Maple at Omaha Beach

[Rense Haveman]

Maple at Omaha Beach by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Very dramatic. What a mad maple tree that is. Well caught, sir!

 

[Martin Carlin]

Love the sky here

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Strange maple, lovely image with a dramatic sky. Like it a lot.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Yes, it's a strange one. Standing almost at the beach, on top of the dunes near the Omaha Beach monument, it receives all the western winds coming from the Atlantic. Resilience of life....

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Interesting how it managed to grow and wonder if there was more shelter at one time whilst it was growing.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Interesting how it managed to grow and wonder if there was more shelter at one time whilst it was growing.

I don't think so Julian. I think it is a rather juvenile one, although I am not sure what the effect is of the salt-spray and storms on the growth of maple. But this species is a rather swift grower, and I think it could not have survived the battles in June '44... So it must be post-war....

Thank you all, btw, for the kind words! Appreciated, as ever.

 

[John Holland]

The sky is what catches my eye. Well done, Rense.

 

[Rense Haveman]

The sky is what catches my eye. Well done, Rense.

Thank you, John!

 

[Brian Moore]

Beautiful image, Rense. The composition and the drama in the sky really draw you in.

 

[Milan Vjestica]

Really very nice Rense.

 

[Pete Askew]

Dramatic is certainly the word, Rense and There's that fabulous lighting again.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Thanks again! It's easy to make photos in such environment....