There was an absolutely hellish amount of mosquitoes at the start of the summer, but the number went down to a very manageable one about halfway into the summer, fortunately

Thank you!

They are awesome indeed!

Thanks! Canada has such diverse landscapes that I'd imagine you find groves like these there as well

It is easy to get lost into the woods for sure

Then you should definitely try and visit Finland sometime

I think it might have been fed up with me, since I've stopped multiple times by that grove to take photos 😄

That's it :D

In Lapland, there are quite a bit of birches, but not many places where it would be predominantly birch, so this is kind of a nice unique spot. There is a field opening behind the grove, and especially with the mist it creates this pretty cool effect of the grove just falling out into the white space

It's very humbling to be compared to an skilled artist, thank you for that. How I began to shoot forests and trees with this composition came when smartphones started to have optical zooms. Huawei P30 Pro was the first with an optical 5x zoom (if I remember correctly) and it gave me new ways of composing images. I have been shooting with DSLR for a long time, but with it I mainly used wide angle lenses. I always wanted to try and achieve this kind of an idea that the viewer is in the "depth of the forest" or that you could sense the dimensions and volume some how better, I feel like using zoom instead of wide angle works better for that goal!

Thanks! How did you end up in Texas if I might ask? Is the climate in Texas suitable for birch trees?

Thanks :D

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Thanks for checking it out

Appreciate it!

Thank you!

I legit thought that "wood horsetail" is some kind of a pun, but turns out it is the undergrowth in the pic haha

Haha thanks for the upvote!

Thank you

Appreciate it!

Glad you like it

Thank you! He was previously unknown artist, beautiful works though!

There is always something peaceful (and sometimes eerie) with misty weather.

That's a great compliment to receive