Thursday, November 13, 2008

Sky Watch #18



The 18th week of the new Sky Watch! Time flies by so quickly.

Maybe it's just me, but I find a bare tree, even a dead tree, starkly beautiful against the sky. I'm seeing it more now of course, since the autumn leaves have fallen.


The Sky Watch team works very hard to bring us this wonderful meme each week. My sincere thanks to all of the team members.
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48 comments:

  1. Sylvia KNovember 13, 2008 at 10:23 AM

    I agree, I love the look! Your photos are beautiful as always. Thank you!

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  2. me ann my cameraNovember 13, 2008 at 10:28 AM

    Your presentation of these huge trees is magnificnet. Happy skywatching, I find I am inclinded to look up into the trees and the sky beyond more often now as all the beautiful photos on skywatch have influenced me to do so.

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  3. RalphNovember 13, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    I too like the look of a bare tree against the sky. That first photo is my favorite.
    Ralph

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  4. Anil PNovember 13, 2008 at 11:54 AM

    The offer such stark contrasts with the skies. Desolate yet beautiful.

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  5. kenjuNovember 13, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    Th foliage is beautiful when it's on the tree, but sometimes it is good to study the "bones".

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  6. Guy DNovember 13, 2008 at 2:49 PM

    Great shots, visiting your site never disappoints. Thanks for sharing!

    Cheers!
    Regina In Pictures

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  7. UnknownNovember 13, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    Those are great, I like the 2nd one and the last one.

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  8. Juliana RWNovember 13, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    I also like taking photos of tree like that. Yours is beautiful

    My SWF post this week : in HERE or HERE. I hope you have time to visit. Thanks

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  9. AnonymousNovember 13, 2008 at 3:03 PM

    Very interesting formations of trees! Very nice shots too:)Mine is, HERE.

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  10. DianneNovember 13, 2008 at 3:08 PM

    the first photo is my favorite too. there is something so poignant about a bare tree touching the sky.

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  11. AnonymousNovember 13, 2008 at 3:14 PM

    Me too, I love bare trees. I like all these, especially the top one with the "cottonball clouds"

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  12. AnonymousNovember 13, 2008 at 3:21 PM

    I enjoy seeing trees without their leaves against the sky, too. It gives you a chance to see their bones, so to speak.

    Very nice photos. :)

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  13. Colin CampbellNovember 13, 2008 at 3:21 PM

    These are all stark and evidence of the power of nature. We have many trees like that here in Australia with the drought having a significant effect on trees that have lived for hundreds of years. Sad.

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  14. DarylNovember 13, 2008 at 3:36 PM

    great shots ... I love how tree limbs grow in all sorts of odd directions ..

    :-Daryl

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  15. bowledoverNovember 13, 2008 at 3:55 PM

    Thank you Bobbie these are lovely pictures for Sky Watch.
    We need the trees to bridge the space between land and sky.
    Have a good week.

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  16. EG CameraGirlNovember 13, 2008 at 3:57 PM

    There's nothing more beautiful to my eyes than the silhouette of a bare tree. They are so graceful. ;-)
    Happy Sky Watch!

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  17. MojoNovember 13, 2008 at 4:21 PM

    Yeah, I've always thought a bare tree against an empty sky made a striking photo. Especially at sunrise/set when the branches are only visible in silhouette.

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  18. Photo CacheNovember 13, 2008 at 4:38 PM

    Nope it's not just you. I adore bare limbs and/or trunks against the blue skies and even cloudy days.

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  19. vincibeneNovember 13, 2008 at 4:40 PM

    Wonderful pictures with beautiful trees! I love the silhouettes against the sky.

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  20. UnknownNovember 13, 2008 at 4:52 PM

    I love gnarled tree branches against a beautiful sky. These are especially nice.

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  21. AnonymousNovember 13, 2008 at 4:56 PM

    Great series, Bobbie - like the old trees.

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  22. WebradioNovember 13, 2008 at 5:51 PM

    All leaves have falled (toutes feuilles sont tombées...).

    Autumn is here !

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  23. AnonymousNovember 13, 2008 at 6:04 PM

    A great variety of shots. Thanks for sharing. Happy SWF

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  24. AnonymousNovember 13, 2008 at 6:23 PM

    I really love these trees against the skies. They have so much character...

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  25. Kathie BrownNovember 13, 2008 at 6:49 PM

    I love photos of bare trees against the sky. These are perfecrt but my favorite is number 4, the fuzzy peace sign tree! (It looks like someone is holding up their fingers in the peace sign V shape from the 60's) Those are some hairy fingers!

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  26. KayNovember 13, 2008 at 7:22 PM

    I do love the elegance of trees without their "clothes" on. Just beautiful! Have a great weekend!

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  27. JimNovember 13, 2008 at 7:38 PM

    Hi Bobbie, you did good with the bare trees. I like them too.
    Happy SkyWatch, I'm doing it again this week (Little Photo Place). Not nearly as pretty as your bare sky but I did find sky. The second one has a lousy sky but half a bare tree.
    :-)
    ..

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  28. GrammyNovember 13, 2008 at 9:15 PM

    Great photos & amazing shots
    Happy SWF!

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  29. SandyCarlsonNovember 13, 2008 at 9:58 PM

    I love the bare branches! They remind me of the trees hunger for the light as well as my own. Thanks for these.

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  30. ginaNovember 13, 2008 at 10:22 PM

    those blue, blue skies are a wonderful backdrop for those magnificent trees. :)

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  31. This Is My Blog - fishing guyNovember 13, 2008 at 10:52 PM

    Bobbie: What a fun series of photos you have captured in the trees.

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  32. IndraniNovember 13, 2008 at 11:16 PM

    Lovely shots!
    Each season has its own charm.

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  33. AnonymousNovember 14, 2008 at 12:39 AM

    Me. too. I like bare trees, and yes -- dead trees, too. And just as you have done, they make wonderful points of interest with nice sky backgrounds.

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  34. UnknownNovember 14, 2008 at 1:13 AM

    I like that concept ... it encourages you to maintain an archive of cloud photos which can be used when the time comes. Planning makes perfect ...

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  35. TaiskaNovember 14, 2008 at 5:47 AM

    Ah! You have also trees front of the sky. I live that kind of view! Beautiful photos indeed!

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  36. Dawn FineNovember 14, 2008 at 7:47 AM

    thanks bobbie...I have already added your blog to my blogger dashboard..I guess thats how you found my blog..I love checking out your blog as well.and look forward to your new posts..

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  37. dianasfaria.comNovember 14, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    I like the one with the yellow arrow best, though they are all very nice Bobbie.

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  38. AnonymousNovember 14, 2008 at 9:44 AM

    Great post, Bobbie! There is stark beauty in November... thanks for capturing, and presenting it, in such an artistic manner.

    Oddly enough, I just posted a sky sequence (on GardenAuthor), before I realized it was a Sky Watch day... maybe I should consider joining?

    Wishing you blue skies... Deb

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  39. AnonymousNovember 14, 2008 at 10:23 AM

    All vershillende sky' s
    and I find them
    strong photographs.
    Gr.
    P-TER

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  40. storytellerNovember 14, 2008 at 11:28 AM

    What marvelous trees you’ve found to feature against lovely skies this week! Thank you. Mine's at Sacred Ruminations ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  41. UnknownNovember 14, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    Totally agree, the silhouettes of trees against the sky make great shots

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  42. Belgrade Daily PhotoNovember 14, 2008 at 6:01 PM

    Lovely, lovely photos. I am really enjoying your blog!

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  43. Quiet PathsNovember 14, 2008 at 6:30 PM

    Wow, look at all the diversity of bare trees you've found. Some of these are just lead the eye right to the sky... great post.

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  44. MarkNovember 15, 2008 at 12:28 AM

    I too love the starkness of a barren tree against the vivid blue of a beautiful sky.

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  45. MicheleNovember 15, 2008 at 7:12 AM

    I like bare trees against the skies as you had done here. I don't have too many options to get pictures like that because of so many forests but if I did, I would definitely take that picture.
    Very nice.
    ~Michele~

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  46. dlynNovember 15, 2008 at 11:05 AM

    Love them - bare branches are a favorite image of mine too - Happy SWF! Come visit mine if you have the chance: dlyn

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  47. KellyNovember 15, 2008 at 11:23 AM

    What a beautiful series of photos of the trees! The bare trees allow the sky to show off more of its beauty!

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  48. GretchenNovember 16, 2008 at 12:54 PM

    The second photo is my favorite.

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