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A walk in the woods on my birthday
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It began with a birthday balloon from the artist's muse - by Tony Karp
It began with a birthday balloon from the artist's muse
It was my birthday last week and we decided to celebrate by taking a walk in the woods. From our front door, we walked all the way to the little bridge over Chestnut Lick, about two miles each way. It took about an hour and a half and these pictures are the result. All were shot on my Panasonic DMC-FZ18 in JPEG Fine and processed in LightZone 3.2.
The clouds were auspicious, with the shape of different animals - by Tony Karp
The clouds were auspicious, with the shape of different animals
A neighbor has lovingly restored this old tractor. - by Tony Karp
A neighbor has lovingly restored this old tractor.
Here's the tractor in dynamic black and white - by Tony Karp
Here's the tractor in dynamic black and white
Sometimes, even weeds can be beautiful. - by Tony Karp
Sometimes, even weeds can be beautiful.
Here's the weed in dynamic black and white - by Tony Karp
Here's the weed in dynamic black and white
A lily greeted us - by Tony Karp
A lily greeted us
Two orange guys - by Tony Karp
Two orange guys
A closer look - by Tony Karp
A closer look
Big truck coming down a small road. Watch out! - by Tony Karp
Big truck coming down a small road. Watch out!
Here's the truck in dynamic black and white - by Tony Karp
Here's the truck in dynamic black and white
Just some leaves with a beautiful color. - by Tony Karp
Just some leaves with a beautiful color.
A vertical panorama showing the trees along the banks of Chestnut Lick - by Tony Karp
A vertical panorama showing the trees along the banks of Chestnut Lick
A white flower on a green background - by Tony Karp
A white flower on a green background
To the west, houses with the mountain in the background - by Tony Karp
To the west, houses with the mountain in the background
A black-eyed Susan - by Tony Karp
A black-eyed Susan
We thought this was a giant, mutant dandelion puffball, but it's actually salsify, sometimes called goatsbeard. - by Tony Karp
We thought this was a giant, mutant dandelion puffball, but it's actually salsify, sometimes called goatsbeard.
Two little, pink flowers - by Tony Karp
Two little, pink flowers
The back of a leaf is sometimes more interesting than the front. - by Tony Karp
The back of a leaf is sometimes more interesting than the front.
A purple flower - by Tony Karp
A purple flower
An old log - by Tony Karp
An old log
Here's the old log in dynamic black and white - by Tony Karp
Here's the old log in dynamic black and white
Another day lily - by Tony Karp
Another day lily
Here's the lily in dynamic black and white - by Tony Karp
Here's the lily in dynamic black and white
The artist's muse contemplates the next hill on the way home. - by Tony Karp
The artist's muse contemplates the next hill on the way home.
Chairs on the deck, waiting for our return - by Tony Karp
Chairs on the deck, waiting for our return
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