Anvil Loc: Loveland, CO

You're probably thinking Ole Anvil's gone off his meds, again. Ain't no such thing as a zombie tree.

Well, there might as well be. Every time I look at movies in OnDemand, I'm accosted with all kinds of zombie movies. There are zombie TV shows. Isn't there some kind of zombie real estate show, too? All this zombie stuff is bound to make someone think of a zombie, or two, in the strangest of circumstances.

I was out hiking, yesterday, in one of my usual haunts. I came upon a dead tree that I have photographed, before. There is a dead one standing, and a dead one laying down, quite near the standing one. During much of the year, tall grass shrouds much of the tree that is lying down. But, in late summer, the dried grass recedes, a bit, and the fallen tree is revealed. If you work the angles properly, and use a wide angle lens, you can get the trees to tell a story.

Here we have a zombie tree chasing an intended victim tree. The intended victim tree is trying to crawl away, but the upright zombie tree is gaining. It doesn't look good for the intended victim.

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srt101fan

Pretty cool, Anvil! There's a lot of implied life and motion in those trees...love it!

Anvil Loc: Loveland, CO

Thanks! I love taking photos of those dead trees.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thankfully, your wonderful composition and perspective quickly banished any thoughts of zombies You photographed the standing tree against the sun not long ago, I think?

I find this one to be a fantastic use of wide angle and a great example of how to work a scene + reminder to folks to get low (or use that rotating LCD like I do ). Terrific lines in your subjects, complimentary and interesting background.

Anvil Loc: Loveland, CO

Good eye, Linda. I did photograph that tree, not long ago. Actually, I've taken that tree several times, over the last few years. It is a pretty expressive tree.

When I left for that hike, I debated whether to bring the lens I used (18-135mm) or a 10-18mm lens as a second lens. I would have preferred the 10-18mm lens, for this shot. At 10mm, I could stand very close, and still get the entire scene in frame. At 18mm, I had to back up a bit too far. This pair of trees is on a surprisingly steep incline, and backing up any more than I did would have put me so low that I couldn't get enough of the standing tree in the frame.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I love shooting trees - dead or alive, fallen or standing. Cool, imaginative description.

Anvil Loc: Loveland, CO

Thanks!