Lone Tree © 2011 Mufidah Kassalias
Sunday began with a heavy mist that dispersed to reveal a less-than-inspiring overcast, greyness. Although Sean and I had intended to get up early and go for a walk, we woke rather late (due to a later-than-planned night) and launched into full-scale brunch preparations before heading out around midday, which, as it turns out, was a good thing. The sun had just started to break through as we left, and by the time we reached the river the clouds had scattered, the sky was clear blue and the air unseasonally warm.
We walked our usual walk, going north-east along the River Ouse towards Hamsey, a tiny hamlet just outside of Lewes that’s split between the ‘mainland’ and the small island nestled in the bow of the river. Along the way we saw a variety of bird and animal folk: a grey heron, ducks, mute swans, a couple of juvenile seagulls and a flock of black-headed gulls that have recently taken up residence on a small section of the riverbank that is also the end of a large garden (yard). The people who own the house and garden also have five lamas (or alpacas, not sure which) and two goats, one black and a smaller, rather cute white one, who were hanging out on the jetty as we passed. Further downstream we met up with our five horse friends: a stallion (all parts intact), two mares and their respective offspring.
Instead of turning off over the bridge to the island, we continued on through mainland Hamsey before taking a right turn through a couple more fields, the last of which is home to this solitary tree. I hadn’t taken a camera, but I did have my iPhone* so was able to capture the tree in the warm glow of the late afternoon sun. I took a few shots at varying distances before kneeling down to take this from near ground level. Shortly afterwards the clouds reformed to cover the sun once more and we headed home in the same flat grey light that had begun the day.
* iPhone 4 with a 5MP camera, not, sadly, the iPhone 4S with its bright, shiny 8MP camera!
Your iphone does very well! It gives us an idea of what you saw..Thank you!
The iPhone takes some reasonable pictures, they just don’t have particularly good resolution, which is okay as long as you don’t view them at too large a size. Thanks for stopping by Roberta!
great photo, so nice….
Thank you :-)
I feel like I want to take a walk here and then may be sit afterwards and adore the view around me or may be give the lone tree some company… Beautiful picture. :)
Yes, it’s a lovely place to walk and sit, which Sean did while I was taking this photograph—he found a tree stump just the right size!
wow, amazing texture in the foreground for an iphone shot, impressive!
Thanks Karen, I was really happy with the way the foreground came out so well.
Love your perspective and composition here, Mufidah. Wonderful. :)
Thanks Katie, sometimes you’ve just got to get down on the ground :-)
Great composition with the tree and horizon!
Thanks Pedro :-)
It sounds to me like you guys have some great places to walk and just enjoy! Love the composition and the low perspective. Super!
We’re very fortunate to have many such beautiful places around here. And thanks so much for the “Super!” comment, much appreciated :-)
I was checking my email and noticed a new post from you, well noticed the title. I thought WordPress changed the title to my post on me. It turns out that not only did we both post trees today, but very similar titles.
Although yours looks sunnier and happier. And you tree looks alive.
Great shot.
Yes, I noticed this too after I posted my tree and so left a comment on your Lonely Tree post to the same effect! How funny we both posted trees on the same day :-)
beautiful perspective and creation of depth by the low angle …..the angle also plays tricks with the diaganol and straight line seeming to converge (although most likely they were parallel lines )
Thanks Abu :-) You’re right, the lines are parallel, but with the angle of the shot they appear not to be.
After reading your last few posts, I am really getting jealous of your walks! ;) Love how the image guides you to the horizon.
We are very fortunate to live in a town that’s surrounded by such lovely countryside, all within easy reach, five, ten, fifteen minutes walk from our front door, depending on which direction we go in. And thanks for your kind comment about the photograph :-)
Mufidah, I have nominated you for an award. It is called the Liebster Award.. I am passing it on to you in acknowledgement of your beautiful photography.
Thank you so much Roberta, that’s very kind of you to do so :-)
I love this ~ beautiful shot!
Thanks Evelyn :-)