windswept

I'm packed and ready to leave on our vacation... this shot is from yesterday (i'm posting on Sunday)...

On Saturday we went to a wedding in a tiny town some 3 hours' drive from Toronto... sadly it rained pretty hard all afternoon (it was meant to be an outdoor wedding, but ended up having to be held in a barn instead - it was still absolutely lovely)... between the ceremony and the reception the weather cleared up a bit and we drove around checking out the sights, including the beach... this is a shot of a random kid playing on the shore line...

tx for the lovely comments on my etsooi penguin shot... that was a very silly exercise where i ended up staying up much too late as i was determined to put the penguin in the fridge ;p

[Cliff Loehr]

People add a lot to an image - grate shot!

[Margaret Obey]

What a great capture, you can see the prevailing wind

[Junko Y]

VERY windswept, indeed! Forming such an interesting shape, especially when "umbrella-ing" the lone walker.

[Janna E.]

This looks amazing! Love the contrast of big and little. Fav for me!

[Jodibear58]

awesome!

[Richard Sayer]

This has got Northy stamped all over it - nicely done. Hope you have a great break.

[Michelle]

Such drama! Love it!

[Graeme Stevens]

Awesome - love it

[Maggiemae]

In the far south of the South Island of NZ, the trees are all bent over like this but manage to stand up to tremendous winds! This one looks like its grown this way! Nice shadow and sea light!

[Shanne]

lovely composition to this - great framing by the tree

[Kerri]

Beautifully composed

[M.C.Satin]

Lovely and moody

[Frida]

Beautifully balanced north girl! Have a lovely break, need to comb your project and discover the gems- been gone to long!

[Colleen]

Wonderful!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Great bent tree. Makes you wonder how it survived lye alone grow this big! Wonderful find and nice composition .

[bkb in the city]

nice shot

[gabriel]

fantastic..fav

[Marloes]

Wonderful comp.

[Sandi]

FAV! Wonderfully framed and the perspective is perfect.

[Kerri Michaels]

cool

[~~JT]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this! :)

[Rach_who]

Love the simplicity

[Krista Marson]

great image. love the old tree beside the water.

[Anders]

fantastic shot! faved!

[Katarina]

love this fhoto :)

[Kass]

I'm such a lone tree lover. Enjoy your vacation!

[Sue]

Love your composition. Fabulous shot, Fav

[Penny Price]

Stunning and beautiful.

[Cathrine Mitchell]

Interesting tree and one lonely child on the beach. Love it. FAV

[Bill Fenske]

Great framing

[Jani M]

You know why this is cool so have a fav :)

[Alison Tomlin]

Lone tree and lone dude. Got to fav that!

[Taffy]

Brilliant b&w. Love that tree and the way it's formed, and having caught the image with the single walker is perfect.

[Taffy]

If it's not too late, Mira, could you leave me off get-pushed for the next few weeks? Transition from Beaver Island and summer to Chicago and work is starting to feel overwhelming. If it's too late for the upcoming week, I'll make it work, but then leave me off for sure the following week.

[Marloes]

I would like to thank you for sharing your great pics with me/us!
I'm about to end my 365 journey which I've enjoyed so much and learned a lot from. I've learned much from your pics! Thank you so much and I wish you lots of inspiration and all the best! :)

[Bankmann]

What a fantastic mood… Fav!

[KWind]

FAV... so beautiful!

[Cindy]

This tree is a survivor. Lovely shot, the person in the water and the single roller all give this a sense of stopping time.

[Jan Harris]

Fabulous composition and the human interest makes it.

[Peter Dulis]

Love it - fav

[Edie]

Super cool shot. fav

[summerfield]

back yet?

[☠northy]

@summerfield yup .. Jet lagged and up to my ears in laundry... Zzzzzzzzz

[Tracey]

Fabulous capture love it fav

[Sheralee S]

Love this! Awesome composition.

[Jocasta]

aha - I see from Taffy's comment that you have a name - but you're northy to me. Which would you prefer me to use.
This is a stunning lone tree photo. FAV

[☠northy]

@jocasta tx Jocasta... "northy" works just fine... a few folks got my name off the flickr site... i really don't use it here, although it doesn't bother me one way or the other :)