Why are trees so "photographical"

I once read a story told from the viewpoint of a tree. The world moved slowly at first, steadily speeding up. People moved by quickly at first, then they were blurs, then invisible. The story culminated with the tree speculating about what those things (buildings) were, while the unending march of development ended the tree in mid-thought. Ever since I read that story I have looked at trees differently.
I photograph trees often, and print them regularly- I have some on my website right now. Trees pose interesting possibilities if you have the eyes to see properly. They live a completely different life than we do - they live slowly, watching, and waiting. They are more connected to the natural world than we are, and so offer many possibilities to ponder. I would suggest continuing to follow your feelings - they often reflect who we are, trying to break through the mask that we construct to fit in to the world we perceive around us. Just don't ponder on tree so long that you share Merlin's fate (and become a tree), not that that would be a bad thing...

Only some trees are aesthetic enough to get our attention just like plants. From vast choices our visual senses processed further by our minds can select what looks pleasantly better regardless of subject. And we humans enjoy reveling in beauty. Trees are more than just another natural landform feature because they are often large, project significantly up into the sky, and sometimes have interesting form and color. Features that can readily be put to use by photographers. I have long been seeking wonderful trees out in the natural world and have managed to capture a few incredible ones while still am working on quite a few more I know about.

Not only do beginners shot trees for the shape, texture, tonal range, colors, light, etc; they are the perfect (model) in every way. And they never get old, you will end up looking at trees differently your life, and photographing them, with your last roll of film, er., battery charge.

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