Early Forest : Tree Photography and Information: April 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

Happy Arbor Day!

It is Arbor Day 2010, and the end of the first EarlyForest.Com Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Photography Contest. I am pleased to announce that we have a winner.

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY

Photographer: Karen Hibbert

This year's winner will receive an eco-prize pack including an exclusive EarlyForest.Com reusable canvas bag, a stainless steel water bottle, & a Smithsonian Tree Field Guide.

Special thanks to Karen and everyone that submitted photos and took part in voting. I hope to make this an annual event. Come back often for our daily posts of original tree photos, exclusive tree information, and current news and events regarding the trees and forests of our world.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Photography Contest

Only a few days remaining until the votes are tallied up on Arbor Day. You still have time to jump over to our facebook page where you can cast your vote for your favorite photo.

I would like to thank all of the bloggers that helped to spread the word and submitted photos of their own. Please check out their sites for more of their photography and tree related posts.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Happy Earth Day!

Today is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and the 1st anniversary of The EarlyForest.Com Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Photography Contest! It is the last day to get your entries in, submissions will not be taken after midnight (US Central Time). Early Submissions (received before today) are up on our Facebook page now. Photos received though out the day will be posted tonight. Email your last minute photo entries to Earthday2010@EarlyForest.Com

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Photo : White Tipped Heldreich Pine Tree

White Tipped Heldreich Pine Tree

Photo : White Tipped Heldreich Pine Needles

White Tipped Heldreich Pine Needles

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Photo : Japanese White Pine Needles

Japanese White Pine Needles

Photos : Japanese White Pine Cones

Japanese White Pine Cones

Monday, April 19, 2010

Photo : Chinese Pine Needles

Chinese Pine Needles

Sunday, April 18, 2010

2010 Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Photography Contest!

Email your 'Tree' or 'Forest' themed photos to Earthday2010@EarlyForest.Com for a chance to win these prizes.

Carribbean Trumpet Tree

This post is part of the "Trees of the Tropics" series and has been crossposted from Trees, plants and more.

The Carribbean Trumpet Trees (tabebuia caraiba/ tabebuia aurea) are putting up a brilliant display in Bangalore at this time of the year. It's a riot of yellow all over the neighbourhood!

At first i wondered if this was the Chestnutleaf Trumpetbush (tecoma castanifolia) but soon realised it was not - the latter has broader leaves, with serated edges; but this one has narrow leaves that have almost all fallen when the tree is in bloom. (not unlike the white trumpet tree (tabebuia roseo-alba) that i was first acquainted with in Chennai)

Its crooked branches are hidden by the yellow flower bunches, but if you take a minute to observe its shape, you'll realise how unusually wonderful it is - asymmetric and filled with contortions.

What better time to quote William Blake -
Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all.
But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.

This post has been featured in the 46th Festival Of The Trees and in Ideas of Inspiration. Go check them out!

Photo : Turkish Cedar Foliage

Turkish Cedar Foliage

Photo : Turkish Cedar Tree

Turkish Cedar Tree

Saturday, April 17, 2010

2010 Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Photography Contest!

5 Days left to submit your photos for the 2010 Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Photography Contest!

Email your entries to EarthDay2010@EarlyForest.Com by April 22nd (next Thursday).

Participation is free and prizes are awarded! Photos should have a "forest" or "tree" theme. All ages welcome! (click here for full details)

Photo : Cypress Norway Spruce Foliage

Cypress Norway Spruce Foliage

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Photo : Cypress Norway Spruce

Cypress Norway Spruce

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Photo : George Peabody Arborvitae Leaves

George Peabody Arborvitae Leaves

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Photo : George Peabody Arborvitae

George Peabody Arborvitae

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Photo : Virginia Pine Needles

Virginia Pine Needles

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Photo : Virginia Pine Bark

Virginia Pine Bark

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Photo : Jack Japanese Holly Leaves

Jack Japanese Holly Leaves

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

2010 Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Prizes!

The Prizes are in for the 2010 Earth Day ~ Arbor Day Photography Contest! The grand prize winner will take home a Smithsonian Tree Field Guide, a stainless steel reusable water bottle, and an exclusive EarlyForest.Com canvas tote bag.

With these items & your camera in hand you will be ready to venture out to photograph trees in your area. The Smithsonian Field Guide is a personal favorite of mine. I carry an older (and much trail worn) edition of this guide with me everywhere I go.

Participation is easy, just email a tree or forest photo that you have taken to EarthDay2010@EarlyForest.Com to be included in the contest. Voting will be held between Earth Day and Arbor Day on Facebook.
For full detail on how to participate visit my previous post http://www.earlyforest.com/2010/04/earth-day-arbor-day-photography-contest.html.

Photo : Allen Seay Japanese Holly

Allen Seay Japanese Holly

Monday, April 12, 2010

Earth Day / Arbor Day Photography Contest!

This year, in celebration of Earthday & Arbor Day, EarlyForest.Com is hosting a Photography Contest!

Submit your digital "Tree and/or Forest" themed photos to Earthday2010@earlyforest.com to participate.

Rules:
-All entries must be original photos taken by the individual submitting the photo.
-Please include you name with your submission.
-1 entry per person, so choose your best shot!
-You and your friends will be the judges. On Earth Day, April 22nd the photos will be posted to the facebook page where you can 'like' which one is your favorite.
-All entries must be in by the end of Earth Day (April 22nd, 11:59 pm US Central time).
-Votes will be counted on Arbor Day, April 30th!
-All ages welcome, children should work with an adult and follow all facebook age rules when participating.
-Please include full sized photo files in JPG format.
-No photo manipulations (cropping and tweeking of color, hue, contrast, saturation, or brightness are okay)
-Submitted photos will be displayed at www.EarlyForest.Com & The EarlyForest Facebook Page
-Play fair, have fun and spread the word.
-Participation is Free & Prizes will be awarded!