As any of my followers will by now know, I am particularly fond of Conker (Horse Chestnut) trees, so am starting with the shadows of their leaves on trees in Ilford's Valentines Park- I find them reminiscent of Japanese paintings:
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Whereas on the Conker tree the shadows were of the tree's own leaves, this next tree is decorated with those of a neighbouring Privet hedge:
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Next are the paler, more delicate Oak leaf patterns on an Oak tree trunk:
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And here are more Oak leaf shadows, mixing with the bark's texture on a very gnarled old tree:
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Here the shadows of this Plane tree spread down its trunk onto the grass:
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And now for the Impressionistic effect on a Copper Beech:
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Here beside the River Leam in Leamington Spa, is a watery-shadowed Weeping Willow tree:
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And back in Ilford's Valentines Park, the bold shapes on this wonderfully sculptural Deodar:
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To conclude, I will show you the shadows made by four Lime trees in Valentines Park:
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