Stock: Details and Patterns

It's always amazing to me, how varied is the plant life that sprouts on dead logs, and how quickly it appears.

I loved the texture of this. Taken in the woods in southeastern Ohio. And yes, this is a color picture!

These little guys were growing on a fallen log in southeastern Ohio. It takes a second to notice, but this is a color picture.

The pattern of this scaffolding appealed to me. Leica M-4, 35mm Summicron

One of the hardest things to do is to capture the subtle details in drifted snow, especially with a fairly small negative. This is as close as I ever came. Mamiya 645, normal lens, Tri-X, Microdol-X 1:3

Again, playing with tones. Mamiya 645, normal lens, Tri-X, Microdol-X 1:3

Playing with tones is fun, and trees provide a great opportunity to do it, especially in black-and-white. Mamiya 645, normal lens, Tri-X, Microdol-X 1:3

I liked the tones in this piece of tree, taken somewhere in New York. Mamiya 645, normal lens, Tri-X, Microdol-X 1:3

Leica M-4, Tri-X, D-76