autofantasia's photos with the keyword: trees

Not sure if this is what's meant by gold leaf!

Been wanting to try and get some shots of the oilseed rape that loads of farmers around here seem to be growing at the moment and finally got a chance yesterday. This was a field I came across on whilst exploring some of the small roads near to Kiplin Hall, North Yorkshire. I know many people hate it as a crop as it can play havoc with their hay fever, but is sure adds some colour to the landscape.

Another one taken recently at Newby Hall in North Yorkshire. I was admiring one of the many large conifers when I spotted this intruder, which appeared to have spotted an opportunity to take up residence in the upper canopy. Ran it through the 'processing room' to try and emphasise the small, but beautiful stowaway, which I hope you'll enjoy seeing as much as I did. Please view on black for best effect.

So here's the last of the 'nearly made it' shots for this week's Sunday Challenge which had the theme of trees . This is one I took last summer not far from Roseberry Topping whilst conducting a reconnaissance mission for my first attempts at shooting sunsets.

And yet another of the 'nearly made it' shots for this week's Sunday Challenge which had the theme of trees . The main subject, the tree on the left, is the same one as appears in my submitted entry: "Last Tree Standing". However, this time I've framed and cropped it to show more of the field and the surrounding trees. I do like this myself very much, but think I may have processed it a little bit too much as the colours are quite strong?

For this week's Sunday Challenge , which has the theme of trees . Although I did go out this week and take a lot of shots with the challenge in mind, this particular one is one I took a while back whilst out cycling and which I hadn't got around to uploading. The field crop had obviously just been harvested and I liked the barren feel not only of the tree, but the surrounding landscape ... a kind of scorched earth scene.

I shot this recently whilst walking through fields on the outskirts of Northallerton. Submitted for this week's Sunday Challenge , which had the theme of 1 or 3 or 5 of something and left us wide open as far as subject and processing was concerned. Cropped widescreen to try and emphasise the solitary nature of the single poppy in what I believe was a field of wheat or barley. View large for best effect.

Another shot of the Valley Gardens in Harrogate, which is an English Heritage Grade II Listed Garden situated in regal Low Harrogate, adjacent to a popular woodland known as The Pinewoods, and covers 17 acres. It includes beautiful historical buildings such as the Sun Pavilion and Colonnades, which sit alongside a wide variety of shrub, flower and herbaceous beds. The gardens also include - outdoor games facilities a children's play area for all ages, a skate park and the Magnesia Well Cafe, the roof of which can be seen through the trees in this particular shot. For music lovers, occasional band concerts take place on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer.