Contrast
The Big Picture
If you keep your eyes peeled while walking through a natural landscape, you will be richly rewarded with a vast diversity of shapes. Any materials that you might need to build fascinating and exciting pictures are readily available in the natural world. These pages reveal different types of trees that distinguish themselves due to their shapes.
The gnarled olive tree with its horizontal branches (top-left) establishes a marked contrast with the narrow, erect trunk standing nearby. The hood-like snowy fir similarly builds a dramatic contrast with the delicate young beech tree next to it (right). The trunk of the willow ...
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