ENTRY DESCRIPTION
A treescape in rural England at dawn on the winter solstice. Layers of mist hang between scattered trees in gardens, hedgerows and copses. When captured with a telephoto lens, this created the appearance of layers of trees. Many different species are visible, and on further gazing, some buildings become apparent.

Later in the day the scene appeared completely unremarkable. I enjoy finding the extraordinary in the everyday. I enjoy working in monochrome and often deliberately, as in this photograph, capture an image with this in mind.

Lumix DMC-G3, 300mm (600mm equivalent in 35mm format), f8.0, 1/640sec, ISO400, tripod. Captured in RAW format, 4592x3448px (not cropped), with minimal development in Adobe Lightroom. Post-processed to black and white with Silver Efex.

AUTHOR
I am a forest scientist, author and amateur photographer based in Oxford, England. I provide significant expertise in researching and describing the trees and forests depicted in my photography.

My website The Tree Photographer is dedicated my images of trees and forests.

I work in micro four thirds (MFT) format. The light weight of the equipment is perfect for my expeditions exploring the most beautiful treescapes around the world.

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