Forty Shades of Green

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea,
from the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores at Dunehea,
I miss the River Shannon and the folks at Skibbereen,
The moorlands and the meadows and their Forty Shades of Green.

From a song by Johnny Cash and others.

[👑 AnaZad]

The greens and detail of this shot are wonderful. Tour title reminded me a lesson my mom gave me many times as a child, and it was to admire the different tones of green in the landscape... never forgot it, and always apply it.

[Davie]

Nice shot, Issi. Lovely green tones.

[Kathy]

Aren't the bright new greens lovely? You captured these well.

[Lisa]

lovely capture

[Taffy]

Lovely greens, lovely image, and wonderful commentary.

[Deb]

Beautiful capture Issi! All the different tones of greens are terrific. Great focus as well.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beutiful

[Pam Knowler]

Beautiful image - lovely focus and dof!!

[Gill W]

Love the tone and the softness.

[Jennifer]

So pretty, love all that green.

[Clare]

Lovely green tones...my favorite colour! Great image.

[Frances]

Love this - all those greens - fav

[KWind]

Pretty shade of green with great texture.

[Michelle]

Beautiful!

[Square Sparrow]

Love the photo - and love the prose :-)

[Joy Maguire]

LOVE this, it is amazing and the greens, wow. Fav

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautiful composition, love the graceful shapes and soft colour, fav for me.

[Milanie]

Love the softness of this - beautiful composition. Simplicity is often so powerful.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

So pretty. The little group of leaves near the top is rather like a bow on the branch, topping off the array of green tassels. Fav for me.

[Nita]

Issi, this is so gorgeous. An instant fav for me. Love everything about it.

[Carolyn]

Soft and dreamy looking. Lovely green colors. A fav for me.

[Louise & Ken]

So simple...so gorgeous! @anazad511 I read this reply and said to my daughter (now 39), "was it you or your sister who tried to tell me mountains were *brown*?" She said it was she and how I went on and on about all the subtle coloration. I don't know that it was life-changing for her as it was for you... but I have a photo I took in the last couple days that I think I'll post because it proves my point! ...stay tuned!

[👑 AnaZad]

@Weezilou oh please tag me when you share that picture. Thanks so much for sharing your story.

[Cathie]

So graceful, Issi. I love this.

[Alice Burghart]

nice.

[Judith Johnson]

Lovely words and a beautiful capture.

[Lyn Berriman]

Beautiful words and fabulous capture - fav for me!

[Julia]

So pretty