Northlogic2 OP t1_itgtg09 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 3:27 PM

Reply to comment by LLLLLdLLL in Grove of Birch Trees Fading Into the Mist, Lapland, Finland [OC] (3000x4000) by Northlogic2

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

LLLLLdLLL t1_ithcd9p wrote on October 23, 2022 at 5:35 PM

He's most known for 'the kiss', but this particular series is my favorite. 'Farmhouse with birchtrees' is so simple and yet it takes you right there. As if you are walking towards it yourself. The perspective is lovely and you share that quality. I love the colors and the fog in your picture as well!

Northlogic2 OP t1_ithd3lr wrote on October 23, 2022 at 5:40 PM

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!

disturbedsoil t1_itig700 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 9:47 PM

Are those not quaking aspen?

Northlogic2 OP t1_itiu46s wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:24 PM

I did a bit of Google search and I think quaking aspens are only found in North America

disturbedsoil t1_itiuo1f wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:28 PM

Thanks, I should have looked before asking. They look very much the same.

Northlogic2 OP t1_itiv4s3 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:32 PM

I wasn't sure either if we could also have quaking aspens in Finland, so we both learned something. Yay!

disturbedsoil t1_itivr4u wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:36 PM

Like many trees I suspect they are related. I just looked up the wood characteristics, similar there too. Long lost cousin.

misirlou22 t1_itj00ow wrote on October 24, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Aspens are part of the populus genus, which includes poplar trees. The quaking Aspen has similar white bark to some birches, aka the betula genus, but they aren't closely related. Different taxonomic families.