Poplar Trees Photo

Photographer’s Note

The third in a short series of photographs taken close to the village where I live whilst walking the dog on a warm and sunny afternoon in late October.

Some information about Poplar Trees from Wikipedea:

Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar, aspen, and cottonwood. The genus has a large genetic diversity, and can grow from anywhere between 15–50 metres tall, with trunks of up to 2.5 metres diameter.

The bark on young trees is smooth, white to greenish or dark grey, often with conspicuous lenticels; on old trees it remains smooth in some species, but becomes rough and deeply fissured in others. The shoots are stout, with (unlike in the related willows) the terminal bud present. The leaves are spirally arranged, and vary in shape from triangular to circular or (rarely) lobed, and with a long petiole; in species in the sections Populus and Aegiros, the petioles are laterally flattened, so that breezes easily cause the leaves to wobble back and forth, giving the whole tree a "twinkling" appearance in a breeze. Leaf size is very variable even on a single tree, typically with small leaves on side shoots, and very large leaves on strong-growing lead shoots. The leaves often turn bright gold to yellow before they fall during autumn.

Budapestman, besnard, amaryllis, John_F_Kennedy, ChrisJ, jlbrthnn, asajernigan, carper, saxo042, pablominto, Cricri, subhendu_bagchi, dareco has marked this note useful

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Budapestman (41374) 2009-11-11 1:36

Hi Stephen,
a beautiful autumnal photo with spectacular composition and depth, the lights and clarity are excellent, peaceful and calm mood. Have a nice day!
George

besnard (30370) 2009-11-11 2:03

Bonjour Stephen
Un joli cliché de saison avec ce tapis de feuilles mortes sur le sentier. Une bonne profondeur d'image.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

delpeoples (5626) 2009-11-11 2:10

Hi Stephen, you must have a very patient puppy who waits for you whilst you do your photos. I suppose he also has things to do with all those trees everywhere :) The symmetry here is impressive all accentuated by the vertical framing. The textures and light convey a very autumnal scene, nice work, TFS, Lisa

anto95 (1794) 2009-11-11 2:15

Hi Stephen,
fantastic depth makes this shot a wonder!!
Antonello

lousat (15202) 2009-11-11 2:17

Hi Stephen,it seem in my country...there a lot of poplars cutivations like that..very very nice perspective and impressive sharpness too,and i like a lot the shades of the tress on the ground...very excellent work,my best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

mortijo (12048) 2009-11-11 2:40

Hallo Stephen,
Excellent shot with nice colors and great depth, created by the path leading into the image.
Regards
John

amaryllis (17255) 2009-11-11 2:53

Bonjour Stephen
je m'imagine bien aussi avec ma chienne dans cette allée, marchant sur ce tapis de feuilles mortes, ta photo est superbe avec ces peupliers qui perdet leurs feuilles, quelques unes résistent mais malheureusement c'est l'hiver bientôt
une tres belle composition d'une nature telle que je l'aime, tranquille, sereine et un côté romantique
bonne journée
juliette

John_F_Kennedy (30969) 2009-11-11 3:11

Hello ,
Another great autumnal mood in this image. I like the lines of the trees. Good colour and lighting too. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

ChrisJ (69840) 2009-11-11 3:45

Hi Stephen

Good sidelighting, with superb lead in lines & diminishing linear perspective. Nice repetition of the poplar trees & their vertical lines. Merci!

jlbrthnn (37340) 2009-11-11 4:51

Bonjour Stephen,
J'ai l'impression de marcher dans une peupleraie du bord de la Sèvre Niortaise, où dans le marais poitevin, bien que les arbres y soient plus agés et plus gros, ceux qui on survécu à 1999. Belle image qui invite à la promenade, et à sortir le chien :)
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

asajernigan (14004) 2009-11-11 5:13

Stephen,
This is a nice autumn shot with the remaining colorful leaves on the trees and the brown leaves on the ground. The road leads the eye through the shot nicely with the fence poles and trees creating repeating patterns. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The shadows create nice lines across the the photo.
TFS,
Asa

carper (64414) 2009-11-11 8:19

very nice photo Stephen,well composed shot, nice perspective good format, fine photo job here, have a good evening.
regard jaap

saxo042 (15354) 2009-11-11 9:34

Hi Stephen,
A very straight and symmetric perspective and it nearly looks like the path between the trees continue in the sky... A pleasant place to walk and I am quite certain that your dog enjoys this place too, soo many trees;-)
Kind regards
Gunnar

Fis2 (45465) 2009-11-11 12:11

Witaj Stephen!
Wonderful autumn climate.
Good frame and perspective.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

JT50 (560) 2009-11-11 14:02

Hi Stephen,
Peacefull mood here. Autumn colours are gone but still
nature has its beauty in all it forms. Good DOF. I like
the white kind of ray rising upwards at the far end.
Have a nice weekend.
Janak

pablominto (40250) 2009-11-11 23:03

Hello Stephen,

This scene gives a very strong late autumn feeling, with most of the leaves on the ground!
I also notice an interesting thing as the trees in the alley seem to have been bent by the dominating wind direction, this is rare to see demonstrated as clearly as here...
All together a fine autumnal documentation!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Cricri (43030) 2009-11-12 4:27

Hi Stephen
Sympat cette allée de peupliers tapisser de feuilles qui invite a la balade, un jour doux de l'automne, bon choix du format
Friendship
cricri

rodgerg (23493) 2009-11-12 4:52

Hello POV,

Une formidable impression de perspective et une uperb profondeur de champ grâce à ce POV très bien choisi et à la bonne utilisation du graphisme donné par la double haie de peupliers. J'aime aussi les très belles couleurs tendres.
Amitiés,
Roger

john1 (1830) 2009-11-12 12:54

Bonsoir Stephen,

J'aime tout cette rangée de peupliers, belle profondeur de champ. Avec toutes ses feuilles sur le chemin, belle clarté et lumière.
Merci pour le partage.
A bientot.
John

subhendu_bagchi (2732) 2009-11-12 23:22

Hi Stephen,
nice way and the poplar trees beside it. You have captured it nicely that the way leads our eyes to the end of the canvas. Nice sky is visible through the trees. Great light. The shadow on way created here nice natural effect. Very well done. Tfs.
Have a great day.
Subhendu

dareco (17062) 2009-11-20 21:44

This is quite different for you, but I'm also very impressed. Great perspective and excellent depth. TFS