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A Tree With Human Branches
The runners up from April’s “Bodyscape” photo series
Last month, one of the 52 Week Photography Project tasks we were given was “Bodyscape.” Full Frame readers seemed to really enjoy my take on Bodyscape: I hid in front of a tree, with a camera on a tripod in front of me. Then, with shadows on the ground, I made my arms into “tree limbs”. I wanted to make my body into a part of the landscape. I think the photos turned out well.
People told me how unexpected this interpretation of Bodyscape was. Some commenters told me they really enjoyed it, so I will share more in response.
Only one photo could be used in the official April entry. I used the shot of what looks like a tree shrugging its shoulders. But there were several runners up. These were all potential shots I could have used.
So here, I am going to share with you several of these “contenders” from the same series.
Here is a closer look at the tree with human limbs.
Bright calm weather with a low sun made these shots possible. The deep, long shadows really stood out on the grass that was just starting to turn green…
