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Under the Willow

This willow tree on the Thames just starting to grow it’s branches back looked incredibly peaceful.

I’m reading The Negative by Ansel Adams at the moment and I really wanted to bring out the detail in the shadow with this photo. Unfortunately I blew out the sky and left the shadow quite dark.

The more photos I take, the more I realise you can take loads of photos of the same subject, with very slight changes having large effects to the final image.

I love the crow sitting to the left of the tree. I tried to get closer to him, but he saw me and flew off.

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