Trees and Wooded Scenes Photography by Kozmic Dreams

My Photography of Trees and Wooded Scenes

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The Largest Maple Tree in Hines Park, October 25, 2009

This is now my third photography shoot of this special tree (others are directly below). It has lost nearly all of its leaves by this point. This time, I brought a measuring tape. Brian and I determined it to be about 165" in circumference as measured about one yard up from the ground. That is nearly 14 feet around!!!

The Largest Maple Tree in Hines Park, October 18, 2009

I couldn't resist going back to take more photos of this tree (the others are below this entry). On this day, the tree is photographed with the sun higher in the sky, as it was only about 2:30 p.m. Brian came with me and took the photo of me standing by the tree. I really wanted the viewer to be able to see how large this tree truly is. I honestly did not know a maple tree could grow this big until I found this one. It was funny because when we arrived, we had to wait for some people on a motorcycle that had stopped on the side of the road to take pictures of this same tree.

In the photo of me and the tree, I am holding a maple leaf in my left hand and it seems to glow in that small spot of sunlight. The leaf is not from this tree, but was found along the road on the walk to the tree. One might think that a large tree would have large leaves, but actually, this tree had smaller leaves than many maple trees I've seen.

Here are some photos taken on the walk to and from the tree. The last ones show a maple tree with a very strange disease on almost every one of its leaves.

The Largest Maple Tree in Hines Park, October 13, 2009

This gorgeous maple tree is located on the north side of Hines Drive, just east of the Levan Knoll pull-off. I have driven past it so many times and always thought it was an oak tree because it was so large. I don't know of an maple trees in this area that have gotten this big. This year, I decided I would try to photograph it when its leaves changed color. It was one of the first trees in the area to transform into a brilliant display of color. There has been some pretty lousy weather lately, and more of it was in the forecast. On this particular Tuesday, it was supposed to be partly cloudy and about 55 degrees, so I brought my camera to work so that I could get a few pictures of it on my way home. These were taken at around 4:30 p.m. I never really pictured my first visit to this tree like this---I thought that I would surely have someone to accompany me. This is now the second time I have taken photos in Hines Park by myself. Both times, it was actually very enjoyable. The walk to this tree is a bit dangerous though. There are several curves and cars tend to go over onto the shoulder a bit. This tree is so large that I had to take the full view photos from across the road. When I arrived at the tree, it was more special than I realized. For one, it was a maple tree. It also had a nice tufty sort of grass growing around by its roots (and even within its roots). There was a wild rose growing to the left of the tree. The ground was nice and dry since the tree was on a hill. There were small pieces of bark and twigs covering the entire area under the tree. Even though it rained yesterday, I was able to lie on the ground without getting wet in order to get some of these photos. The last four photos are of an area with smaller maple trees that I passed on the walk back to the truck. When I arrived home that night, I also photographed a nice sunset in the backyard.

Woods in the Nighttime

Here are trees at my campsite in Nelson, OH photographed on July 27, 2008 at about 2 am.

Woods at the Break of Dawn

I photographed these trees with lots of accompanying vines near my campsite in Nelson, OH, on July 26, 2008. They were photographed just as the sun was rising. There was a rather thick smog in the air creating a rolling mist. It was hard to capture with my camera and I didn't have my tripod, but I thought these photos still turned out rather interesting. The last two were taken a bit later once the sun had come up a little more.

Tree in Jackson, MI

While on my way to see Project Object in Chicago on January 5, 2006, I stopped at this Jackson, MI rest stop on I-94, and discovered this beautiful tree.

Trees at Night

While camping in Nelson, Ohio, on July 28, 2006, I decided to photograph the trees at night.

Tree with Toad Hole

In the fall of 1999, I found the largest toad I've ever seen in my life. I had to hold her with both hands. I was walking along a trail in the woods when I passed by this tree with a hole at the bottom. I couldn't pass without looking in the hole. Inside the hole was this toad. She was so beautiful I wanted to take her home, but I put her back in the hole and walked on.

Large, Beautiful Oak

Here is a very large and beautiful oak tree on the property of Rainbow Farms in Vandalia, MI. Underneath to the left rests Matt's doumbek drum. You can see me in the second picture. This was taken in the late summer of 1999. This is one special tree.

Decaying Log in the Woods

In 1992, I took this picture and developed and printed it in my high school photography class.

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