Trees and Forests

315 images

Kevin's affinity for capturing the many elements of trees and forests is pictured in this gallery, from macro shots of beautiful leaf formations to majestic woodland vistas.

Above Los Olivos.tif
Alley Spring
Aspen Alley
Aspen and Spruce
Aspen and Sumac
$Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado The "quaking" aspen term comes from the way the aspen leaves shimmer in the slightest breeze. The resulting fluttering refraction of light against a bright blue sky, particularly in the fall is very dramatic, and brings tourists to Colorado & Utah by the thousands, especially in the fall. The quaking action is actually due to the shape of the stem, which is flat and when a breeze hits the broad leaf, it results in a pivoting at the attachment point and gives the tree is characteristic motion. A tree full of leaves undergoing this motion has a characteristic whispering sound. Taken with the sight of quivering leaves and an earthy smell to a thick stand of aspens, it makes for a profoundly memorable experience in the American West. This picture was taken after a wind storm in late fall caused a massive leaf fall in this part of the Rio Grande National Forest, near Creede, Colorado. The leaves had literally just fallen with the last 2 hours onto this beaver pond. I was able to photograph them before they deteriorated visibly. I kept hearing a loud crashing sound in the understory about 50 yards to my right, but continued intently shooting. I suddenly heard a voice from the four wheel drive road about 30 yards behind me. "Hey! Did you know there is a bull Moose just below you?", said a kind passerby. I immediately raced to pack up my gear and high tail it back to my car. Meeting a bull Moose in the wild during the fall rut is a very dangerous experience. The bulls are not happy to say the least.$

Aspen Drops
$Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado The "quaking" aspen term comes from the way the aspen leaves shimmer in the slightest breeze. The resulting fluttering refraction of light against a bright blue sky, particularly in the fall is very dramatic, and brings tourists to Colorado & Utah by the thousands, especially in the fall. The quaking action is actually due to the shape of the stem, which is flat and when a breeze hits the broad leaf, it results in a pivoting at the attachment point and gives the tree is characteristic motion. A tree full of leaves undergoing this motion has a characteristic whispering sound. Taken with the sight of quivering leaves and an earthy smell to a thick stand of aspens, it makes for a profoundly memorable experience in the American West. This picture was taken after a wind storm in late fall caused a massive leaf fall in this part of the Rio Grande National Forest, near Creede, Colorado. The leaves had literally just fallen with the last 2 hours onto this beaver pond. I was able to photograph them before they deteriorated visibly. I kept hearing a loud crashing sound in the understory about 50 yards to my right, but continued intently shooting. I suddenly heard a voice from the four wheel drive road about 30 yards behind me. "Hey! Did you know there is a bull Moose just below you?", said a kind passerby. I immediately raced to pack up my gear and high tail it back to my car. Meeting a bull Moose in the wild during the fall rut is a very dangerous experience. The bulls are not happy to say the least.$

Aspen Drops BW
Aspen Frost Symphony
Aspen Grove
Aspen Leaves and Frost
Aspen Lumens
Aspen Rock cc1.tif
Aspen Sky Viewc.tif
Aspen Sun and Shadows
Aspen Window
Autumn Leaves and Pon..tion
Backlit Dogwoods.tif
Bald Hills Lupine
Bamboo Blues.tif
Bamboo Pillars
Barrett Angles BW
Barrett Pool
Beach Limbs
Behind North Falls
Behind North Falls BW
Bethany Falls Trail
Bhutan Cherry Blossoms
Bhutan Rapids
Birch Bark
Birch V in Gooseberry...tif
Blue River Glade
Blue Spruce and Aspens
Bond Falls
Boulder Mountain Aspe..Trio
Brad's Road
Bradfords Wornall
Bridal Veil Falls
Brush Ash Fall
Buckeye Fall Reds
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
Burning Burr Oak
Burr Oak Acorn Peak.tif
Burr Oak Rain
Burr Oak Sunset
Burr Oak, Crops and G..sses
Canyon Fall Color.tif
Cardinal
Cardinal Berries
Cardinal Cedar Bough
Caribou Lake Fall Hil...tif
Carmel High Country P...tif
Castor River Shut-In
Cherry Arch over Tulips
Christine Falls
Clapboard Hill Oaks
Clapboard Hill Storm
Clapboard Hill Thunde..head
Clearing Summer Storm
Cliffty Creek
Clover on Birch Side ...tif
Coe Oak Pose.tif
Colorado Grasses
Cottonwood
Cottonwood and Sumac ..aves
Cottonwood Curves
Cottonwood Fire Line
Cottonwood Skeletons
Coyote Falls
Crystal Vanishing Point
Dawn Tree
Discovery Pear Tree
Dogwood Above North Fork
Dogwood at Blue Spring
Dogwood in Morning Mist
Dogwood on Redbud
Douglas Firs and Fog
Downtown Maple
Dune Fog
East Prairie First Frost
East Prairie Treeline..Dawn
East Zion Maple
East Zion Textures
Elephant Lichens
Emerald Pool Falls
Escalante Architecture
Escalante Cottonwood Sun
Fall Aspen Forest
Fall Birch Forest Edg...tif
Fall Christ Scientist
Fall Ecosystem
Fall Leaves and Pine ...tif
Fall Maple Dance
Fallen Aspen Leaf
Figueroa Lupine above...tif
Filoli Cedar Hall
Filoli Cherry Tree Ga...tif
Filoli Garden Bliss P...tif
Filoli Garden Pan.tif
Filoli Maple.tif
Filoli Walkway Pan.tif