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Have you ever seen an oak tree dance? Britain is full of 'lost' rainforests, predominantly in the southwest and northwest of England, western/northwestern parts of Wales and the west coast of Scotland. There are other areas where the conditions are perfect too, like this one in the Peak District National Park. When the rain starts and the cloud base drops into the rainforest, the trees come alive. Everywhere you look, there is magic and mystery. 340 comments
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@timsmalley well this is just beautiful. The Peaks are on my doorstep and a frequent stomping ground when I have the time off work. Which forest is this? Looks sorta like Lud's Church, but I might be imagining itβ¦ @timsmalley @timsmalley there are 9 of them on a mound in a park near where I grew up. they always seemed to be dancing thank you for the magical memory! @timsmalley Wow, this is insanely beautiful, radiating a sense of peace and wildness. Thanks for these images! @timsmalley Briiliant photos. Trees are indeed alive and amazingly communicate via their own internet courtesy of fungi. People arenβt the only smart form of life :) Trees and shrubs on the Salt River Indian Reservation (Phoenix Metro Region, AZ) @pallsopp42 yep, it's true. They also communicate through their roots and through scents they release to warn their neighbours of predators. @timsmalley @ktdoggett awesome, I'd love to visit one day. Most of my time in the States was in Silicon Valley, Portland OR, NYC, and Austin @timsmalley stranded to see this just now, I've been doing so e preliminary work on a paiting of two trees in a "dizzy dancing tangle" . Lovely shots! @timsmalley @ukorchids Nice fern-covered woods on Seil Island, near Kilmartin, Scotland. Taught the dog to ignore rabbits in 30 min in nearby field. @timsmalley @benaveris That's wonderful Ben, thank you. I wish I had more days in the month/weeks in the year to be able to spend quality time up in Ardnamurchan, Torridon & Sutherland. I've got a visit to Shieldiag on the cards, as I want to visit the remnants of ancient Caledonian pine forest and the 3,000-year-old temperate rainforest on the slopes of Beinn Shieldiag. It's all about timing though as I need some dreich conditions - there's no point going all that way for blue skies and harsh light.  @timsmalley this is beautiful and came at a time I needed a reminder of the good in this world. Thank you for sharing. @clayton glad I dropped into your timeline at the right time. I hope you're feeling better now. All the very best :flan_thumbs: @timsmalley @MaryMarasKittenBakery yep, we are the most intelligent species to grace our planet, but we are also one of the dumbest. Thanks for your kind words Mary! @timsmalley Would you mind saying where in the Peak District this is? Beautiful photos. @poetryintransl hi there, I don't tend to reveal smaller locations that can't take huge influxes of people as I follow the Nature First principles. What I will say is that it's a gorge not too far from Hathersage. @timsmalley beautiful! Have you ever been to Wistmanβs Woods? Supposedly the Devonian Wild Hunt passes that way. @rlmiddleton yep, I have. It's a beautiful location. I tend to avoid the popular spots... or, at least, when they start getting popular I tend to move on. I've been exploring some of the temperate rainforest on Exmoor for the last few years while on summer holiday. We aim for beach weather, so the worst time of year for woodland photography, but if there's pea soup in the air I'll be out there in a flash. π @timsmalley @IcySedgwick - those are some lovely shots, and a beautiful description. We saw some similar work by Jasper Goodall at the weekend, showing his work with trees at night. @andyravensable @IcySedgwick Thanks for your kind words. I have a project in mind for winter in a forest full of ghost-like ancient hornbeam pollards that really need to be shot in the dark - it was actually inspired by two things... being involved in a Halloween haunted forest event at the location and an article I saw on Jasper's work in The Guardian. The bearded moss just looks so beautiful in that image of Jasper's. @andyravensable @timsmalley Jasper's work is just beautiful, isn't it? But Tim, yours is stunning! @IcySedgwick @andyravensable it's stunning... it really provokes a lot of thought. Thanks for your kind words @timsmalley gorgeous and beautiful. got back into photography and found I love taking pictures of wiggly trees like this. I look at them totally differently now. makes my regular ol' neighborhood a brand new place. @jasondematx that's beautiful, thanks for sharing. You're right... it means you don't need to travel for a snuffed out sunrise/sunset. I'm always on the lookout for pea soup in the weather forecast. :) @timsmalley Amazing trees and very well captured in your photos. Love them and thanks for sharing   @timsmalley Thanks for so much beauty! Who is the photographer, please? @timsmalley These pictures are wonderful. There is a lovely old old forest near Strontian with some amazing oaks and Douglas firs. @timsmalley so beautiful! Yes, I've seen trees like these dance in either a rainy setting or when it is Windy. π Beautiful @timsmalley That is a marvelous set of pictures. Thank you for sharing. it reminds me of some of the pictures that Terri Windling has shared on https://www.terriwindling.com/ @timsmalley Oak trees are my absolute favorite and I donβt know why! π Thank u for sharing these beautiful pictures! In the Northern California hills, I have heard the oaks that live there make music in the strong winds... @timsmalley Take a look at the Lost Rainforest website: @timsmalley Thank you for sharing the stunning photos. Temperate rain forests are beautiful. Havenβt seen those in England, but have visited in Vancouver Island and the California Coast. The photos also remind me of some of the shrines and gardens around Kyoto, full of gnarled trees and verdant moss. @wennefer Thanks for your kind words. I've been to the gardens around Kyoto in my former life. They're absolutely stunning. And I've always wanted to visit Vancouver Island - I made it as far as Vancouver, but didn't go further than that sadly. One day! @timsmalley Beautiful pictures whereabouts in Peaks is it? I am thinking Padley Gorge maybe? If not looks like somewhere I need to add to my explore list. @timsmalley do you know where this is in the #peakdistrict? Looks like Padley Gorge - one of my favourite places.   @timsmalley Gorgeous Tim! Where are these trees?! Iβve definitely seen trees just like this near Black Rocks/Cromford Moorβ¦ π§ |
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@timsmalley Left hand photo is fantastic. Beautiful composition, colors, etc. Is this right out of the camera (which?) or did you edit?