What's Happened Here?

A section of the woods on the east side of Beaver Island at Little Sandy Bay conservancy. I tried to capture the eerie feel of the walkway through these woods on the way to an opening to Lake Michigan's shore.

[Wylie]

It certainly looks like a trail of destruction! Maybe the beavers went feral!

[Lois]

Quite a mess- flooding or fire? Great b&w brings out all the textures.

[Kathy A]

Such a trail of destruction but I have no idea of what caused it

[Walks @ 7]

Does look eerie and mysterious.

[Elizabeth]

Does make me wonder what powerful force wrecked havoc here.

[Pigeons Farm]

It certainly achieves the eerie effect you were after :)

[Diana]

Amazing capture and textures albeit a sorry scene.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Well captured, I'd say. This is terrific, I love the b/w and great composition.

[Issi Bannerman]

So many textures here. Lovely in black and white.

[Babs]

No idea what has happened but it works perfectly in black and white.

I do hope you don't get bushfires on the island, this lot would be quite a tinder box.

[Joyce Lancaster]

Love this. Does make you wonder what happened

[Joan Robillard]

Looks like a storm hit a long time ago.

[KV]

Nature will reclaim and rebuild... you should revisit in one year and shoot the same scene and compare.

[Gosia]

Great texture and tones

[vonski]

Looks like a giant barged his way through in a rage. Great B&W photo

[Lin]

Definitely an eerie feeling in this capture - well done and a fav for me.

[Mags]

Wonderful black and white! It really has a mysterious mood.

[Merrelyn]

The b& w really adds to the feel of the image.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

It sure looks desolate. Great shot..

[GaryW]

What an interesting boardwalk.

[haskar]

Looks like a farm forest. Maybe they cleanse of sick and weaker trees so that the rest of the trees have a light?
Great shot and processing.

[Call me Joe]

So sad,someday, we’re going to suffer all the consequences of what going on in this planet.😥

[carol white]

Great textures

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely bw - textures

[Humphrey Hippo]

Looks a bit like the forest around here after a bad storm. Anything too structurally weak gets levelled and becomes funghi food.

[Pat Knowles]

I can just feel & hear the crunch of branches just looking at this.....fave for the textures & mono colour!

[gloria jones]

Neat capture of lines

[Lou Ann]

Perhaps a violent wind storm?

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[FBailey]

The remaining trees are still planted in neat rows though

[Kathy]

Looks rather stark in the B&W.

[Allison Maltese]

It is hard to capture this kind of thing in the woods. I have tried...I like the shapes and textures of this shot though, especially in black and white.

[eDorre]

Great shot of eerie!

[Islandgirl]

Makes for an eerie shot!

[Peter Dulis]

Tha beavers have been busy 😁

[Harry J Benson]

The b&w with all the trees down does give one an eerie feel.

[Danette Thompson]

Well captured

[Rick]

Looks like a hurricane has blown through. Great capture.

[KWind]

Well done... he does look rather eerie!

[Dione Giorgio]

Looks very dramatic. My first thought was that a forest fire passed through or maybe a hurricane. Hope it was none of them.

[Santina]

the choice of B&W gives a lot the feeling of disaster, it must be an old wood and no doubt the rains and the win are ruining it

[Tom]

Wonderfully composed and processed

[Rob Z]

That's a sad sight. It does make you wonder what has happened and it makes you think of a tinderbox. :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- you would never know that pathway was leading to water! Great catch!

[Taffy]

@onewing It's actually very swampy here, with walkways that have been built so we can get through. Fire would be a disaster on the island as so much is forest and most homes are made of wood.

[*lynn]

amazing details

[Helen Jane]

it looks as though one would be wary walking through the wood here, and perhaps worried that you might end up trapped between falling trees. You did a great job of conveying an atmosphere here. I think I might feel claustrophobic in the midst of that sad scene.