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regnaD kciN

(26,616 posts)
Mon Nov 20, 2023, 08:51 PM Nov 2023

"Yes, it's that damn tree again!"

Let’s face it, photographers are practically obligated to get a shot of The Tree (as it has become known) when visiting the Portland Japanese Garden in autumn. This year, however, there was good reason to get in line for one’s fifteen minutes of allotted time bending down under its branches. The Tree sported two-tone foliage – bright golden-yellow by the pond, deep red-orange near the path, giving it a very different look from my previous visits.

The first two shots are wide-angle and normal variants of the classic composition probably found in every landscape photographer’s portfolio; what follows are several images with different compositions or lighting conditions, which may prove a relief to those who’ve seen the usual composition (several hundred times) too often.












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"Yes, it's that damn tree again!" (Original Post) regnaD kciN Nov 2023 OP
great work! absolutely beautiful. -(nt)- stopdiggin Nov 2023 #1
You surely need to enter one into the fall photo contest. You will win. LakeArenal Nov 2023 #2
Wow,wow,wow! Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #3
GORGEOUS! Xoan Nov 2023 #4
A responsible citizen would put down the camera and call the fire department. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #5
That's an awesome tree! 2naSalit Nov 2023 #6
Spectacular! yardwork Nov 2023 #7
If it was any more magnificent, I'd try to marry the thng. chouchou Nov 2023 #8
Glorious!!! calimary Nov 2023 #9
oh myyy bob. wowzers . good ness gracious . AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #10
Perfectly stunning from every angle! Thank you for sharing this with all of us. ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #11
I like the fourth image with shadows, but the sixth one, with the close up -in your face- FailureToCommunicate Nov 2023 #12
Wow, so glad you shared those! summer_in_TX Nov 2023 #13

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,603 posts)
5. A responsible citizen would put down the camera and call the fire department.
Mon Nov 20, 2023, 09:43 PM
Nov 2023

Beautiful photos! Thank you!

2naSalit

(93,124 posts)
6. That's an awesome tree!
Mon Nov 20, 2023, 09:43 PM
Nov 2023


I have favorite trees in several places whom I go and visit every year.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,342 posts)
12. I like the fourth image with shadows, but the sixth one, with the close up -in your face-
Mon Nov 20, 2023, 10:52 PM
Nov 2023

leaves, is my favorite!

Thanks for waiting in line to get these shots, and for posting here for us to marvel over.

summer_in_TX

(3,267 posts)
13. Wow, so glad you shared those!
Mon Nov 20, 2023, 11:07 PM
Nov 2023

I must be out of the loop. I've never seen pictures of the "damn tree." Glorious!

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