Looking at Layers in the Landscape by Todd Henson

Looking at layers in a landscape, the wider view

I was walking through the bamboo grove at Blandy Experimental Farm, actually following the tracks of a rabbit in the snow. When I lifted my head I saw I was exiting the grove and that just beyond was a snow-covered field, one that appeared to have been plowed after whatever crop is grown there was harvested. And beyond that was a narrow line of trees with another field beyond, but with enough plant life to give it a tan color instead of the white snow of the foreground field. And beyond all this was another line of trees, then the mountains with a blue-cast from the sky, and finally the blue sky, itself.

Looking at layers in the landscape

All this captured my attention and I realized it was because of the layers of the scene. I like that each layer introduced another color or a new shade of an existing color, and how the layers were spread out over the distance. I can’t claim anything special about these photographs, but perhaps you’ll find the layers as interesting as I did.


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Guardian of the Bamboo Grove by Todd Henson

Guardian of the Bamboo Grove

What must this tree have seen all the years it’s grown as the guardian of the bamboo grove?

A scene found at Blandy Experimental Farm after a small snowfall in early January, 2022.


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Brooding Over Morning Marshlands by Todd Henson

Brooding Over Morning Marshlands

Sometimes a scene just speaks to you. Perhaps it does’t speak loudly, and perhaps so softly you can’t make out exactly what’s being said. But you know there’s something there, pulling you in. And if you spend a little time observing and listening perhaps you’ll eventually begin to piece it all together.

This photo is of the tidal marshlands along Neabsco Creek and the boardwalk overtop them. It was created early one overcast morning, the same morning described in the post, Overcast Twilight on Neabsco Creek Boardwalk.

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