“Willow - Tin Can Hill” by Tim Atherton from his series Immersive Landscapes: Boreal Forest/Precambrian Shield.

Many people will recognize Tim Atherton’s name from his popular blog Muse-ings. While Atherton often works in black and white, I’ve chosen a colour shot from Immersive Landscapes mostly due to my own predilections. I personally love the colours of autumn and winter trees and shurbs — the bright red and yellow dogwoods and the paper whites of the birch.

“The trees lack height and substance. There are no massive oaks or giant redwoods to anchor the forest either physically or visually and this northern forest lacks a dark dense forest floor. Instead the harsh oblique summer sunlight angles through and reaches all but its deepest parts giving areas of strong shadow and highlight. The results are ‘immersive’ landscapes where the whole wide visual field is potentially full of interesting subplots against the overall story the picture is telling.” — immersivelandscapes.com

You can also purchase a (very) limited edition 12″x15″ print of this image from Tim’s site.