Odd Pink Tree by taffy

Odd Pink Tree

A colleague of mine thinks this is a red bud tree, but we aren't sure. It's on campus, and I happened by it this afternoon. Another case of being glad I had my camera with me -- and the only reason is I'd hoped to see some wildlife of some kind to photograph from my get pushed challenge this week. On the tree, there are beautiful flowers on all its branches, but the weirdest thing is to see these great clumps of pink flowers growing on it's main trunk.
Gorgeous! It is indeed a red bud tree. So interesting how it blooms from the trunk. Love how you accomplished a black background here. It looks stunning!
May 15th, 2013  
Wow - yes - agree - red bud - my guess is that it has been pruned really hard - you can see there are really no branches. I wonder if they did this for the effect? It's striking to be sure.
May 15th, 2013  
Oh, today I photographed the same tree! Your picture is unique! Again FAV *)
May 15th, 2013  
Excellent-fav !! great for the theme-patternsinnature :)
May 15th, 2013  
Bravo! Love the shadow. The vibrant color is the effect of a dark background. A fav!
May 15th, 2013  
@pflaume @jankoos @katerinatina @jodimuli
Thanks Lisa, Jan, Katerina, and Jodi! Your favs and comments mean a lot. Lisa -- the building behind this tree has black windows with a dark steel frame. So I was able to shoot the section of the trunk that was against the black windows mostly, and then cloned out the little bit of steel that was still showing. I actually took the photo at 12:45 in really bright midday sun, stopped down as much as I could. And I stood in the shade as best I could.
Thanks also for confirming it's a red bud tree!
May 15th, 2013  
@jerwinkie Thank you for viewing and commenting on several of my photos -- you've made my evening!
May 15th, 2013  
Striking shot! The flowers against the strong texture of the bark is quite a contrast. Nice shot!
May 15th, 2013  
@danielwsc Thanks!
May 15th, 2013  
Wonderful shot!
May 15th, 2013  
this is truly amazing photo of this beautiful pink flower sprouting out from the main bark fav
May 15th, 2013  
Oh, what an amazing tree, never seen that before. Beautiful how the flowers grow from/on the trunk! like it against the black. Great shot !
May 15th, 2013  
What an interesting tree! Beautiful capture of it.
May 15th, 2013  
Really interesting shot. I love the colours of flowers hugging the tree. An inspired spot.
May 15th, 2013  
I like how you achieved the black background! Really great capture
May 15th, 2013  
Great shot. Black background really works. What an amazing tree
May 15th, 2013  
Jo
It does look rather fabulous. I love the angle and the black background shows it off beautifully, great shot.
May 15th, 2013  
What a fascinating tree. And I love the angel that you have taken the shot from
May 15th, 2013  
Oh what a wonderful image. Such an unusual tree, the pink and black are amazing :)
May 15th, 2013  
Beautiful. Love the black background. Really makes the rest of the image pop.
May 15th, 2013  
wonderful shot
May 15th, 2013  
I love this! Really lovely color contrasts and textures - such an unusual sight!
May 15th, 2013  
Very cool pink tree! The blk bkg is great
May 15th, 2013  
Wowoww!! This is too cool!
May 15th, 2013  
Fantastic! I've never seen anything like it. Love the lighting - fave!
May 15th, 2013  
Wouldn't it be funny to be a flowering tree with no branches? Love this oddity and your comp!
May 15th, 2013  
Very unique and interesting! Love the pink.
May 15th, 2013  
this is beautiful
May 15th, 2013  
Kim
Love the color and lighting!
May 15th, 2013  
What and interesting tree trunk! It is so usually to see the buds like this. Wonderful composition, beautiful shot.
May 15th, 2013  
Wow, nicely composed photo. What a wonder how these flowers just grow out of the trunk. Well seen. Never seen it before. Beautiful colors.
May 15th, 2013  
like the light and shadows
May 15th, 2013  
Love this,great colour contrast,and textures!!Fav!!
May 15th, 2013  
Stunning Taffy, never seen one of these trees before! Looks perfect against the black background.....
May 15th, 2013  
@jackie8 @carolmw @killeen @stimuloog @masosy @kimshots @abhijit @amrita21 @mwbc @timandelke @rafaseno @btorrey @kareenking @brav @dtigani @kazlamont @kcman5 @jo13 @rachelwithey @cisco @seanoneill @alia_801 @sjouk @gerry @elisasaeter

Thank you all so much! I'm glad you found this as weird and interesting as I did! And your comments on the background made it worth getting under the nearby tree to get the black windows positioned well. I so appreciate your viewing and your encouraging comments.
May 15th, 2013  
Beautiful shot. Love the dark background too. Really makes the pink pop.
May 15th, 2013  
How unusual and what a stunning capture.
May 15th, 2013  
How strange! But very pretty. :)
May 15th, 2013  
So weird to see the blossom off the trunk .... great find and shot :)
May 15th, 2013  
Beautiful. I like the lighting
May 16th, 2013  
Fascinating! They look amazing against the black too.
May 16th, 2013  
Gorgeous shot!!!! I love the pink on the trunk and the dark background really makes it comp! Great find, Fav
May 16th, 2013  
Love your pov fav!
May 16th, 2013  
Congrats on making the PP!
May 16th, 2013  
Could be a red bud. Very find shot, love your pov and congrats on the PP
May 16th, 2013  
Congrats on PP - lovely shot
May 16th, 2013  
This is super beautiful! The colors just pop out against the black background!
May 16th, 2013  
I LOVE THIS!! Love the composition. Fav
May 16th, 2013  
@eyesofbetsie @cjphoto @rosiekind @sailingmusic @dtigani @kristieg @colie @archaeofrog @kerristephens @willowdragon @humphreyhippo @busylady @jesperani
Thank you all so much! I'm glad you found it as odd as I did! And for your fav's, it is humbling!
May 16th, 2013  
Fabulously cool!
May 16th, 2013  
This is really wonderful! Love the contrast of the b and w and the PINK!
May 17th, 2013  
Very nice ...
May 17th, 2013  
That's so cool, and bizarre. I don't recall seeing a tree with the blossoms growing right on the trunk.
May 17th, 2013  
@amandal Thanks Amanda
@espyetta Thanks MaryBeth. The pink really was that bright too. So odd!
@pdulis Thanks Peter
@breigh Thanks Breigh -- and like you, I'd never seen this before (and I've walked by that tree at least a few times every year for the past 10 years!)
May 17th, 2013  
WOW ! 'Speechless'. Fav.
May 17th, 2013  
I think we call this a Judas Tree - lots of symbolism about bleeding branches!
May 17th, 2013  
This is stunning - Fav.
May 17th, 2013  
Love, love, love
May 18th, 2013  
Lots of rainforest trees do this.
May 18th, 2013  
Wow, gorgeous shot! Love the black background, the bright coloured flowers and the diagonal line of the tree. Beautiful!
May 18th, 2013  
Ann
Such a cool find ! Beautifully captured !
May 20th, 2013  
Oh wow! Gorgeous!
May 20th, 2013  
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