, 2012 at 3:09 am

    What an amazing shot…very strong. You’re right that one little piece of greenery amid all the brown tones is a key focal point. Love it.


    Thanks Edith :)
    denise

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