Another birch trunk
When I was shooting the birch trunks the other day I got a couple of shots that I really liked. I couldn’t decide which to post, so I’m doing both. This is the second, the first one is here. What I like about this one is all the texture on the trunk with the peeling bark.

Again the great DOF on the foreground and background. Good subject getting the birch trunks!
I think I liked the other one the best.
That’s what I love about birch trees, though – the peeling bark. It was always so fun to peel when I was little.
Liang – Thanks! I might just turn this into a tree trunk series.
Elizabeth – I like the first one better, too, with the golden canopy above it, but I like the texture on this one. Wish I could combine the two.
Great POV.
I like textures here, Toni.
I like the angle of the tree, too–the way it leans from left to right drawing my eye both up and across the photo.