When I shot the first of today's images I had been watching a swan on the lake and when I saw this fallen tree I thought this branch had a swan like quality.
I really like the way it reaches up and elegantly curves round.
The second image I don't think I really saw it until I'd snapped it. I knew when I saw the tree that there was something interesting about it if I could get the angle right. From this angle there are two faces, one bearded face in profile looking left and half a face looking right at you.
Shooting in black and white really emphasises the shape and the shadows that bring out the detail.
